Memento Mori: a paradigm shift in filming dance

Von Graham Watts, 07 Februar 2021

Laden, bitte warten...

“his performers move with the organic grace of leaves gently rustling in the wind”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp, Antwerp, am 6 Februar 2021

Memento Mori (Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui)

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Amine Amharech, Bühnenbild

Jan-Jan Van Essche, Kostüme

Fabiana Piccioli, Licht

Matt Foley, Tanz

Nancy Osbaldeston, Tanz

Nini de Vet, Tanz

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen's Memento Mori: a paradigm shift in filming dance