Woolf Works

Von Graham Watts, 23 Januar 2017

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“the most important of McGregor’s works ... to date, as The Royal Ballet’s resident choreographer”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 21 Januar 2017

Woolf Works (Sir Wayne McGregor)

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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.

Ferri charismatic and commanding in welcome revival of Woolf Works at the Royal Ballet