Last Friday, The Royal Ballet presented an exciting bill composed of George Balanchine’s iconic Apollo (1928) and two new ballets by acclaimed choreographers Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon. The programme was cleverly designed, since Ratmansky and Wheeldon are renowned explorers of the neoclassical style inaugurated by Balanchine.
On Wednesday 30 January, Argentinian company Tango Fire presented its latest production to a delighted audience packing London’s Peacock Theatre. With superb choreography by the young, talented Germán Cornejo, also a remarkably fine dancer in the show, Flames of Desire offered two hours of sheer and intense entertainment.
The Teatro Real de Madrid has finished 2012 and welcomed 2013 with an excellent dance company. Mark Morris Dance Group has come to the Spanish capital to offer only six performances of its internationally acclaimed Mozart Dances.
French artist Philippe Decouflé presented his most recent show, Panorama, at Sadler’s Wells this weekend. Made of fragments of old favourites and rare works from his repertory, the piece mesmerized the audience. For those new to Decouflé’s inventive genius, Panorama allowed the discovery of his funny, tender and miscellaneous magical world.
In the opening night of its short Autumn season at Sadler’s Wells, Rambert Dance Company presented a mixed bill that comprised four attractive works. Introducing a brand new piece by Irish choreographer Marguerite Donlon, the programme also included three revivals from acclaimed choreographers Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham and Richard Alston.
