Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros graduated from the UW-Madison Dance Program and went on to complete her Master's in Dance History and Criticism. She is a professional dancer,choreographer and qualified teacher, has lived in various parts of the world and seen lots of work and believes that dance and music are great equalizers.
Bare sets and slick white screens set the stage for a clean, crisp and modern retelling of the Shakespeare-Prokofiev masterpiece. Northern Ballet’s performance of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Romeo and Juliet is a reinvigorating take on the tragic love story.
Moving Stateside, a Programme which combined Serenade, by George Balanchine, Lyric Piece, a Jessica Lang work and Twyla Tharp's In The Upper Room, were gems from America that travelled across the Atlantic to be set on the ever evolving, risk taking, hard working Birmingham Royal Ballet.
Richard Alston is a true Contemporary Dance artist and choreographer, and his company a staple within the British Contemporary Dance scene. But last week's performance at Sadler's Wells was short of a five star.
Shadows of War Birmingham Royal Ballet's triple Bill which opened at the Birmingham Hippodrome early last week, shows the company's more serious side. With choreographies of MAcMillan, Lynne and Bintley
Baroque is also about dancing! Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros spent time with Barbara Segal, one of the U's leading performer, choreographer and teacher of Baroque dance, to find out more about the form.
Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros had the chance to sit down with up and coming Flamenco artist Jesús Fernández, whose show Cádiz saw its world premiere here in the UK. Jesús was a gem to speak to : fresh, passionate, genuine and very excited to talk about his work his love for Flamenco and choreography.
Jesús Fernández's Cádiz captured the essence of the Andalusian city from its beautiful landscapes and beaches to its mysticism, religious rituals and people.
Dada Masilo's Swan Lake combines modern gestures and Beyonce-esque booty twerks with classical ballet phrases. At Sadler's Wells as part of Sadler's Sampled.
In interview with Rosamaria Kostic-Cisneros, Caroline Bowditch states: "By 2020 the world will be a different place. Anyone who wants to dance, can dance. We won't be talking about inclusive dance we will just be talking about dance. It is not a matter of if, but when.”
Dance is a way forward to help often vulnerable and excluded groups. Rosamaria Kostic-Cisneros discusses projects which aim to bring dance to such communities in the UK.
“We can't use the same yardstick to measure every body.” What if we could applaud our differences and harvest co-existence? Rosamaria Kostic-Cisneros interviews Pedro Machado, co-artistic director of Candoco Dance, who highlights that all bodies can dance.
Societies tend to classify dance in an effort to organize and understand what exists outside their own circle of familiarity. What are the benefits (or not) of categorisation?
