A chance to dance: The Rambert Dance Company in Cunningham's RainForest at the Barbican

Por Katja Vaghi, 10 abril 2013

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Crítica hecha desde Barbican Centre: Art Gallery, Londres el 27 marzo 2013

RainForest (Merce Cunningham)

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Carla Escoda, 10th April

Anthony Tudor and Merce Cunningham provided the lighter fare in a mixed bill that featured two world premieres from Kevin Iega Jeff, a veteran of the Chicago dance scene, and Julian Donahue, a newer voice.

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Daniel Pratt, 7th November

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Ivy Lin, 27th January

The NYCB dancers are very at-home in this idiom, and they threw themselves wholeheartedly into this ballet. It was never less than watchable, but the music cried out for more avante-garde choreography than Peck provided.

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Julie Jozwiak, 18th December

Le Festival d’Automne 2019 propose un dernier spectacle centré sur la figure de Merce Cunningham avec le Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon, comprenant une œuvre psychédélique d'Alessandro Sciarroni.

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‘The Future Bursts in’ with Dance Umbrella

Sarah Kirkup, 24th October

Amala Dianor and CNN Ballet de Lorraine channel the US choreographer in two UK premieres and a Cunningham classic, all brilliantly performed.

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Trois Ballets célèbrent le centenaire Cunningham à Chaillot

Laurine Mortha, 22nd October

Le Festival d’Automne célèbre le centenaire de la naissance du chorégraphe américain Merce Cunningham. À Chaillot, le programme « Trois Ballets » réunit l’Opéra de Paris, le Royal Ballet et le Ballet Royal de Flandre.

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Katja Vaghi

With a background in Dance Studies, Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies from Zurich University and PhD in dance philosophy from the University of Roehampton in London) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance researcher and dramaturge currently living in Berlin.