‘The Future Bursts in’ with Dance Umbrella

Por Sarah Kirkup, 25 octubre 2019

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, Londres el 24 octubre 2019

Somewhere in the Middle of Infinity (Amala Dianor)

For Four Walls (Petter Jacobsson, Thomas Caley)

Sounddance (Merce Cunningham)

Compagnie Amala Dianor

Ballet de Lorraine

Drama/no drama from New York Theatre Ballet at Judson Church

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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Liam Francis Dance Company in Alchemy: an absorbing London debut

Daniel Pratt, 7th November

Liam Francis Dance Company at The Place brings an instinctive and intelligent debut for a choreographer in-step with what it is to be a dance artist now.

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NYCB's winter season begins with Peck's brand new “sneaker ballet”

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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Cunningham vs Sciarroni : deux esthétiques en miroir au Centquatre

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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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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Cunningham en miroir : le CCN Ballet de Lorraine à Chaillot

Julie Jozwiak, 13th October

Merce Cunningham est mis à l'honneur par le Festival d'Automne. À Chaillot, le CCN Ballet de Lorraine et ses directeurs, Petter Jacobsson et Thomas Caley, rendent un bel hommage au chorégraphe américain.

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Sarah Kirkup

Sarah Kirkup has been Deputy Editor of Gramophone since 2010. She also writes for publications including the Royal Opera House’s in-house magazine and programmes for The Royal Ballet, and reviews dance events for cross-arts online magazine The Cusp. She is particularly interested in the relationship between music and dance, and has spoken on this subject at panel discussions, talks and events.

‘The Future Bursts in’ with Dance Umbrella’s contribution to the Cunningham Centennial