Royal Ballet Flanders: it's either bemusing or brilliant!

Royal Ballet Flanders in Jermaine Spivey's Extant

Royal Ballet Flanders in William Forsythe's One Flat Thing, reproduced

Royal Ballet Flanders in Crystal Pite's Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue

Por Jonathan Gray, 05 junio 2023

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“they make exaggerated shapes with their bodies or manically slap their own faces in unison”

Crítica hecha desde Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp, Amberes el 3 junio 2023

One flat thing reproduced (William Forsythe)

Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue (Crystal Pite)

Extant (Jermaine Spivey)

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Jermaine Spivey, Diseño de escena, Diseño de iluminación

Linda Chow, Diseño de vestuario

Jim French, Diseño de iluminación

Marquet K. Lee, Diseño de vestuario

Koen Bollen, Dramaturgia

William Forsythe, Diseño de escena, Diseño de iluminación

Stephen Galloway, Diseño de vestuario

Kirsten Wicklund, Bailarín

Austin Meiteen, Bailarín

Clàudia Gil Cabús, Bailarín

Claudio Cangialosi, Bailarín

Shane Urton, Bailarín

La CND da un salto cuántico con Forsythe

Eduardo López-Collazo, 30th April

Sólo una duda se respira con el encendido final de la luz... ¿Qué será lo próximo?

*****

Trois Forsythe inégaux par le Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin

Julie Jozwiak, 26th April

Si Trio et Quintett suscitent quelques interrogations, Enemy in the Figure est le clou de la soirée – mais il manque dans l'interprétation cette déflagration esthétique typique de Forsythe.

***11

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends: bubbling over with passion

Amanda Jennings, 12th March

Last seen in London in 2023, Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends made a hugely welcome return with the same programme, differently ordered.

****1

Stylish and stirring: Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends

Carla Escoda, 16th October

Much acclaimed in 2022, a mixed bill curated by Tiler Peck returns to New York City Center with new cast members.

****1

Foreseeable Future is aimless movement to aimless music at NYCB

Ivy Lin, 9th October

Some excellent individual performances but a disappointing program for Contemporary Choreography I with New York City Ballet.

**111

The Australian Ballet in Melbourne: three prismatic worlds

Ruth Ridgway, 4th October

In its triple bill Prism, The Australian Ballet gives the audience three different dance and sound worlds as well as showcasing fleet, athletic and precise dancing.

****1

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Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray was born in Wales and studied at The Royal Ballet School, Leicester Polytechnic and Wimbledon School of Art. He was a member of the curatorial department of The Theatre Museum, London, from 1989 until 2005, and was editor of Dancing Times from 2008 until its closure in 2022.