Fauns and Nymphs shows diversity of Japanese contemporary dance

Por Naomi Mori, 31 marzo 2021

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“although a short piece of 15 minutes, it feels an epic, large scale work”

Crítica hecha desde New National Theatre, Tokyo: The Pit, Tokyo el 26 marzo 2021

Danae (Tetsuo Kaikawa)

Kasokeshi (Yasutake Shimaji)

Butterfly (Motoko Hirayama, Satoshi Nakagawa)

Polar Sky (Kaori Kagaya, Yuya Yoshizaki)

Let's Do It! (Un Yamada, Llon Kawai)

A Picture of You Falling (excerpt) (Crystal Pite)

National Ballet of Japan

Yuri Kimura, Bailarín

Takafumi Watanabe, Bailarín

Hana Sakai, Bailarín

Mirai Moriyama, Bailarín

Risako Ikeda, Bailarín

Kosuke Okumura, Bailarín

Haruka Soutome, Bailarín

Takuro Watanabe, Bailarín

Kaori Kagaya, Bailarín

Yuya Yoshizaki, Bailarín

Un Yamada, Bailarín

Kenta Kojiri, Bailarín

Ema Yuasa, Bailarín

Llon Kawai, Bailarín

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Deborah Weiss, 19th March

English National Ballet presents a double bill of contrasts at Sadler’s Wells with startlingly mixed results, not all positive.

***11

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Mark Vicente, 10th December

A triumphant evening showcasing the breadth and depth of NDT’s artistic intellect, and their dazzling versatility across various choreographic landscapes.

*****

NDT1 in Figures in Extinction: cerebral and physical excellence

Deborah Weiss, 5th November

An extraordinary evening of dance theatre of the highest quality, Figures in Extinction for Nederlands Dans Theater 1 is a thought provoking experience worth repeating.

*****

Le NDT 1 triomphe dans Figures in Extinction au Théâtre de la Ville

Iris Régnier, 22nd October

Fruit d'un travail entre la chorégraphe canadienne Crystal Pite et le metteur en scène britannique Simon McBurney, Figures in Extinction est un succès incontestable, porté par une compagnie au sommet de son art.

*****

Figures in Extinction: a thrilling evening with NDT 1

Kathy Elgin, 22nd August

An evening focused on the separation of humanity from the natural world and the destruction of that world, either because of ignorance, greed or just not caring.

*****

Shadows and light: Ballet BC

Zoë Anderson, 20th May

Ballet BC’s double bill puts Crystal Pite’s marvellous, shadowy Frontier in conversation with the folk-tinged comedy of Johan Inger’s Passing.

****1

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Naomi Mori

Naomi is a blogger living in Tokyo and travels frequently to see ballet. She is a law graduate of Waseda University and a former film publicist, film critic and IT business researcher/strategist. She blogs at La Dolce Vita in Japanese. She tweets about ballet as @naomip_86. and takes ballet class regularly

Afternoon of Fauns and Nymphs shows diversity of Japanese contemporary dance