La Fresque: a modern twist on an ancient fairy tale

Por Graham Watts, 03 octubre 2019

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“the ten dancers are as superb as we have come to expect from the Ballet Preljocaj ensemble”

Crítica hecha desde Sadler's Wells Theatre, Londres el 1 octubre 2019

La Fresque (UK premiere) (Angelin Preljocaj)

Ballet Preljocaj

Constance Guisset, Diseño de escena

Azzedine Alaïa, Diseño de vestuario

Antoine Dubois, Bailarín

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Cintia Borges Carreras, 21st December

El Ballet Preljocaj regresa a Madrid con una danza sintética, de contenida expresividad y cierto simbolismo.

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Fast Forward: Hamburg Ballet’s mixed bill proves a mixed success

Vikki Jane Vile, 22nd February

All that glistens... the world premiere of Xie Xin’s The Moon in the Ocean is the highlight of a mixed bill programme spanning 90 years of choreography.

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Le retour à Garnier du Parc, ballet décoratif d'Angelin Preljocaj

Jade Larine, 5th February

Avec le recul, malgré son succès durable et rarement contesté, Le Parc peut apparaître de nos jours comme une fresque avant tout décorative. Une nouvelle génération d'interprètes s'en empare et en renouvelle la lecture.

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Le Lac des cygnes de Preljocaj, un bijou pour les fêtes au TCE

Julie Jozwiak, 22nd December

Créé en 2020, le ballet de Tchaïkovski repris et chorégraphié par Angelin Preljocaj va droit au cœur, mêlant habilement divertissement et avertissement.

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Ballet Preljocaj preserves Gravity amid setback on US tour

Carla Escoda, 21st October

Angelin Preljocaj's Gravity triumphed on opening night in New York despite official cock-up.

*****

The inspired and the prosaic at Fall for Dance at New York City Center

Carla Escoda, 20th September

A perfect triple bill became a less perfect quadruple bill. Brilliant performances by dancers from Gibney, kNoname Artist, Paris Opera étoiles rarely seen in New York and – a rarity these days – live musicians.

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.

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