NDT1 on top form: La Ruta/Gods and Dogs/Figures in Extinction [1.0]

NDT1 in Crystal Pite's Figures in Extinction [1.0]

NDT1 in Jiří Kylián's Gods and Dogs

NDT1 in Gabriela Carrizo's La Ruta

Por Graham Watts, 21 abril 2023

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“an extraordinary bunch, diverse in body shape and height but uniform in elite movement skills”

Crítica hecha desde Sadler's Wells Theatre, Londres el 19 abril 2023

Figures in Extinction (Crystal Pite)

Gods and Dogs (Jiří Kylián)

La Ruta (Gabriela Carrizo)

Nederlands Dans Theater | NDT 1

Jon Bond, Bailarín

Boston Gallacher, Bailarín

English National Ballet’s Body and Soul: a very mixed bag

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

Strength to strength: NDT 1’s Resonance feels like a victory lap

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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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.