Sweet Mambo: charismatic masters of Pina Bausch at Sadler’s Wells

Sweet Mambo by Pina Bausch for Tanztheater Wuppertal

Por Graham Watts, 14 febrero 2026

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“a work about strong women, often overcoming sinister low-level abuse from the three men in black”

Crítica hecha desde Sadler's Wells Theatre, Londres el 12 febrero 2026

‘Sweet Mambo’ (Pina Bausch)

Tanztheater Wuppertal

Peter Pabst, Diseño de escena

Marion Cito, Diseño de vestuario

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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.