Infectious joy: ENB’s The Forsythe Programme is a winner

Sangeun Lee in William Forsythe's Rearray (London Edition 2025)

English National Ballet dancers in William Forsythe's Herman Schmerman

Ivana Bueno in William Forsythe's Herman Schmerman

Precious Adams and Junor Souza in William Forsythe's Playlist (EP)

English National Ballet in William Forsythe's Playlist (EP)

Por Graham Watts, 11 abril 2025

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“the tightness of her spins and the serpentine flexibility and elegance of her arms and wrists”

Crítica hecha desde Sadler's Wells Theatre, Londres el 10 abril 2025

Herman Schmerman (William Forsythe)

Rearray (London Edition 2025) (World premiere) (William Forsythe)

Playlist (EP) (William Forsythe)

English National Ballet

William Forsythe, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Tanja Rühl, Diseño de iluminación

Dorothée Merg, Diseño de vestuario

Sangeun Lee, Bailarín

Henry Dowden, Bailarín

Rentaro Nakaaki, Bailarín

Aitor Arrieta, Bailarín

Francesco Gabriele Frola, Bailarín

Ivana Bueno, Bailarín

Alice Bellini, Bailarín

Swanice Luong, Bailarín

Precious Adams, Bailarín

Rhys Antoni Yeomans, Bailarín

Junor Souza, Bailarín

Gareth Haw, 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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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.