Worth the wait: BRB are back with Curated by Carlos

Par Graham Watts, 12 juin 2021

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Critique faite à Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, le 10 juin 2021

City of a Thousand Trades (Miguel Altunaga)

Imminent (Daniela Cardim)

Chacona (Goyo Montero)

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Guilia Scrimieri, Décors

Verena Hemmerlein, Costumes

Michael Lee-Wooley, Lumières

April Dalton, Décors

Peter Teigen, Lumières

Goyo Montero, Costumes, Lumières

Nicolás Fischtel, Lumières

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Hannah Rudd, Danse

Eilis Small, Danse

César Morales, Danse

Momoko Hirata, Danse

Tzu-Chao Chou, Danse

Mathias Dingman, Danse

Robert Gibbs, Violon

Tom Ellis, Guitare électrique

Jonathan Higgins, Piano

ENBS and Rambert School excel

Graham Watts, 27th June

English National Ballet School and Rambert School present a diverse and entertaining programme for the Next Generation Festival.

***11

Lost Dog in Ben Duke’s Ruination: essential viewing

Amanda Jennings, 4th December

Exceptional, witty performances combined with superb choreography and script make Ben Duke's take on the Medea myth unmissable.

****1

Carlos Acosta: On Before inspires rapturous standing ovations

Kathy Elgin, 16th February

Carlos Acosta can still draw in the crowds and this carefully chosen programme is well worth watching.

***11

Rouge blows the cobwebs away in Rambert's triple bill

Graham Watts, 14th May

A new manifesto for Rambert under new management of Benoit Swan Pouffer.

***11

Prospecting for Gold

Shelley Pinto-Duschinsky, 16th December

Simone Damberg Würtz and Dane Hurst shine in an outstanding evening of new choreography.

****1

Labyrinth of Love: Rambert Dance Company at Sadler's Wells

Cristina de Lucas, 16th October

In the opening night of its short Autumn season at Sadler’s Wells, Rambert Dance Company presented a mixed bill that comprised four attractive works. Introducing a brand new piece by Irish choreographer Marguerite Donlon, the programme also included three revivals from acclaimed choreographers Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham and Richard Alston.

****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.

Worth the wait: Birmingham Royal Ballet are back with Curated by Carlos