Les Grands Ballets: spirituality front and centre

Par Rebecca Galloway, 13 octobre 2017

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“Stabat Mater is a true achievement ... the imagery will stay with you long after it’s over”

Critique faite à Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montreal, le 11 octobre 2017

Stabat Mater (Edward Clug)

7th symphonie (Uwe Scholz)

Les Grands Ballets

Castor et Pollux in Geneva: among the stars, with shadows

Laura Servidei, 28th March

Rameau’s Castor et Pollux returns to the stage in a new production that brings together Baroque repertoire and contemporary theatrical aesthetics, conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón and performed by Cappella Mediterranea with an international cast.

***11

Ballet du Capitole’s double bill: a glorious musical feast

Jonathan Gray, 24th October

The conducting of Jordi Savall thrills during the Ballet du Capitole's double bill of ballets by Gluck.

****1

Unter den Augen des Paten: Edward Clugs Nussknacker in Stuttgart

Rainer Zerbst, 25th November

Edward Clug bringt Tschaikowskys Ballett als brillanten farbenreichen Bilderbogen auf die Bühne.

****1

A fantasy-filled Peer Gynt thrills Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 21st May

Henrick Ibsen’s tragic figure is given a stunning interpretation by Romanian choreographer Edward Clug, who underscores the power of love.

*****

Umjubeltes Tanzfest mit dem Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Michael Klier, 21st April

Das neue Programm des NDT 2, Sudden and Suspended, wir enthusiastisch und frenetisch beim Publikum aufgenommen.

*****

A slippery end for Sacre in Zurich double bill

Sarah Batschelet, 29th October

In Zurich, two sensational ballets by choreographers Johann Inger and Edward Clug pull out all the stops... including those on the water hoses.

****1

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Rebecca Galloway

Rebecca Galloway is a New Zealand-born writer and PR consultant for arts, design and culture. She studied dance for 13 years and has a degree in Art History from Victoria University of Wellington. She has held a variety of roles for organizations including the NZ School of Dance, City Gallery Wellington and Radio NZ, and was a strategic advisor to the national arts council Creative NZ. Rebecca left New Zealand for the United States, where she worked for renowned dance festival Jacob's Pillow in Massachussetts. Eventually finding herself in Montreal she fell in love and put down roots; currently splitting her time between communications for award-winning information design studio FFunction, dance criticism for a variety of publications and improving her rather patchy French. She tweets at @rtgalloway

New Artistic Director of Les Grands Ballets puts spirituality front and centre