Northern Ballet's triple bill: Made in Leeds, imported from London

Minju Kang in Ma Vie Live

Aerys Merrill and Sarah Chun in Wailers

Jonathan Hanks and Minju Kang in Nostalgia

Par Graham Watts, 02 novembre 2022

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“a seismic watershed in the company’s relatively brief history”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, Londres, le 1 novembre 2022

Wailers (Mthuthuzeli November)

Nostalgia (Stina Quagebeur)

Ma Vie Live (Dickson Mbi)

Northern Ballet

George Morton, Direction

Steve Wilkins, Décors

Yann Seabra, Costumes

Alastair West, Lumières

Northern Ballet Sinfonia

Mthuthuzeli November, Décors

Louie Whitemore, Costumes

Aerys Merrill, Danse

Sarah Chun, Danse

Minju Kang, Danse

Jonathan Hanks, Danse

Rachael Gillespie, Danse

Gavin McCaig, Danse

Jonadette Carpio, Danse

Les « Racines » inégales du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris à Bastille

Laurine Mortha, 6th October

Entre une pièce des années 1950 de Balanchine et les deux créations récentes des chorégraphes Mthuthuzeli November et Christopher Wheeldon, le programme mixte néo-classique produit un effet mitigé.

***11

Ballet Black at 25: irrepressible talent

Maggie Foyer, 4th March

Ballet Black presents a double bill at the Linbury that showcases the strengths of its very fine dancers as well as the depth of choreographic innovation in its vast repertoire.

****1

Dutch National's Junior Company sets ballet to new rhythms

Mark Vicente, 23rd January

The Dutch National's Junior company dazzled in three new works and a Balanchine classic, showcasing the stars of tomorrow.

****1

Dutch National Ballet's Program B is the A+ Program in New York

Ivy Lin, 21st November

Dutch National Ballet's second mixed bill at New York City Center ticked all the right boxes, showcasing the depth of talent across the whole company.

*****

TanzLuzern in HOPE: outstanding double bill of new works

Graham Watts, 8th November

Two complementary new works for TanzLuzern, Mthuthuzeli November's Oh Deer and Phoebe Jewitt's White Rabbit, are striking and memorable additions to the repertoire.

*****

Exciting new talents at Ballett am Rhein in a versatile new programme

Vikki Jane Vile, 23rd March

After a more traditional direction from the new leadership of Ballett am Rhein in their season opener, new programme Kaleidoskop is a mixed selection that sees a fusion of contemporary and neoclassical choreography.

****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.