Performer: Andonis Foniadakis

Introdans is a company of skilled dancers, and whilst the results may not be thrilling, they are nevertheless engaging.

A very mixed set of filmed solos themed around The Dying Swan, although this link was often tenuous.

Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal is a company that embraces individuality and is at its best when the dancers are all on stage together.

Royal New Zealand Ballet’s mixed bill A Passing Cloud leaves very few impressions of Pasifika culture and war commemoration but is transfigured by Bach, at the Linbury Studio Theatre.

Sydney Dance Company's new <em>Louder than words</em> delivers an intense, perpetual outpouring of energy. Choral vocals meet driving violins, as densely textured choreography and expressive outbursts explore personality clashes and intimacy. 

For the occasion of what I believe has become Cedar Lake’s annual tradition of showcasing work at the Joyce Theater, this contemporary ballet troupe has assembled an impressive trio of guest choreographers – Nederlands Dans Theater’s former chief Jiří Kylián, Crystal Pite and Andonis Foniadakis.