Rosie Kay returns to the stage with courageous Absolute Solo II

By Graham Watts, 24 May 2021

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Reviewed at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham on 19 May 2021

Adult Female Dancer (Rosie Kay)

Patisserie (Rosie Kay)

Artemis Clown (Rosie Kay)

Rosie Kay Dance

Rosie Kay: Conspiracy Theory and the Society of the Spectacle

Tatiana Rathelot, 8th November

When academia meets performing arts: Rosie Kay draws on conspiracy theories to analyze contemporary society.

****1

Shostakovich’s Orango keeps the Red Flag flying

Mark Pullinger, 24th August

Fervent flag-waving is usually reserved for the Last Night of the Proms, so what was going on in this Philharmonia concert? The Arena was awash with a sea of red flags, the chorus – and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen – were decked out in T-shirts bearing portraits of Lenin or Stalin.

***11

Worth the wait: BRB are back with Curated by Carlos

Graham Watts, 10th June

A triple bill about Birmingham brings Birmingham Royal Ballet back to live.

***11

Birmingham Royal Ballet's Nutcracker rescued for online audiences

Graham Watts, 21st December

Outstanding performances all-around in this special treat for Christmas

*****

Rambert: 5 stars in Birmingham

Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros, 28th October

Rambert remains one of the leading dance companies in the UK. The company's dancers are versatile and agile and the repertoire is fresh and unique.

*****

Acosta's Don Quixote for BRB: polished but not quite enough panache

Jonathan Gray, 23rd April

Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote for Birmingham Royal Ballet returned to Sadler's Wells with polished but low-key interpretations across the board.

***11

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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.