8 Minutes

By Graham Watts, 30 June 2017

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“a meaningful hour of arresting dance theatre”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 27 June 2017

8 Minutes (Alexander Whitley)

Alexander Whitley Dance Company

Alexander Whitley: the cutting edge of dance and technology

Graham Watts, 18th March

Two new works by Alexander Whitley, Mirrors and The Rite of Spring, explore society’s increasing dependency on AI in dance.

***11

An evening with Scottish Ballet at the Edinburgh Festival

Graham Watts, 8th August

A worthwhile addition to the locker of lockdown digital dance.

***11

Williamson breaks new ground with BRB

Philippa Newis, 15th June

It is good to see Birmingham Royal Ballet in such fine fettle. This triple bill is well conceived and deftly performed. Not always flawless in its execution, but a five star programme nonetheless.

*****

Alexander Whitley: Noemena

Graham Watts, 23rd November

A welcome development during the current refurbishment of the Royal Opera House, perhaps to compensate for the temporary absence of the Linbury Studio Theatre, downstairs, is the recent opening up of the Clore Studio Upstairs to present brief works ahead of main stage production.

***11

Rambert's Contemporaries

Philippa Newis, 7th November

At 90, Rambert is the undisputed "grande dame" of British dance. Ever rigorous in the pursuit of innovation and collaboration, it is fitting that company director Mark Baldwin has chosen to celebrate this anniversary with an evening of work showcasing home grown talent.

****1

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.

*****

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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.

Alexander Whitley/ Daniel Wohl/ Tal Rosner: 8 Minutes