Andrea Kleine's Screening Room

By Ivan Talijancic, 10 December 2014

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“It provides a steady stream of subverted expectations”

Reviewed at Chocolate Factory Theater, New York City on 6 December 2014

Screening Room (Andrea Kleine, Andrea Kleine)

Kathy Westwater's Revolver and Choreomaniacs lurch and flail

Erin Bomboy, 21st April

Prepare to watch the post-modern version of dancing like no one’s watching.

**111

Crime of the century, obfuscated.

Ivan Talijancic, 20th May

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**111

Levi Gonzalez: The Craft of the Father

Rachel Rizzuto, 25th April

Levi Gonzalez's The Craft of the Father is full of spontaneity and realness, combining vulnerability with the grotesque at the Chocolate Factory Theater, New York City.

****1

A Streetcar Named Desire: a gripping retelling at Ballett am Rhein

Vikki Jane Vile, 8th May

Ballet isn’t always pretty, there are plenty of examples in repertoires across the world. John Neumeier’s Streetcar Named Desire (Endstation Sehnsucht) is to reach another level of grim but gripping brutality told through dance.

****1

The Great Gatsby at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 8th May

Septime Webre’s dazzling, maximalist Great Gatsby for the Kansas City Ballet is instantly engaging.

*****

Royal Danish Ballet’s Lady Macbeth: Akram Khan works his magic again

Graham Watts, 7th May

An excellent extension to Akram Khan’s growing repertoire of contemporary ballet, Lady Macbeth, his first creation for Royal Danish Ballet, brought out powerful performances from the entire cast.

****1

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Ivan Talijancic

Ivan Talijancic is a director, choreographer, performer, writer, producer, visual designer, video- and film-maker. He is the co-founder and artistic co-director of WaxFactory, a New York-based international multidisciplinary performance group, with whom he toured worldwide.

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