My Kingdom for a Horse, and a Dance of Heartache

By Carla Escoda, 09 March 2015

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“A miracle of choreographic, musical and theatrical design. ”

Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre, Hong Kong on 7 March 2015

2 Men (Wu-kang Chen, Wei-chia Su, Edward Lam)

Traces (Ye Hyoseung)

HORSE

Ye Hyoseung, Dancer

Wu-kang Chen, Dancer

Wei-chia Su, Dancer

Shih-yang Lee, Piano

Asia Pacific Dance Platform

Carla Escoda, 7th March

Two experimental dance companies from Turkey and Australia brought intriguing, cerebral work to the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

****1

Hong Kong Arts Festival : Contemporary Dance Series

Carla Escoda, 12th March

The Hong Kong Arts Festival's Contemporary Dance Series opened with an impressive, if somewhat uneven, double bill that included the highly imaginative Trouble-maker's Concerto by Justyne Li Sze-yeung and Wong Tan-ki.

****1

The Trocks at Sadler’s Wells: uproariously entertaining

Graham Watts, 5th May

A very welcome and hilarious return to the UK from Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, this time at Sadler’s Wells, they offer familiar and new works.

****1

Parsons Dance brings the fun to modern at the Joyce Theater

Ivy Lin, 1st May

Six works, including two world premieres, made up the latest program from Parsons Dance. Thoroughly joyful, the audience were sent home buzzing.

*****

BLUSH makes new meaning at New York’s 92nd St Y

Carla Escoda, 30th April

17 years after its premiere, Andrea Miller’s BLUSH, set on her company, GALLIM, returned to entrance and perplex in equal measure at New York’s 92nd St Y.

***11

A triumphant Romeo and Juliet from Philadelphia Ballet

Leigh Donlan, 30th April

Juliano Nunes’ Romeo and Juliet for Philadelphia Ballet works on all fronts: as a visual spectacle with highly original choreography and as a vehicle for cultivating memorable performances.

****1

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.

My Kingdom for a Horse, and a Dance of Heartache : Asia Dance Platform VII at the Hong Kong's Art Festival