Alter ego, hard science, commedia dell'arte

By Tatiana Rathelot, 17 November 2015

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“Helium balloons... and lamps hanging from the ceiling remind us of stalactites and stalagmites”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 13 November 2015

Until.With/Out.Enough (Itzik Galili)

TearFall (Sharon Watson)

Bloom (Caroline Finn)

Phoenix Dance Theatre

Sandrine Morin, Dancer

Sam Vaherlehto, Dancer

Yaron Abulafia, Lighting Designer

Carmen Vazquez Marfil, Dancer

Vanessa Vince-Pang, Dancer

Petipa Awards Gala: thrilling theatrics and star turns!

Margaret Willis, 23rd September

A shimmering smorgasbord of some of today’s most exciting international dancers, who performed pristine works by Petipa.

****1

Freshly hatched: Gauthier Dance's Dying Swans Project

Graham Watts, 16th April

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

***11

Confident new works from the Joffrey Ballet

Joseph Houseal, 12th February

The Joffrey Ballet presents a roster of choreographers with new approaches, a positive impression for the future of ballet.

*****

Finding release among the poppy fields

Mark Pullinger, 7th February

Tcherniakov's moving production delves into the psychological rather than revelling in the spectacular.

****1

BJM visits New York

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 24th May

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

***11

Rambert: Murder, Mystery and A Party

John O'Dwyer, 10th May

Ninety years since it was founded, Rambert continues to bring varied and challenging dance styles to Sadler's Wells.

***11

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Tatiana Rathelot

Tatiana studied ballet and modern dance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil before moving to Italy to pursue graduate studies in Social and Political Sciences. She has trained and performed in several European countries and is currently based in London, where she reconciles academic work with freelance dance jobs

Alter ego, hard science, commedia dell'arte: Phoenix Dance Theatre at the Linbury