An expressive showcase: Northern Ballet's Contemporary Cuts

By Graham Watts, 17 June 2021

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“the individual dancers invested with expressions of devotion and inner torment”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 11 June 2021

For An Instant (Amaury Lebrun)

States of Mind (Kenneth Tindall)

1984 (excerpt) (Jonathan Watkins)

Jane Eyre (excerpt) (Cathy Marston)

Little Monsters (excerpt) (Demis Volpi)

Northern Ballet

Ayami Miyata, Dancer

Sean Bates, Dancer

Minju Kang, Dancer

Lorenzo Trossello, Dancer

Riku Ito, Dancer

Kyungka Kwak, Dancer

Abigail Prudames, Dancer

Joseph Taylor, Dancer

Mlindie Kulashe, Dancer

Dominique Larose, Dancer

Ballet Nights, The New Year’s Day Concert: a win on all fronts

Deborah Weiss, 1st January

Jamiel Devernay-Laurence’s winning formula for his Ballet Nights series has brought in new and old works, concert and dance, and continues to push the boundaries into 2026.

****1

Latvian National Ballet relish Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova

Deborah Weiss, 2nd November

Kenneth Tindall's epic Casanova is a huge success for all concerned in Riga.

****1

Northern Ballet's Casanova returns to seduce London audiences

Graham Watts, 10th May

Kenneth Tindall's Casanova is a rare example of an excellent British ballet on a grand scale, the most effective coup de théâtre coming in a momentous finale.

****1

Northern Ballet at 50: a gala celebration in Leeds

Graham Watts, 4th January

Northern Ballet reaches its half-century with a gala at Leeds Grand Theatre featuring highlights from its "greatest hits".

***11

Casanova, World Première

Graham Watts, 11th March

We all know of Casanova, the lover; now, we have a Casanova to love

****1

The Architect : mixed evening

Shelley Pinto-Duschinsky, 13th May

The mixed program produced uneven results, but this company is home to some outstanding male dancers. The Shaker was a breath of fresh air, while The Architect offered a poignant pas de deux.

***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.