Dorrance Dance, Sadler's Wells

By Graham Watts, 15 July 2017

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“a show that has a clear fascination ... but for pure entertainment it was a mixed bag”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 12 July 2017

ETM: Double Down (Michelle Dorrance, Nicholas Van Young)

Dorrance Dance

The Center Will Not Hold: Dorrance Dance thrills at Sadler's Wells

Daniel Pratt, 17th April

Dorrance Dance offer a compelling mix of genres in The Center Will Not Hold – high energy, full of surprises, top quality performances.

****1

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends: bubbling over with passion

Amanda Jennings, 12th March

Last seen in London in 2023, Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends made a hugely welcome return with the same programme, differently ordered.

****1

Speak: four icons of dance in fleet-footed exchange at 92nd St Y

Carla Escoda, 21st February

Rachna Nivas, Rukhmani Mehta, Dormeshia and Michelle Dorrance joined forces with top-notch Indian classical and jazz musicians to deliver an imaginative tour de force of kathak and tap.

*****

Stylish and stirring: Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends

Carla Escoda, 16th October

Much acclaimed in 2022, a mixed bill curated by Tiler Peck returns to New York City Center with new cast members.

****1

The Center Will Not Hold celebrates resistance in the best way

Gillian Ebersole, 28th June

The Center Will Not Hold rings in the 93rd Festival at Jacob’s Pillow, a celebration of American and Black vernacular dance styles led by Ephrat Asherie and Michelle Dorrance.

*****

Dorrance Dance's Nutcracker Suite a toe-tapping treat at the Joyce

Ivy Lin, 17th December

Does the world really need another Nutcracker? Turns out the answer is yes, if it's as clever and well-done as Michelle Dorrance's version.

*****

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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.

Dorrance Dance ETM: Double Down comes to Sadler's Wells