Empty Moves: Abstract Pleasures

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 22 April 2016

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“an impressive athletic tour de force with nothing bravura about it”

Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 20 April 2016

Empty Moves (Angelin Preljocaj)

Ballet Preljocaj

Fast Forward: Hamburg Ballet’s mixed bill proves a mixed success

Vikki Jane Vile, 22nd February

All that glistens... the world premiere of Xie Xin’s The Moon in the Ocean is the highlight of a mixed bill programme spanning 90 years of choreography.

***11

Ballet Preljocaj preserves Gravity amid setback on US tour

Carla Escoda, 21st October

Angelin Preljocaj's Gravity triumphed on opening night in New York despite official cock-up.

*****

The inspired and the prosaic at Fall for Dance at New York City Center

Carla Escoda, 20th September

A perfect triple bill became a less perfect quadruple bill. Brilliant performances by dancers from Gibney, kNoname Artist, Paris Opera étoiles rarely seen in New York and – a rarity these days – live musicians.

****1

Lithuanian National Ballet: tremendous in Preljocaj's Le Parc

Jonathan Gray, 15th June

Le Parc but is masterful in evoking the sensuous world of the 18th century and it's a major achievement for the Lithuanian National Ballet.

****1

Firecrackers at the 15th Ballet Icons Gala

Margaret Willis, 26th January

An evening of sparkle and bravura at London's international ballet gala.

***11

La Fresque: a modern twist on an ancient fairy tale

Graham Watts, 1st October

In La Fresque, Preljocaj’s modern twist arises from creating this work in 2016, at a time when the Pokémon Go craze was at its height.

***11

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.

Ballet Preljocaj: Empty Moves, Abstract Pleasures