Hubert Essakow’s fiery IGNIS

By Catherine Sutherland, 13 February 2014

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Reviewed at Print Room Theatre at the Coronet, Kensington, London on 12 February 2014

IGNIS (Hubert Essakow)

Sara Kestelman, Actor

Jordi Calpe Serrats, Dancer

Lukasz Przytarski, Dancer

Noora Kela, Dancer

Teshigawara takes on Dostoevsky: The Idiot at the Print Room

Graham Watts, 27th March

Teshigawara is now 65 and it is beyond comprehension that a man can still move with such muscular control and feline fluidity well into his seventh decade.

***11

Maliphantworks

Graham Watts, 10th March

Maliphant has achieved a unique movement style and a highly collaborative artistic direction, largely built upon instinctive cooperative understanding with long-term partners

*****

Triptych: Erratica by name, Erratica by nature at the Print Room

Penny Homer, 22nd May

Mixed fare from Opera Erratica’s short trio, loosely based on Puccini’s Il trittico.

***11

Jealousy at The Print Room

Kit Brown, 7th February

Alain Robbe-Grillet’s 1957 novel La Jalousie, or Jealousy (though it could also be translated to mean ‘Venetian blinds’), has received a new translation into the media of art and dance at The Print Room in Notting Hill. The small-scale theatre and arts space is relatively new, set up in 2010. Since then it has promoted itself as a multi-disciplinary space.

****1

The Royal Ballet and McGregor: stunning dancing but nothing really new

Deborah Weiss, 18th April

An evening of ballets by Wayne McGregor, including the world premiere of Quantum Souls, proved to be a little too much of the same thing.

***11

Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère: a night to remember in Oslo

Vikki Jane Vile, 17th April

Norwegian National Ballet gives a marvellous rendition of Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère. Opening night in Oslo was a strong argument for its place in any season, displaying ballet escapism at its best.

****1

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Catherine Sutherland

Catherine has recently moved to Beijing, where she writes, studies Chinese, and teaches English at a university. She has an avid interest in East and Southeast Asian performing arts and has also lived in Seoul, South Korea, and speaks Korean. Catherine is a graduate of Royal Holloway, University of London, worked as dance editor for Bachtrack for 6 months. You can read more on Catherine's Wordpress blog Catherine and the Lion

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