Fashion meets dance in Hussein Chalayan's Gravity Fatigue

By Katja Vaghi, 01 November 2015

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“It is, certainly, the clothes but it is also what you do with them.”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 29 October 2015

Gravity Fatigue (Hussein Chalayan, Damien Jalet)

Bal Impérial & Boléro: multi-layered work challenges in Geneva

Daniel Pratt, 19th November

The premiere of Bal Impérial by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui challenges and interrogates to great effect in Geneva.

****1

Pelléas et Mélisande as a dark, shining fairy tale in Geneva

Elodie Olson-Coons, 26th October

A maximalist production of Pelléas et Mélisande at Geneva's Grand Théâtre shines, but tries a little too hard.

****1

Skid/Saaba: a thrilling free fall into contemporary dance

Katie Lawrence, 24th January

Swedish contemporary dance company GöteborgsOperans Danskompani pushes the audience off balance with a quirky, compelling, and innovative double bill.

****1

Damien Jalet's Vessel reveals the underworld at Torinodanza

Silvia Poletti, 9th September

One of the few Italian festivals totally dedicated to dance, the opening of Torinodanza 2022 is dedicated to Damien Jalet's visionary Vessel.

****1

A hi-gloss Pelléas et Mélisande falls flat in Geneva

Mark Valencia, 19th February

Heroes emerge in adversity, and there are sterling turns from Leigh Melrose as a pugilistic Golaud and from the venerable Arkel of Matthew Best.

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Cherkaoui / Jalet: Babel(words)

Ivan Talijancic, 26th October

Babel(words); a dance-theatre work by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet is presented at Lincoln Center in New York City as part of the White Light Festival 2016.

****1

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Katja Vaghi

With a background in Dance Studies, Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies from Zurich University and PhD in dance philosophy from the University of Roehampton in London) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance researcher and dramaturge currently living in Berlin.

A weary start: Hussein Chalayan’s Gravity Fatigue