Is Daniil Simkin the next Sergei Diaghilev?

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 06 January 2016

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“Simkin is a keenly savvy showman with an astute understanding of what people want”

Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 5 January 2016

Unknown (Alexander Ekman, Gregory Dolbashian, Jorma Elo, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa)

Members of the American Ballet Theatre

Daniil Simkin, Dancer

Isabella Boylston, Dancer

Alexandre Hammoudi, Dancer

Blaine Hoven, Dancer

Calvin Royal III, Dancer

Hee Seo, Dancer

Cassandra Trenary, Dancer

James Whiteside, Dancer

Céline Cassone, Dancer

Kansas City Ballet: Barminess in Bliss Point

Hilary Stroh, 12th May

Alexander Ekman's Cacti is the zany highlight of the evening!

*****

Ek and Ekman's subversive double bill is enjoyable madness

Vikki Jane Vile, 21st February

The latest double bill from Staatsballett Berlin features witty, high energy and thought provoking works by Mats Ek and Alexander Ekman, though the audience may not fathom their meaning.

***11

Ekman’s LIB and Eyal’s Strong at the Staatsballett Berlin

Katja Vaghi, 8th December

Let's not split hairs: Alexander Ekman's Lib and Sharon Eyal's Strong flooded the opera with the Berlin young-and-hip art scene.

****1

NDT2: Goecke / Inger / Ekman

Sarah Batschelet, 22nd December

NDT2's triple bill of contemporary ballet that featured works by Marco Goecke, Johan Inger and Alexander Ekman in Alkmaar drew an uneven reception.

***11

Joffrey on tour

Jaime Robles, 17th November

Eclectic and contemporary, The Joffrey Ballet reimagines human and kinetic beauty.

*****

NDT 2: Exploding Talent

Shelley Pinto-Duschinsky, 18th May

NDT2 brings a mixed programme to Sadler's Wells, as part of its UK tour. With works by Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot, Edward Clug, Hans Van Manen and Alexander Ekman

****1

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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.