Julie Cunningham/ Botis Seva/ Alesandra Seutin Reckonings

By Graham Watts, 14 October 2018

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Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 11 October 2018

New works (Julie Cunningham, Boris Seva, Alesandra Seutin)

L'odyssée infiniment touchante d'Ali à La Monnaie

Patrice Lieberman, 2nd November

Créé au printemps 2024 au KVS, le Théâtre flamand de Bruxelles, cet opéra qui conte l'histoire vraie d'Ali Abdi Omar a à présent les honneurs de La Monnaie et ce n’est que justice.

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L'intimité de Joséphine Baker et la puissance du Sacre au TCE

Iris Régnier, 24th September

En associant Joséphine Baker dans un solo de Germaine Acogny et Pina Bausch avec son mythique Sacre du printemps, le TCE rend hommage à son histoire et à deux grandes artistes.

***11

Ballet Black: Pendulum / CLICK! / INGOMA at the Barbican

Graham Watts, 16th March

Another evening of enjoyable and diverse dance although the most complete and satisfying work was the revival from ten years' ago

***11

Jessica Lang Dance, pleasing but disappointing

Jaime Robles, 28th February

Lang’s choreography lacks the hectic drollness and biting originality of Tharp’s, and while accessible it is also sweeter and blander.

***11

Augmented reality with Queensland Ballet's Bespoke Evening

Chantal Nguyen, 15th November

An augmented reality app, film, photos, and a diverse live triple bill feature in Queensland Ballet's latest celebration of emerging and experimental choreographers and artists.

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Harlem, Funk and a bit of Schubert

Hilary Stroh, 7th March

It’s not about being on the biggest stage that matters, but what you do on any stage at all – dance like there is no-one watching. But, happily in this case, we are.

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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.

Julie Cunningham/ Botis Seva/ Alesandra Seutin: Reckonings at Sadler's Wells