Nederlands Dans Theater: An affirmation of our humanity

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 17 November 2016

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“This is a special company”

Reviewed at New York City Center, New York City on 16 November 2016

Safe as Houses (Sol León, Paul Lightfoot)

Woke up blind (Marco Goecke)

The Statement (Crystal Pite)

Stop-Motion (Sol León, Paul Lightfoot)

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Love, humour and drama at the Staatsballett Berlin

Vikki Jane Vile, 15th November

Staatsballett Berlin continue its run of this popular double bill, 2 Chapters Love, named after Sharon Eyal’s work and a follow up to 2017’s to Love Chapter 2.

****1

New English Ballet Theatre and Norwegian National Ballet 2 ooze talent

Deborah Weiss, 15th June

The junior English and Norwegian companies brought contrasting works, showcasing a great abundance of young talent.

****1

Norwegian National Ballet: a showstopping triple bill

Graham Watts, 3rd February

An adventurous triple bill of vintage works new to Norway.

****1

Beyond romanticism: love is not the answer but the question

Katja Vaghi, 9th December

2 Chapters Love or love is a verb: León / Eyal for the second world premiere of the Staatsballett Berlin's 2023/24 season.

****1

The Australian Ballet's “beautiful monster” is dance perfection

Chantal Nguyen, 3rd May

The Australian Ballet's impressively-danced Kunstkamer is a work of astonishing scale, originality, and warmth, choreographed by Paul Lighfoot, Sol León, Marco Goecke and Crystal Pite.

*****

NDT2 in Berlin: Let the Dust settle

Katja Vaghi, 11th October

NDT 2’s 'microcosm' is on display at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele with a mixed bill of four works created for these young talents

***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.