Wild Card: Laura Dajao

By Jaime Robles, 01 December 2013

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Reviewed at Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, London on 27 November 2013

Take a Closer Look (Laura Dajao)

Laura Dajao

English National Ballet School embraces the unconventional

Deborah Weiss, 19th June

English National Ballet School Professional Trainees show great versatility in their final performance of the year, with a highly entertaining mixed programme.

****1

NEBT in Genesis Dance Project: a mixed set of offerings

Graham Watts, 2nd November

A curate's egg of dance.

***11

Manuel Liñan in Amor Amado Amén is mighty, macho and charismatic

Graham Watts, 12th July

An intimate “sharing” about love and desire.

***11

A wonderful night with Thick & Tight

Graham Watts, 17th January

Both poignant and hilarious. Thick & Tight mix dance theatre, mime and lip syncing to create imaginary encounters between women who have never met.

****1

A Child's Christmas Poems and Tiger Eggs

Graham Watts, 3rd November

I was proud to be an honorary Welshman, even if only for a couple of hours.

****1

Shadow Aspect (Tim Podesta)

Graham Watts, 5th November

A rare and welcome one-off London appearance by Ballet Cymru with a work that explores the dark side of human nature through its shadow aspect

***11

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Jaime Robles

Jaime Robles has previously written in the San Francisco Bay Area, including for the San Francisco Classical Voice. Also a poet, she has written song lyrics and librettos for several one-act operas, including Inferno (music by Peter Josheff), staged in 2009 by San Francisco Cabaret Opera, and Vladimir in Butterfly Country (music by Anne Callaway), staged in 2012.

Laura Dajao: Take a Closer Look