A Passing Cloud that leaves few impressions

By Katja Vaghi, 19 November 2015

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“Selon désir... a captivating mélange of Sasha Waltz and Pina Bausch”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 17 November 2015

The Anatomy of a Passing Cloud (Javier De Frutos)

Dear Horizon (Andrew Simmons)

Passchendaele (Neil Ieremia)

Selon désir (Andonis Foniadakis)

Royal New Zealand Ballet

Acosta Danza – A Decade in Motion: a truly tremendous quadruple bill

Graham Watts, 23rd September

The brightest of many stellar things to have happened in dance over the past decade, Acosta Danza wowed the audience at Sadler's Wells with their vitality.

****1

Fast paced and original: three Polish premieres arrive in Wrocław

Vikki Jane Vile, 1st April

There is no specific spotlight in any of the pieces. In all three, the choreography is shared and there are no grand solos or flashy principals to steal attention.

***11

Hit & Miss: Ballet Boyz 14 Days

Philippa Newis, 10th October

Artistic directors of Ballet Boyz Billy Trevitt and Michael Nunn stage a speed dating style collaboration, match making four choreographers with four composers. The quality of performance is top-notch, but the choreography is pot luck in places.

***11

Les Enfants Terribles

Graham Watts, 28th January

An incredible musical performance - by pianists and singers - that is not well enough matched by the visual experience of cluttered creativity in which excellent dancers are often anonymous

**111

Ballet Black Triple Bill, London

Cristina de Lucas, 27th February

In its annual visit to Linbury Studio, Ballet Black presents Arthur Pita’s brilliant A Dream Within a Midsummer Night’s Dream together with new works by Martin Lawrence, Christopher Marney.

*****

An evening of novelty with Ballet Black's annual visit to the Linbury Studio

Cristina de Lucas, 5th March

Just a few weeks after being awarded the prestigious 2012 Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for Best Independent Company, Ballet Black has paid its annual visit to the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio, presenting four new ballets that confirm the strong commitment of the company to original works.

****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 Passing Cloud that leaves few impressions: Royal New Zealand Ballet at Linbury Studio Theatre