Out of the black box: Projecting [space[ Meg Stuart / Damaged Good

By Katja Vaghi, 09 October 2018

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Reviewed at Hebbel am Ufer: HAU1, Berlin on 7 October 2018

Projecting (Various, Meg Stuart)

Damaged Goods

Gala De Danza in London: a gathering of star quality in many genres

Amanda Jennings, 26th June

A gala to be remembered for the sheer number of stellar performances both in classical music and all forms of dance.

*****

Carlos Acosta: On Before inspires rapturous standing ovations

Kathy Elgin, 16th February

Carlos Acosta can still draw in the crowds and this carefully chosen programme is well worth watching.

***11

Context: Diana Vishneva's tour de force

Alexandra Desvignes, 12th March

Under the artistic leadership of ballerina extraordinaire Diana Vishneva, Context, a showcase of Russian contemporary choreography, sees it UK premiere at London Sadler's Wells.

*****

Bangarra: The darkness between the stars

Chantal Nguyen, 16th June

Dark Emu is a beautifully choreographed dance response to Bruce Pascoe's award-winning book. In combining current debate with millenia-old living tradition, it is both topical and profoundly poetic.

****1

Painter and Flamenco: J.R.T.

Graham Watts, 18th February

Úrsula López, Tamara López and Leonor Leal present *Painter and Flamenco: J.R.T.*as part of Sadler's Wells' 2018 Flamenco Festival

**111

Beernaert: Tabula Rasa

Isabella Zijp, 20th January

Isabelle Beernaert, famous from various Dutch tv shows and successful theatre tours, is back on stage with a new direction, to mixed results.

**111

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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.

Out of the black box: Projecting [space[ Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods, Jeroen Peeters & Jozef Wouters