Rambert at Stone Nest in Jill Johnson's Analogue: mind blowing

Rambert in Jill Johnson's Analogue

Aishwarya Raut and Alex Soulliere in Jill Johnson's Analogue

Dylan Tedaldi in Jill Johnson's Analogue

Alex Soulliere in Jill Johnson's Analogue

By Deborah Weiss, 10 May 2024

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“And imagine what it must be like to know that every twitch of your fingers is being scrutinised”

Reviewed at Stone Nest, London on 9 May 2024

Analogue (Jill Johnson)

Rambert

Benoit Swan Pouffer, Director

Aishwarya Raut, Dancer

Simone Damberg Wurtz, Dancer

Naya Lovell, Dancer

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Deborah Weiss

Deb joined Bachtrack in 2022 and commissions reviews and writing on ballet and dance. She was Royal Ballet School-trained and is a former principal dancer for companies including London Festival Ballet (now English National Ballet) and Bayerisches Staatsballett. She has been writing for more than 30 years – publications have included Dancing Times, DanceTabs, Dance for You and Dance Europe. She also interviews for Voices of British Ballet, an oral archive of people who have worked in the industry in the UK. In addition to her writing, since 2016 she has been facilitating programmes that support victims of domestic abuse. Deb is passionate about her rescue dog, Bruce, and daughters (not in that order), swims a mile at least five days a week and is an avid reader.