Rambert: Ghost Dances & other works

By Graham Watts, 17 May 2017

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“Rambert is a company where everyone’s a star”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 16 May 2017

Ghost Dances (Christopher Bruce)

The 3 Dancers (Didy Veldman)

New Work (Aletta Collins)

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Yorke Dance Project impresses in Modern Milestones at the Linbury

Maggie Foyer, 19th January

Yorke Dance Project are in fine form presenting five diverse and engaging works, including new pieces by Christopher Bruce and Liam Francis.

*****

Trilogy: a brilliantly diverse triple bill

Ruth Ridgway, 16th June

Cathy Marston’s My Brilliant Career premieres in Brisbane within a diverse triple bill that shows off Queensland Ballet's versatility.

****1

A roller-coaster of diverse dance as ENB celebrates its 70th

Graham Watts, 17th January

A slick and stylish celebration at the Coliseum of this great company's achievements over 70 years.

****1

Carlos Acosta: A Celebration

Margaret Willis, 2nd October

For three decades, Acosta has given his audiences performances of pure pleasure. As someone who had to work against the odds to reach the top, he became one of those rare classical ballet dancers whose brilliance and incredible technical achievements, wrapped up with convincing characterisation and humble charisma, have set stages alight around the world.

****1

Windrush generation recalled by Phoenix Dance Theatre

Rym Kechacha, 27th April

Phoenix Dance Theatre collides with the headlines with their mixed programme at Sadler's Wells.

****1

Scottis Ballet in NY

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 11th April

It was a successful program that showed off the considerable range of a talented and charming troupe.

****1

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.

Rambert - The days run away like wild horses/ The 3 Dancers/ Ghost Dances