Left Unseen/ The Rite of Spring: Phoenix Dance Theatre

By Graham Watts, 30 June 2019

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“here is a young company that pulls well above its weight”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London on 27 June 2019

Left Unseen (Amaury Lebrun)

Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) (Jeanguy Saintus)

Phoenix Dance Theatre

An expressive showcase: Northern Ballet's Contemporary Cuts

Graham Watts, 11th June

Northern Ballet demonstrate a range of qualities in a rich mix of contemporary work.

***11

Don Carlo en los Teatros del Canal: honestidad

Mario Muñoz, 28th February

Espectáculo honesto y coherente que supo superar las dificultades intrínsecas del Don Carlo, con bastantes luces y algunas pocas sombras pero defendiendo un modelo de representación distinto al de los grandes teatros de ópera

****1

Artistry at full throttle: Rafael Payare and the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 10th April

Can one be artful and musical while playing at maximum volume? In a program of López, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, Rafael Payare and the Pittsburgh Symphony answer a resounding yes.

*****

Alexander Whitley: the cutting edge of dance and technology

Graham Watts, 18th March

Two new works by Alexander Whitley, Mirrors and The Rite of Spring, explore society’s increasing dependency on AI in dance.

***11

Rites in Antwerp: a towering triple bill for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Elsa Giovanna Simonetti, 17th January

In Rites, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen confirm its status as a leading contemporary dance company with a formidable triple bill, technically demanding for both dancers and orchestra.

****1

Reflections and frenzy from Canellakis and the London Philharmonic

Susannah Moody, 22nd October

A compelling evening from the London Philharmonic Orchestra tackles different themes of spring, showing gracefulness in Lili Boulanger’s works and beating up a frenzy in Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

****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.

Left Unseen/ The Rite of Spring: Phoenix Dance Theatre's double bill at Sadler's Wells