An enchanting wonderland: Panorama by Philippe Decouflé

By Cristina de Lucas, 05 November 2012

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Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 2 November 2012

Panorama (Philippe Decouflé)

Compagnie DCA - Philippe Decouflé

Julien Ferranti, Dancer

Rémy-Charles Marchant, Dancer

Ioannis Michos, Dancer

Marie Rual, Dancer

Lisa Robert, Dancer

Violette Wanty, Dancer

Decouflé's Dazzling Panorama

Naomi Mori, 13th June

Philippe Decouflé and his Company DCA brought Panorama to Japan’s Saitama Arts Theatre. Panorama is a colorful collage of his previous works, from his early masterpiece Codex to later ones such as Shazam! and Iris.

****1

Decouflé's Dazzling Panorama

Naomi Mori, 13th June

****1

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*****

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****1

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***11

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Cristina de Lucas

After a career in the legal field where she combined her job as an Attorney at Law with collaborative roles in various local and international cultural enterprises, Cristina de Lucas turned to dance research and criticism in 2009, when she moved to London. She obtained her doctorate from the Department of Dance at the University of Roehampton (London). Her fully-funded thesis focused on the confluence between dance and narrative in the repertory of the British choreographer Kenneth MacMillan. Her research has received several awards, such a full Vice-Chancellor scholarship and the 2014 SDHS Graduate Student Travel Grant. She also reviews dance and cinema, contributing regularly to several publications in Spain and UK.