Asia Pacific Dance Platform

By Carla Escoda, 09 March 2017

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“Kaplan and Sizanli have created a thing of visual and aural splendor”

Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre, Hong Kong on 7 March 2017

Dual (Stephanie Lake)

Dolap (Mustafa Koplan)

Stephanie Lake Company

Alisdair Macindoe, Dancer

Sarah Black, Dancer

Filiz Sizanli, Dancer

Mustafa Kaplan, Dancer

Taldans

Hong Kong Arts Festival : Contemporary Dance Series

Carla Escoda, 12th March

The Hong Kong Arts Festival's Contemporary Dance Series opened with an impressive, if somewhat uneven, double bill that included the highly imaginative Trouble-maker's Concerto by Justyne Li Sze-yeung and Wong Tan-ki.

****1

My Kingdom for a Horse, and a Dance of Heartache

Carla Escoda, 7th March

Korean dancer-choreographer Hyoseung Ye delivered a profound performance of alienation at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, paired with an irresistible pas de deux à trois by the Taiwanese troupe HORSE, making the all-male showcase a miracle of choreographic, musical and theatrical design.

*****

The Trocks at Sadler’s Wells: uproariously entertaining

Graham Watts, 5th May

A very welcome and hilarious return to the UK from Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, this time at Sadler’s Wells, they offer familiar and new works.

****1

Parsons Dance brings the fun to modern at the Joyce Theater

Ivy Lin, 1st May

Six works, including two world premieres, made up the latest program from Parsons Dance. Thoroughly joyful, the audience were sent home buzzing.

*****

A triumphant Romeo and Juliet from Philadelphia Ballet

Leigh Donlan, 30th April

Juliano Nunes’ Romeo and Juliet for Philadelphia Ballet works on all fronts: as a visual spectacle with highly original choreography and as a vehicle for cultivating memorable performances.

****1

The Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen in Carré

Mark Vicente, 30th April

Dutch National Ballet give an exemplary account of a quadruple bill comprised of the late Hans van Manen’s works. It’s a wonderful tribute to the great master choreographer.

*****

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.

Taldans and Stephanie Lake side by side at the Hong Kong Arts Festival