The Linbury: Pam Tanowitz is becoming a fixture of the UK dance scene

Hannah Grennell and Giacomo Rovero in Secret Things

Liam Boswell in Secret Things

The Royal Ballet in Everybody Keeps Me

By Graham Watts, 05 February 2023

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“Tanowitz creates chemistry that exudes a palpable joy and brings personality into abstract stories”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 4 February 2023

Everyone Keeps Me (Pam Tanowitz)

Secret Things (Pam Tanowitz)

Dancers of the Royal Ballet

Fay Fullerton, Costume Designer

Hannah Grennell, Dancer

Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Dancer

William Bracewell, Dancer

Annette Buvoli, Dancer

Liam Boswell, Dancer

A didactic Decameron: The Seasons at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 20th December

Conceived by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl, this high-handed pasticcio sets the climate crisis to a soundtrack of Vivaldi.

***11

Encounters: The Royal Ballet at its versatile best

Amanda Jennings, 22nd October

In a quadruple bill of contemporary works, The Royal Ballet's dancers shine in this diverse programme, creating an immersive experience.

****1

Love Letter (on shuffle) anchors eclectic NYCB program

Ivy Lin, 15th May

Love Letter (on shuffle) is like a Taylor Swift Track 5. Full of romance and longing, and it makes its emotional impact every time.

****1

In their 75th anniversary year, New York City Ballet return to London

Amanda Jennings, 7th March

An intermittently sparkling evening culminates in a thrilling explosion of art.

****1

The Australian Ballet celebrates 60 years with style and star turns!

Deborah Weiss, 6th August

The Australian Ballet's return to London's Royal Opera House after a 35 year absence, proves successful at every level.

****1

Illness and injury make for a threadbare program in New York

Ivy Lin, 1st May

Partita has emerged as one of the stronger Peck ballets. If we see more Partita and less Principia, that’s a good thing.

***11

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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.