The brightest of many stellar things to have happened in dance over the past decade, Acosta Danza wowed the audience at Sadler's Wells with their vitality.
There is no specific spotlight in any of the pieces. In all three, the choreography is shared and there are no grand solos or flashy principals to steal attention.
Artistic directors of Ballet Boyz Billy Trevitt and Michael Nunn stage a speed dating style collaboration, match making four choreographers with four composers. The quality of performance is top-notch, but the choreography is pot luck in places.
An incredible musical performance - by pianists and singers - that is not well enough matched by the visual experience of cluttered creativity in which excellent dancers are often anonymous
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s mixed bill A Passing Cloud leaves very few impressions of Pasifika culture and war commemoration but is transfigured by Bach, at the Linbury Studio Theatre.
In its annual visit to Linbury Studio, Ballet Black presents Arthur Pita’s brilliant A Dream Within a Midsummer Night’s Dream together with new works by Martin Lawrence, Christopher Marney.
Freelance PR, writer and dance critic Julie Taylor is based in the UK. Throughout her career she has worked for a number of opera and ballet companies. Julie reviews a wide range of dance from classical to modern and has a particular interest in new work.
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