Human Flesh in Frangible Ritual

By Teresa Heiland, 20 July 2018

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“Dubois’ pulsing ritual is obsessive, hypnotic, ... ebb and flow that mounts to a wild catharsis”

Reviewed at Lycée Jacques Decour, Paris on 19 July 2018

Tragédie (Olivier Dubois)

Northern Ballet’s Gentleman Jack: brave but bland at Sadler’s Wells

Jonathan Gray, 19th May

A bold choice for Northern Ballet, Gentleman Jack is beautifully danced but doesn’t go far enough in celebrating difference, individuality and freedom.

***11

Good vibrations: Robbins, Balanchine and Bach at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 13th May

Concerto Barocco and The Goldberg Variations make an unbeatable, timeless pairing at New York City Ballet.

*****

Tulsa Ballet at the Linbury: an unforgettable, punchy UK debut

Deborah Weiss, 13th May

A stupendous London debut from Tulsa Ballet in which they present a contrasting triple bill. It bodes well for further invitations to dance in the UK.

*****

BalletBoyz: Still Pointless at 25 and still making it work!

Maggie Foyer, 13th May

The BalletBoyz present an entertaining programme of old and new works spanning the last 25 years – with stellar performances.

****1

Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole for NYCB is sprawling and ambitious

Ivy Lin, 9th May

A triple bill including Tiler Peck’s newest ballet for NYCB, does not entirely work. Too much blue light and sadness for one program.

***11

A Streetcar Named Desire: a gripping retelling at Ballett am Rhein

Vikki Jane Vile, 8th May

Ballet isn’t always pretty, there are plenty of examples in repertoires across the world. John Neumeier’s Streetcar Named Desire (Endstation Sehnsucht) is to reach another level of grim but gripping brutality told through dance.

****1

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Teresa Heiland

Teresa, who holds a PhD in Dance Education from New York University, teaches Dance Pedagogy, Somatics, and Laban Movement Analysis. Her research is presented in monographs, Geographies of Dance: Body, Movement, and Corporeal Negotiations, and Dance: Current Selected Research: A Twenty-Year Retrospective/Focus on Movement Analysis, and in Journal of Dance Education, Journal of Imagery in Sport and Physical Activity, and Research in Dance Education. She also reviews dance for LA Dance Review.

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