Wild Card

By Katja Vaghi, 06 March 2016

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“An ‘informally’ formal opportunity”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, London on 4 March 2016

The Palest Light (Alice Chauchat, Pepa Ubera)

English National Ballet School embraces the unconventional

Deborah Weiss, 19th June

English National Ballet School Professional Trainees show great versatility in their final performance of the year, with a highly entertaining mixed programme.

****1

NEBT in Genesis Dance Project: a mixed set of offerings

Graham Watts, 2nd November

A curate's egg of dance.

***11

Manuel Liñan in Amor Amado Amén is mighty, macho and charismatic

Graham Watts, 12th July

An intimate “sharing” about love and desire.

***11

A wonderful night with Thick & Tight

Graham Watts, 17th January

Both poignant and hilarious. Thick & Tight mix dance theatre, mime and lip syncing to create imaginary encounters between women who have never met.

****1

A Child's Christmas Poems and Tiger Eggs

Graham Watts, 3rd November

I was proud to be an honorary Welshman, even if only for a couple of hours.

****1

Shadow Aspect (Tim Podesta)

Graham Watts, 5th November

A rare and welcome one-off London appearance by Ballet Cymru with a work that explores the dark side of human nature through its shadow aspect

***11

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Katja Vaghi

With a background in Dance Studies, Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies from Zurich University and PhD in dance philosophy from the University of Roehampton in London) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance researcher and dramaturge currently living in Berlin.

Wild Card invites the Palest Light at the Lilian Baylis Studio