January 2012
Theresa Beattie, ROH2 [BDE 2012]
Theresa Beattie is Interim Head of Dance Programming of ROH2 at the Royal Opera House. "I’m constantly amazed by the resourcefulness of dance artists in finding new spaces to make dance activity happen… Continue Reading
Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion -Sadler's Wells
There is also the gentler gift of Ivan Putrov, a former Royal Ballet principal, who conceived Men in Motion and whose epaulement and arabesque are of the purest beauty. He drifts sublimely through Ashton’s Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion -Sadler's Wells
The programme was rounded off by Russell Maliphant’s AfterLife (Part One). This quietly spellbinding solo for the exquisite Daniel Proietto was the most engaging piece in an underwhelming night.
Royal Ballet - Draft Works
New choreography, new choreographers, are the ozone that must invigorate the air, the life, of a major ballet troupe, and stir the dust that the old repertory generates – on dancers and on audience attitudes.
Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion -Sadler's Wells
With Ithaka, Ivan Putrov has created a ballet in which everyone loves Ivan Putrov.
Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion -Sadler's Wells
It’s hard producing a good ballet show. There’s more to it than some young men think.
Eddie Nixon, The Place [BDE 2012]
“The Place & Southbank Centre started the British Dance platform 20 years ago and so it feels really important to bring British Dance Edition back to London this year" Continue Reading
Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion -Sadler's Wells
Although the star attraction, Polunin was by no means the only star turn. In fact everyone was cast into the shade by Daniel Proietto's career-defining 'Afterlight' solo. Continue Reading
Royal Ballet - Draft Works
Ten dance makers have participated in this season’s Draft Works, the forum for new work supervised by Wayne McGregor, the Royal Ballet’s resident choreographer. Given that seven of the choreographers are company dancers, there’s an unsurprising tilt i…
Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion -Sadler's Wells
Even if the Russian visitors had danced, I doubt they could have outshone Daniel Proietto whose mesmerising performance of Russell Maliphant’s Afterlight was a welcome reminder that ballet does not have a monopoly on physical virtuosity.
Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion -Sadler's Wells
This is a slender evening but it’s also one of real intelligence and surprising moments of passion. And it makes a pretty wonderful case for the male dancer.
Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion -Sadler's Wells
The earliest piece on show was Fokine’s 1911 Le Spectre de la Rose, in which a pink-petalled Igor Kolb gave us pot pourri when what we really wanted was incense and opium. None of the ballets, though, could match Russell Maliphant’s contemporary dance, Afte…
Kiki Gale, East London Dance [BDE 2012]
Kiki Gale is Artistic Director of East London Dance, the dance development organisation for east London, now with the Olympic Park on its doorstep... Continue Reading
Royal Ballet - Draft Works
The Royal Ballet’s First Drafts makes an appealing evening of new work… The dancing is fresh, with a sense of individual artists finding their voices.
Brian Brady, Trinity Laban [BDE 2012]
Brian Brady is Head of the Theatre Programme at Laban, presenting works by visiting professional dance artists in the Bonnie Bird Theatre. Laban is part of Trinity Laban, the UK’s first conservatoire for music… Continue Reading