‘Experimental dance without the pretension’ Gloriously weird, off-kilter, surprisingly funny, double Bessie Award-winning choreography from Emanuel Gat astounds in this kaleidoscopic collection of pieces. Now I know that contemporary and experimental dance has some folks tied in knots – stony-faced dancers solemnly thrashing around to the sound of heavy machinery in the background. The pretension I think is the main ...
Posed, well-choreographed and chirpy this story delves into the murky depth of the early years of the silver screen but doesn’t manage to clear the waters. Squished into the studio space of The Other Palace Reputation follows ambitious budding writer Michelle Grant as she fights the comically evil plagiariser and El-Capone knockoff Freddy Larceny (see what they did there with ...
‘Dark, twisted and imaginative’ When was the last time you were frightened by a ballet? It’s happened to me all of… never. Until now. Akram Khan’s interpretation of the classical ballet Giselle turns everything on its head, and coupled with the English National Ballet’s talented execution of this brave new concept, provides a nail-biting evening. The tale follows a migrant worker (Giselle) ...
Can Swan Lake ever disappoint? Is the famous love story ever able to fall flat on its….beak? When something becomes such a classic does it begin to feel clichéd? When crowding into the glittering London Coliseum to see the impressive St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s re-telling of the tale, I wondered. Although stuffed full with all the accouterments you would expect ...