A failed attempt at reviving the classic that falls flat in form over substance.
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Review: OUT, Lillian Bayliss Theatre
A compelling and intimate episodic dance piece
Read More »Review: Carmen, Sadler’s Wells Theatre
A darker, industrial and imaginative version of the visceral love story.
Read More »Review: New York City Ballet Mixed Bill, Sadler’s Wells
Fluid movements, diamond shapes and camouflage leotards
Read More »Review: Nelken, Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Not for the faint of heart.
Read More »Review: São Paulo Dance Company, Sadler’s Wells
A spectacle of skill and showmanship.
Read More »Review: SOME TIMES, Sadler’s Wells
A journey through time led by dance, art and sound.
Read More »Medusa, Sadlers Wells – Review
Pros: The thought that went into the movement, the production, set, music, costume. Brilliantly executed, bringing serious topics to the forefront to force us as a society to address them. Cons: Although the movement was amazing to watch, at points it repeated the ‘puppetry’ physicality a bit too much. Jasmin Vardimon and her company’s work are all about making the body political. Justicia comments on the injustice in our legal system. 7734 was representative of Vardimon’s own experience as a ...
Read More »Richard Alston Dance Company – Mid Century Modern, Sadler’s Wells- Review
Pros: A programme of finely tuned and fast-paced choreography which elicits technical and musical prowess. Cons: A characteristic as much as a con, but a little too repetitive in movement terms. This programme marks Richard Alston’s fiftieth year as a choreographer, so what better to way to celebrate than by presenting an evening which combines new work alongside extracts of that which spans the last five decades. We start with the new Cut and Run by Associate Choreographer and ...
Read More »Pinocchio, Sadler’s Wells – Review
90-minutes without an interval and eighteen chapters make the production difficult to follow. Although there are magical moments, the piece feels self-indulgent and exhausting.
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