United Kingdom Astana Ballet: Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 12.9.2019. (JO’D)
The Linbury Theatre welcomes Kazakhstan’s Astana Ballet for a four-work mixed programme
John O'Dwyer
Flashback, or Flash Forward? Arthur Pita’s The Mother with Natalia Osipova
United Kingdom The Mother (choreography by Arthur Pita): Natalia Osipova and Jonathan Goddard. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 20.6.2019. (JO’D)
More Commitment and Artistry from San Francisco Ballet
United Kingdom San Francisco Ballet, Programme D (choreography by Wheeldon, McIntyre, Dawson): Principals, Soloists and Corps de ballet of San Francisco Ballet. Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Martin West (conductor), Sadler’s Wells, London, 6.6.2019. (JO’D)
San Francisco Ballet’s Energy and Freedom of Movement is Clear
United Kingdom San Francisco Ballet, Programme C (choreography by Welch, Scarlett, Peck): Principals, Soloists and Corps de ballet of San Francisco Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Martin West (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 5.6.2019. (JO’D)
San Francisco Ballet’s Opening Triple Bills at Sadler’s Wells
Against the Stream Turns Spotlight on Choreographers ‘Who Gave New Life to Dance’
United Kingdom Against the Stream: Ivan Putrov (artistic director and producer) and guest dancers, Paradisal Players / Samuel Burstin (conductor), London Coliseum, 7.4.2019. (JO’D)
© Andrej Uspenski
Northern Ballet’s Well-Danced Victoria Lacks Dramatic Intensity
United Kingdom Northern Ballet’s Victoria: Dancers of Northern Ballet, Northern Ballet Sinfonia / Jonathan Lo (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 26.3.2019. (JO’D)
Mark Morris’s Pepperland is Perhaps a ‘Dance to the Music of Time’ at Sadler’s Wells
United Kingdom Mark Morris Dance Group – Pepperland: Sadler’s Wells, London, 20.3.2019. (JO’D)
