United Kingdom Ravel, Bliss, Arnold, Britten: Shadows of War – La Fin du jour, Flowers of the Forest and Miracle in the Gorbals: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia Paul Murphy (conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 8.10.2014 (GR).
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Dancer Wendy Houston Mixes Serious with Absurd
United Kingdom Pact with Pointlessness: Wendy Houstoun, The Place, London, 7.10.2014 (J.O’D)
Bo Diddlers Offer Ironic Take on Morris Dancing
Various Composers, STUMP!: The Bo Diddlers, The Place, London, 3.10.2014 (J.O’D) Choreographed & Performed by Stephen Berkeley-White, Gareth Charlton, Phil Hill, Dominic North, Thomas Ward, Ewan Wardrop Music: Fiddle, Rosie Butler-Hall; Accordion/Hurdy Gurdy, Danny Pedler ‘It’s a contemporary take on morris dancing,’ a man in the row behind me explained to the person he was … Read more
Basque and Sardinian Folk Traditions Inspire Jumping Dances
United Kingdom Various Composers, Idiot-Syncrasy: Made at The Place, The Place, London, 30.10.2014 (J.O’D)
Bintley’s Beauty and the Beast Promises Much for Birmingham Royal Ballet’s New Season
United Kingdom Buhr, Beauty and the Beast: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Choreographer David Bintley with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland (conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 30.9.2014 (GR).
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Patel’s Indian Dance Evening Becomes ‘Lived’ Experience
United Kingdom, Tanjore Quartet, Bhagavatula Sitarama Sarma, Wild Card: Seeta Patel – Something Then, Something Now, Sadler’s Wells, Sadler’s Wells (Lilian Baylis Studio), London, 26.9.2014 (J.O’D)
Martin Lawrance’s Dance Premiere Inspired by Liszt
United Kingdom Britten, Riley, Liszt: Richard Alston Dance Company, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 26.9.2014 (SRT)
Intriguing Choreography in Mats Ek’s Juliet & Romeo
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky et al, Juliet & Romeo: Soloists and corps de ballet of the Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet Orchestra / Alexander Polianichko – conductor (recorded), Sadler’s Wells, London, 24.9.2014. (JPr)
