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John O’Dwyer

Jitterbug and Conga Join Traditional Dance Forms on Central Ballet’s Tour

24/07/201619/07/2016 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various composers, Ballet Central Tour 2016: Dancers of Ballet Central. Redgrave Theatre, Bristol, 16.7.2016. (JO’D)

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Ballet Central Dancers 2016 (c) Bill Cooper

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Betroffenheit Explores Mental State Caused by Trauma and Loss

12/06/201603/06/2016 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various composers, Betroffenheit: Kidd Pivot and Electric Company Theatre, Sadler’s Wells, London, 31.05.2016. (J.O’D)

Jonathon Young & Crystal Pite’s Betroffenheit (c) Wendy D Photography

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Downbeat Atmosphere in Verve’s Performances

29/05/201625/05/2016 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various composers, Thank You For Coming, A Soft Target,The Thin Veil, Almost Poetic: Verve, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, The Place, London, 21. 05. 2015. (J.O’D)

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NDT2’s Young Dancers Perform in Different Dance

27/05/201619/05/2016 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various composers: NDT2, Dance Consortium, Sadler’s Wells, London, 17.5.2016. (J.O’D)

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NDT2’s Cacti with Katarina van den Wouwer & Gregory Lau
(c) Johan Persson

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Wilton’s Strike! Dance Festival Opens with Works that Puzzle yet Impress

11/05/201605/05/2016 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wilton’s Strike! Dance Festival 2016: Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 3.5.2016. (J.O’D)

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Reservoir

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Balletboyz Display New Finesse in Works by Lidberg and de Frutos

27/04/201622/04/2016 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Górecki, Foskett, Life:  Balletboyz®, Sadler’s Wells, London, 20.04.2016. (J.O’D)

A scene from Rabbit and Fiction from Life by BalletBoyz ©Tristram Kenton
A scene from Rabbit and Fiction from Life by BalletBoyz ©Tristram Kenton

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Innocent, Natural and Instinctive Dancing from National Youth Dance Company

15/04/201609/04/2016 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Richter, In-Nocentes: National Youth Dance Company, Sadler’s Wells, London, 7.4.2016. (J.O’D)

London, UK. 07.04.2016. National Youth Dance Company presents the premiere of "In-Nocentes" at Sadler's Wells. Choreographed by Michael Keegan-Dolan, Artistic Director for NYDC for 2015 - 2016, with lighting design by Peter Harrison, set and costume design by Laura Hopkins. NYDC is touring the work from 26 June – 23 July 2016. The dancers are: Monique Ademilola, Jasmine Bayes, Tomas Brennan, Jamie Buchanan, Arthur Clayton, Isis Clunie, Olivia Doyle, Lucia Fortune-Ely, Christian Griffin, Bar Groisman, Rachael Harrison, Alex Henderson, Amie Hibbert, Christopher Hicks, Tommy Hodgkins, Noga Inspector, Taitlyn Jaiyeola, Kaylee Jaiyeola, Ethan Joseph, Niamh Keeling, Rose Lewis, Blue Makwana, Dominic McAinsh, Iona McGuire, Kennedy Muntanga, Daniel Nattrass, Jessica Nixon, Jasmine Norton, Ethan Nott, Chris Pilbeam, David Prempeh, Jackson Shallcross-Platt, Kia Skilbeck, Ben Todd-Jones, Tre Usoro-Williams, Chad Wakefield, Molly Walker, John-William Watson, George Williams, Hallam Wood. Photograph © Jane Hobson
National Youth Dance Company’s In-Nocentes
© Jane Hobson

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An Evening of Good Things within Limits from Richard Alston Dance Company

08/04/201631/03/2016 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rameau, Chopin, Wolfe, Scarlatti, An Italian in Madrid: Richard Alston Dance Company, Sadler’s Wells, London, 29.03.2016. (J.O’D)

London, UK. 29.03.2016. Richard Alston Dance Company presents "An Italian In Madrid" at Sadler's Wells. horeographed by Richard Alston, lighting design by Karl Oskar Sordal, costume design by Fotini Dimou. Ihsaan de Banya, Liam Riddick, Nicholas Bodych, James Muller, Ryan Ledger, Jennifer Hayes, Nancy Nerantzi, Elly Braund, Oihana Vesga Bujan, Sharia Johnson, Vidya Patel.  Picture shows: Photograph © Jane Hobson.
Richard Alston Dance Company’s An Italian In Madrid
Photograph © Jane Hobson.

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