Category Dance

dance performances and video dance

Snowblind

In her first work for San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet), British choreographer Cathy Marston zeroes in on the heart of Edith Wharton’s 1911 novella Ethan Frome. Her ballet, Snowblind, tells a story of repression, love, desperation, and dependence—the forces underlying…

Carmen

When Johan Inger was asked to create a new version of Carmen, being himself Swedish and Carmen a piece with a strong Spanish nature, he faced an enormous challenge. But it was also a great opportunity. The story witnessed through…

Light of Passage

Flight Pattern was Crystal Pite‘s first work for The Royal Ballet in London, making her the first woman in 18 years to choreograph for the company’s main stage when the piece premiered in 2017. The monumental one-act work was met with…

Left Right Left Right

With Left Right Left Right’ Alexander Ekman created a worthy successor of his 2010 hit ‘Cacti‘. The rhythmic group choreography is danced by eighteen young dancers of NDT 2. With a healthy dose of humor, they bring an impressive synchronous…

Wings of Wax

I can imagine, that this title evokes the ancient story of Icarus and his father Daedalus with their flight and plight, trying to escape their imprisonment in the infamous “Laborintus”. This great epos doesn’t only tell us a fascinating story from a…