Commissioned to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the painter L. S. Lowry in 1987, this award-winning ballet celebrates the life and work of a unique artist. Created by Gillian Lynne (choreographer of Cats, The Phantom of the Opera…
A uniformly seeming mass with eccentric movements, constantly halfway between dancing to hard techno-beats: this only describes parts of the high-performance dance of “Soul Chain”, a piece by the renowned Israeli choreographer Sharon Eyal, which she created especially for the…
Orpheus and Eurydike is Pina Bausch‘s masterpiece and the ultimate symbol of her choreographic genius. It is here danced by the Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris. From the outset it had been Gluck’s wish that Orpheus and Eurydike should…
This entry from the Lincoln Center at the Movies series celebrates one of the nation’s premier modern dance companies: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which was formed in New York by Ailey in 1958 and showcases African-American performers. Serving up…
The Royal Shakespeare Company‘s award-winning production of Hamlet, directed by Gregory Doran, stars David Tennant in the title role. Shot on location at a disused Jesuit seminary in north London, this screen version of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies retains…
He may have whittled things down to four characters and kept it short but Tony Fabre‘s Histoire d’eux, inspired by the Greek myth of Dido and Aeneas has much to admire. It’s a beautifully played out picture of the couple.…
A dance experience for our virtual times: with “Beethoven-Ballets”, Stuttgart Ballet paid homage to the famous composer in a live-streamed performance. Choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti delights in these extremes and the irrepressible power that lie in Beethoven’s music. “I know many…
