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…
It is with great pomp and with two of its major pieces that the Opera Ballet celebrates the centenary of the birth of the American choreographer Merce Cunningham. First by taking over its Summerspace, then by bringing Exchange to the…
4 years after the announcement of his withdrawal from the artistic scene, the emblematic contemporary choreographer Mats Ek, is back at Palais Garnier! Mats Ek is proposing a new ballet piece, “Another Place”, a 35-minute pas de deux created at…
