Category Archives: Online

Spring Special – Dutch National Ballet: Livestream, 10 April 2021

Posted on April 11, 2021 by gerarddavis09

Boing! Spring has sprung and, like the rest of the northern hemisphere, hopes are rising in the Netherlands for some kind of respite from the everlasting Covid pandemic. Dutch National Ballet are clearly feeling the same optimism and have put … Continue reading →

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Hans van Manen Variations – Dutch National Ballet: Live streaming, 5 March 2021

Posted on March 6, 2021 by gerarddavis09

Hans van Manen is one of the great choreographic names of the 20th and 21st centuries, and not just because he somehow makes unitards look good. His deeply musical work is beautifully crafted, inventively detailed in the steps and it’s … Continue reading →

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Dancing Nation: Episode 3 – Sadler’s Wells & BBC: BBC iPlayer & Sadler’s Wells website, from 28 January 2021

Posted on February 7, 2021 by gerarddavis09

The ambitious Dancing Nation reached its conclusion without really hitting any great heights. Or little ones. It may be due to the deliberate lack of narrative and emotional connection between dancers but, somehow, contemporary dance just doesn’t seem to transcribe … Continue reading →

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Dancing Nation: Episode 1 – Sadler’s Wells & BBC: BBC iPlayer & Sadler’s Wells website, from 28 January 2021

Posted on January 29, 2021 by gerarddavis09

Over the past nine months or so there’s been plenty of ballet made available to watch online. There’s not been quite the same volume of contemporary dance to witness, presumably a question of budgets and company structures. Finally, however, there’s … Continue reading →

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The Secret Theatre – Scottish Ballet: Online, 21 December 2020

Posted on December 24, 2020 by gerarddavis09

He ain’t heavy, he’s my brotherston There have been a whole host of filmed dance works over the past nine months or so but Scottish Ballet’s The Secret Theatre might be the one that has the longest shelf life. Following … Continue reading →

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The Nutcracker – Birmingham Royal Ballet: The REP, Birmingham. On Demand, 18 December 2020

Posted on December 19, 2020 by gerarddavis09

Back in the rep I’ve seen Peter Wright’s production of The Nutcracker for Birmingham Royal Ballet in three different guises. First time was a specially adapted one at London’s O2 Arena; second time was a specially adapted one at London’s … Continue reading →

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ENB Digital Season: Take Five Blues / Senseless Kindness / Laid in Earth / Echoes / Jolly Folly – English National Ballet: Online from 23 November 2020

Posted on November 29, 2020 by gerarddavis09

Take five films One major benefit of the Covid-19 outbreak has been the necessity for artistic companies to find new ways of attracting their audience. For many, film has been part of the answer and the dance world has leaped … Continue reading →

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30th Anniversary Performance – Birmingham Royal Ballet: Online, 19 November 2020

Posted on November 20, 2020 by gerarddavis09

Just a quiet birthday Somewhat inevitably, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s 30th Anniversary celebrations were rather muted. With Covid-19 still grinching around the country, the number of dancers and musicians were limited, no spectators were allowed and starry guests were mercifully absent. … Continue reading →

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Emerging Dancer 2020 – English National Ballet: Live streaming, 22 September 2020

Posted on September 22, 2020 by gerarddavis09

Emerging technology 2020 Although you’d have been hard-pressed to spot them, ballet royalty in the shape of The Royal Ballet’s Ed Watson and Natalia Osipova were two of the judges for English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2020. Lack of screen … Continue reading →

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The Other Side – Aterballetto: Online, 28 June 2020

Posted on June 28, 2020 by gerarddavis09

Turn to the left The things you learn inadvertently. The late Achille Maramotti, founder of Italian fashion brand Max Mara, was also an avid art collector and the company’s former headquarters in Reggio Emilia is now a private museum that … Continue reading →

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