Category Archives: Rambert Dance Company

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

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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Rambert Dance Company on The Space: watch four complete performances free online

Plugging a gap Over the past few years ballet and dance has done much to promote itself through cinema and TV. Now there’s also a unique online platform called The Space, a digital arts service from Arts Council England developed … Continue reading

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Mixed Bill (What Wild Ecstasy) – Rambert Dance Company: Sadler’s Wells, 15 May 2012

Oh bee-hive yourself With three giant wasps dangling from the roof it was immediately clear that the London premiere of What Wild Ecstasy, Mark Baldwin’s luminous response to L’Après-midi d’un faune, was not going to be your run-of-the-mill contemporary drudge-fest. … Continue reading

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A Celebration of Bob Lockyer – Various Artists: Robin Howard Theatre, The Place, London, 13 April 2012

Ice-cream and cake all round More a celebration for Bob Lockyer rather than the publicised Celebration of Bob Lockyer this was an enterprisingly varied celebration of work that typified Lockyer’s eclectic approach to the dance work he was able to … Continue reading

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