Category Archives: Southbank

Morphed – Tero Saarinen Company: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 10 August 2017

Posted on August 11, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Music Man The most striking thing about the Finnish Tero Saarinen Company’s Morphed was the extraordinarily clamorous music by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Slightly dissonant but heaving with mighty swellings of glorious noise, it was a series of three constantly surprising orchestral … Continue reading →

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Romeo and Juliet – English National Ballet: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 5 August 2017

Posted on August 6, 2017 by gerarddavis09

We aren’t family Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet is forty years old now, which means it’s lasted more than twice Juliet’s life span. It’s English National Ballet’s very own production, the legendary Russian having created it at the behest of … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Mulan – Hong Kong Dance Company: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 15 April 2017

Posted on April 16, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Like father, like daughter For Hong Kong Dance Company’s The Legend of Mulan, we were promised a mix of contemporary, ballet, Chinese Classical dance and martial arts and that’s exactly what we got. Unfortunately, we also received large doses of … Continue reading →

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Body.Dance.Nation.City – Ballet National de Marseille: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 5 August 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016 by gerarddavis09

Anthemic The first half an hour or so of Body.Dance.Nation.City was a largely uninspiring bout of contemporary dance. True, the synchronised ensemble work was impressively performed by the 16-strong cast but joint choreographers Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten just … Continue reading →

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Sanjukta Sinha & Sanjukta Wagh – Kin and Rage & Beyond: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 30 May 2016

Posted on May 31, 2016 by gerarddavis09

Kin marvellous The title Kin and Rage & Beyond makes more sense when you realise it’s actually two different shows for two different dancers. Both use Kathak as their base but the results are remarkably different. To help confuse matters … Continue reading →

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Bale de Rua – Baila Brazil: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 6 August 2015

Posted on August 7, 2015 by gerarddavis09

In one Brasileiro and out the other If you’re planning to watch Baila Brazil don’t go expecting to see women resplendent in feathers and bikinis. In fact, you’ll get more satisfaction if you don’t expect to see any women at … Continue reading →

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This Is Not Black – Alesandra Seutin & Ayanna Witter-Johnson: Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, 12 September 2014

Posted on September 13, 2014 by gerarddavis09

This is not a review Describing herself as a performer, choreographer and teacher, Harare-born Alesandra Seutin’s life and parentage spans both Africa and Europe (her mother is Zimbabwean, her father Belgian). In This Is Not Black she looks into ‘Afro-European’ … Continue reading →

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Apocrifu – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London 24 January 2014

Posted on January 25, 2014 by gerarddavis09

Say the word With the multi-layered set strewn liberally with books it’s immediately clear that language (and, more specifically, religious and idealogical text) is a major theme of Apocrifu. Speech, singing, the written word, visual imagery and, of course, the … Continue reading →

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Win FREE tickets to Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Apocrifu at London’s Southbank Centre

Posted on January 20, 2014 by gerarddavis09

Win free tickets to Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Apocrifu at London’s Southbank Centre Originally premiered in 2007 in Brussels, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Apocrifu makes its London debut at the Southbank Centre on January 24th and 25th 2014. Cherkaoui is one of … Continue reading →

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Configurations/Strange Blooms – Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London, 3 December 2013

Posted on December 4, 2013 by gerarddavis09

Heavy plant crossing It’s amazing the difference 25 years can make. Back in 1988 Shobana Jeyasingh created her first piece of non Indian classical dance. After apparently grabbing Michael Nyman at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, she convinced him to … Continue reading →

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