Tag Archives: Barbican

Hoochie Koochie – Trajal Harrell: Barbican Art Gallery, The Barbican, London, 23 July 2017

Posted on July 23, 2017 by gerarddavis09

London is voguing There’s a ballet by Alexander Ekman called Cacti that basically takes the piss out of critics trying to misguidedly pin meaning onto a choreographers intentions. I felt I was being sucked into the same trap with Trajal … Continue reading →

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Zero Point – Darren Johnston: Barbican Theatre, The Barbican, London, 26 May 2017

Posted on May 27, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Lots blunt An awful lot of preparation went into formulating Zero Point. British choreographer Darren Johnston initially developed the idea through a Research & Development project at the Barbican in 2014, then he took on a residency at the Museum … Continue reading →

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Triple Bill – Ballet Black: Barbican Theatre, The Barbican Centre, London, 3 March 2017

Posted on March 4, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Wolfing it down The big draw of Ballet Black’s new Triple Bill was Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s world premiere of Red Riding Hood. Taking a sidelong look at ye olde faerie tale it gives the main characters a bit more contemporary … Continue reading →

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Robot – Blanca Li Dance Company: Barbican Theatre, The Barbican, London, 22 February 2017

Posted on February 23, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Robot ears I would liked to have said Blanca Li’s Robot was a case of style over substance but there wasn’t even a great deal of style in it. It was a messy hotch-potch of vignettes that didn’t connect to … Continue reading →

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Kiss & Cry – Charleroi Danses: Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 1 February 2017

Posted on February 2, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Digit all Kiss & Cry is simply incredible; it’s arguably the most beautiful, inventive, clever and most heart-breakingly melancholic show I’ve ever seen. It should be a mess really. The stage is full of technical equipment and there are several … Continue reading →

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Marzo – Dewey Dell: The Pit, Barbican Centre, London, 25 January 2017

Posted on January 26, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Manga Italiana Well, this is a weird show. At its heart it’s a simple boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl fancies someone else kind of affair. Only the protagonists are aliens, superheroes and an ageing  Samurai … Continue reading →

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Marée Basse – Sacekripa: The Pit, Barbican Centre, London, 17 January 2017

Posted on January 17, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Knife to meet you So what happens when you put two drunk variety artists in a cramped room with a couple of bottles of wine and several very sharp knives? Well, not quite the anarchic pandemonium you might expect. Sacekripa’s … Continue reading →

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Dark Circus – Stereoptik: The Pit, The Barbican, London, 26 January 2016

Posted on January 27, 2016 by gerarddavis09

Getting tents Bit of a misleading title this one. Despite the morbid fascination with death, Dark Circus is more a charming work of whimsy than horror. It’s simply too beautiful to be scary. Stereoptik (aka Romain Bermond and Jean-Baptiste Maillet) … Continue reading →

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The Forever Loop – Eddie Peake: Curve Gallery, The Barbican, London, 9 October 2015 – 10 January 2016

Posted on October 11, 2015 by gerarddavis09

Dancing to a new ditty Having done a bit of hip-hop and contemporary dance in his younger days, it’s perhaps no surprise that London-based artist Eddie Peake’s new commission to fill the the Barbican’s Curve Gallery is full of movement. … Continue reading →

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Petrushka – New York Philharmonic/Giants Are Small: Barbican Centre, London, 19 April 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by gerarddavis09

Roll up, roll up! It’s not every day that you see an orchestra of such international esteem as the New York Philharmonic all wearing fluffy hats when they’re playing. But that’s the sort of thing that happens when you put … Continue reading →

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