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Review: 28 June 2009
Not Quite
Rhapsodic: Good Morning, Mr. Gershwin is an Uneven Evening of
Dance
Montalvo and Hervieu’s new show starts strong, but the
second half may leave a wrinkle on your brow. Patricia Boccadoro
reviews.
Profile: 26 May 2009
Stéphane
Bullion
Despite an early bout with cancer, Stéphane Bullion has
emerged as one of the most exciting young male dancers in Paris.
Review: 12 May 2009
Ballet Review: Suites en
blanc
Three great choreographers intermingle chic, drama
and erotic ritual in a single evening at the Paris Opera Ballet.
Interview: 23 April 2009
Charles
Jude
"It was a total challenge to
present the Italy of the time, festive and joyous, but with the
underlying, seething hatred between the rival families," says
choreographer Charles Jude about his new version of Romeo and
Juliet
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Feature: 9 April 2009
Gala: Carte Blanche to Agnès
Letestu
While landmark works from France’s greatest choreographers
were shown in Paris, a young generation of newcomers presented their
creations at a gala outside the city centre.
Review: 31 March 2009
Le Parc: The Art
of the French Kiss
Preljocaj's passionate three-act drama invites
us to rediscover the art and eros of loving in 18th century France with
all its gallant codes of seduction and intrigue.
Review: 9 March 2009
Pina Bausch: Lock,
Stock and Barrel
Dance critic Patricia Boccadoro on Pina Bausch
Tanztheater Wuppertal.
Review: 17 February 2009
Les Enfants du
Paradis: Extreme Makeover
Marcel Carné’s
1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis
(Children of Paradise) ranks as one of the greatest of French
classics. But will José Martinez' makeover for the Paris Opera Ballet fare
as well?
Review: 30 January 2009
Akram Khan Scores With The
National Ballet of China
"This is the kind of dancing that thrills;
pure dance so rarely seen in these days of empty intellectualism where
weary choreographers in search of inspiration strip their dancers naked,"
writes Patricia Boccadoro in Paris.
Review
The Fairest of All: A Soaring
'Blanche-Niege' by Angelin Preljocaj Transcends its Grimm
Origins
Magic mirrors, glass coffins, poisoned apples, wicked
stepmothers, attempted murder – not to mention dwarves…it takes a rare
artistic gift to combine these ingredients into a sublime and
sophisticated evening of
Review
Not Quite Dance
or Theatre - Call it Ars Gratia Binoche
Without the essential
ingredient of self-deprecating irony, actress Juliette Binoche and
choreographer Akram Khan serve up a program that has all the horrible
fascination of "Dancing With the Stars" with none of the kitschy, winking
fun - a recipe for disaster.
Review
New York City
Ballet in Paris: Great Expectations, Disappointment for
Some
European dance critic Patricia Boccadoro weighs in on the
first visit of the American troupe to the Paris Opera in 43 years.
Review
Les Grands Ballets
Canadiens de Montréal
The Canadian dance company marks the 400th
anniversary of the city of Québec.
Portrait
Hervé Moreau
Patricia
Boccadoro on Paris Opera Ballet star Hervé Moreau.
Review
Swedish Cross-Dressing
Mocks Catholic Spain
The wild violence and cruelty of Mats Ek's
creation profoundly shocked Catholic Spain.
Feature
Finland's Tero
Saarinen Triumphs at Paris Dance Festival
Attractive music,
extravagant staging, glamorous costumes and a particularly inventive use
of videos marked the recent Chatelet Dance Festival in Paris
Interview
Rudolf Nureyev at 70 According
to Ariane Dollfus
Born 17 March 1938, Rudolf Nureyev would have
been 70 today. Patricia Boccadoro talks to French journalist Ariane
Dollfus about her new biography of the celebrity Russian dancer.
Reader Comment
Nureyev: Everything He
Ever Said or Did
Kathy Costello in Massachusetts comments
on Dance editor Patricia Boccadoro's review of Nureyev: The Life
by Julie Kavanagh.
Book Review
Nureyev: Everything He
Ever Said or Did
Patricia Boccadoro reviews the latest book about
the world's most famous dancer.
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