By Marisa C. Hayes The global pandemic, which has closed French theatres indefinitely, delivers an additional economic blow to the Paris Opera Ballet, as it arrives on the heels of the company’s unprecedented winter strike in response to government-proposed retirement reforms. Concurrent performances of Angelin Preljocaj’s Le Parc and Rudolf Nureyev’s Raymonda, as well as
By Sanjoy Roy The farewell performances by Richard Alston Dance Company, at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in March, marked the end of a singular line in British dance. Alston, now 71, was a founding figure of modern dance in the UK. In the first intake of students at the newly formed London Contemporary Dance School in
By Rebecca Karpus Sunlight spills through the window and into the white studio. The live accompaniment is quiet, yet intense. As the piano improvisation builds, one dancer slowly begins to move through the space. She walks among the group and then intentionally brushes past another dancer, as a cue to join. Intuitively, the cycle continues,