dirac Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Jenny Gilbert's best of 2021 dance piece for The Arts Desk. Quote The great joy of 2021 was the discovery that ballet dancers – far from being hot-house plants prone to wither if deprived of ideal conditions – can bounce back leaner and stronger than ever. English National Ballet was the first to go live again in late May with Reunion, a programme of five 15-minute works, previously put out as short dance films shot under lockdown. The visible remnant of that process live at Sadler's Wells was the short interviews with the choreographers and key dancers, screened in place of printed programme notes. Fresh and illuminating, here was an idea with legs. The show’s other revelation was the choreographic talent of 24-year-old Arielle Smith, whose comedic invention and dynamic command of the stage deeply impressed (Jolly Folly, pictured above). Link to comment
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