Tag: dance
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Ten women artists from everywhere. Which woman artist inspires you?
Ten women artists from everywhere. Which woman artist inspires you? Here are ten women artists, with one work I chose from each, and the reasons I find their work inspiring. On this Women’s History Month, maybe you also have a list of woman artists that inspire you?
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Dancing with less is truly more, the Quintett triple bill at Ballett Zürich
Sixteen years ago in Porto, I got hooked on William Forsythe’s work through one of the pieces on the current program at Opernhaus Zürich, “Quintett”. I was particularly looking forward to revisiting Forsythe’s ballet with a new cast, and curious about the pairing with works by Hans van Manen and Jacopo Godani.
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Multiverse by Wayne McGregor, dance poetry not for the escapist of mind
The same week I visited Rodin and Dance, I came to London to attend the last performance of Wayne McGregor’s triple bill celebrating his 10 year anniversary as the Royal Ballet’s resident choreographer. The evening featured earlier works Chroma and Carbon Life in addition to a brand new work premiered on November 10, Multiverse. Chroma, wonderfully danced by the Royal…
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What is your favorite dancer portrait? I am tempted by a Kagamijishi Dancer from Itō Shinsui
I am always looking for objects I can relate to dance and dance history. I recently came across a beatiful print of a dancer from a Itō Shinsui’s selection of works at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich. Itō Shinsui is a well known woodblock printmaking (Ukyio-e) artist from the Shin Hanga period, at the beginning…
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Dance fascinates more than Rodin, at the Courtauld
As a regular ballet practitioner and with my research in mind, I was particularly excited to attend the “Rodin and Dance: The Essence of Movement” exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery in London. I enjoy the small scale of Courtauld exhibitions, which tends to force very focused themes. The exhibition fully delivered, with a well…