Contemporary dance Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/tag/contemporary-dance/ Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:02:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-32x32.png Contemporary dance Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/tag/contemporary-dance/ 32 32 Sleeping Beauty https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/sleeping-beauty-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/sleeping-beauty-2/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:02:30 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2323 Ten years on from its debut, Matthew Bourne’s gothic ballet rendition of the Sleeping Beauty story has lost none of its dreamy qualities.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/sleeping-beauty-2/feed/ 0 Richard Alston Dance Company: Final Edition https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2020/richard-alston-dance-company-final-edition/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2020/richard-alston-dance-company-final-edition/#respond Sat, 08 Feb 2020 13:56:40 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=1470 This is a show of unusually mixed
emotions: Richard Alston has just been knighted and his eponymous company has
reached its 25th year.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2020/richard-alston-dance-company-final-edition/feed/ 0 Rambert2 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2020/rambert2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2020/rambert2/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:17:11 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=1449 This showcase from a talented young company
proved something of an embarrassment of riches.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2020/rambert2/feed/ 0 Romeo and Juliet https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/romeo-and-juliet-5/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/romeo-and-juliet-5/#respond Sat, 07 Sep 2019 00:02:55 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=971 Verona is anything but fair in this dark and challenging reimagining of the tale of two young lovers.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/romeo-and-juliet-5/feed/ 0 Boy Blue: Blak Whyte Gray https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/boy-blue-blak-whyte-gray/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/boy-blue-blak-whyte-gray/#respond Wed, 15 May 2019 14:54:23 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=31 From the first tentative move of the opening piece to the concluding strut of the third and final dance, it is clear Boy Blue are an exceptionally talented company.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/boy-blue-blak-whyte-gray/feed/ 0 Ballet Central https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/ballet-central/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/ballet-central/#respond Fri, 03 May 2019 14:57:44 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=34 This varied and engaging showcase from one of the country’s leading ballet schools is a treat for ballet newbies and aficionados alike.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/ballet-central/feed/ 0 Pepperland https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/pepperland/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/pepperland/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2019 19:09:46 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=247 It takes some guts to mess with The Beatles, and it takes some serious panache to pull it off.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/pepperland/feed/ 0 Grand Finale https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2018/grand-finale/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2018/grand-finale/#respond Wed, 16 May 2018 18:53:35 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=102 From the very start of Hofesh Shechter’s return to the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, with a blatant nod to the monolith and apes of 2001 Space Odyssey, we a bombarded with a dense series of cultural references.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2018/grand-finale/feed/ 0 Cinderella https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2018/cinderella-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2018/cinderella-2/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:44:43 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=651 This may be Cinders, but there is no
pumpkin in sight – the fairy godmother is a male angel, the carriage a
motorbike and sidecar, and the ball is at the Cafe de Paris in the midst of the
London Blitz.

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Italy’s famous romancer, seeking to recast him as a man as much of letters and
emotion as of energetic rutting.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/casanova/feed/ 0 The Red Shoes https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/the-red-shoes/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/the-red-shoes/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:59:09 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=611 Based loosely on the Powell and Pressburger classic film, this reimagining of the reimagined Hans Christian Andersen fairytale is a typically stylish Matthew Bourne affair.

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mixed messages in this Northern Ballet version of the story of the vainglorious
prince turned to a monster by a slighted fairy.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2016/beauty-the-beast/feed/ 0 Belonging(s) https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2016/belongings/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2016/belongings/#respond Sun, 22 May 2016 19:08:38 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=124 Billed as an exploration of migration, the nature of belonging, and the fleeting nature of our surroundings, this unusual production took the audience from the auditorium of Epic Studios through impromptu performances spaces in Anglia Square, St Augustine’s, and the surrounding streets.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2016/belongings/feed/ 0 Lord of the Flies https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2014/lord-of-the-flies/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2014/lord-of-the-flies/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:26:55 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=419 William Golding’s classic tale is one of a group collapsing in on itself: this production is a group coming together in spectacular fashion.

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imaginative retelling of the Nutcracker, it’s “oral feast”.

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