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An American dream of balletic brilliance
[Laurent Liotardo]
The debut novel by Uruguayan Eugenia Ladra, and poetry by Gerardo Diego
RICHARD MURGATROYD appreciates a study that urges us to think about water differently, as a living entity with its own logic and intelligence
New releases from Zulu Guitar Blues, Fela Kuti, and Amadou & Mariam
IAN SINCLAIR revels in the reissue of great recordings by one of the most recognisable and radical voices in British music
SIMON PARSONS applauds an original, visual and movement-based take on the birth and death of a relationship
Voices of America
Sadler's Wells, London
ENGLISH National Ballet's Voices of America showcases some of the most exciting past and present work in neoclassical ballet from across the Atlantic by three outstanding choreographers.
Fantastic Beings by Canadian-born Aszure Barton is an imaginative, funny and sumptuous refection on the boundary between the animal and the human, while Approximate Sonata 2016 by that titan of neoclassical ballet William Forsythe breaks down ballet vocabulary in a piece that exemplifies his unique style.
A deconstruction of the pas de deux between a man and a woman — a central pillar of all ballet works — it has Alina Cojocaru shining brightly in a work full of wit, elegance and an underbeat that makes the heart race apace.
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