Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Tuesday September 29/15 - Fall for Dance - Sony Centre - we have just witnessed the greatest dance programme ever....when the Alvin Ailey company isn't in the top 5, something is wrong. The Ailey company wants to watch out for the sensational Atlanta Ballet, whose Minus 16 choreographed by Ohad Naharin, is one of the greatest dance shows ever, worth a trip to Atlanta. Unfortunately the opening night programme is not being repeated, instead we get two evenings of Program 2. Also in the top group was Toronto Dance Theatre's great Vena Cava, choreographed by Christopher House, the National Ballet's 24, and Vibhakta, by the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble. The Sony resounded with an appreciative audience the likes of whom I have never seen or heard there before.
Looking forward to Program 2 tomorrow, and cannot imagine it could ever be better than this evening's glorious event.
An enlightening talk by members of the 6 companies preceded the event.
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Martin McDonagh's brilliant black comedy The Hangmen, is well worth a visit. It is part of the National Theatre presentations at Cineplex, and there is an encore presentation on May 21st.
ReplyDeleteMcDonagh's plays, Beauty Queen of Leenane, Cripple of Inishman, Lonesome West, Beheading in Spokane, Pillowman, Lieutenant of Inishman all share his brilliance for black comedy, and always have something sinister in the plot. Like Joe Orton (Loot, What the Butler Saw), black comedies are a stylish part of our theatre fare, and McDonagh's films In Bruge and Seven Psychopaths are only a part of this playwright's great repertoire. The Hangmen just won 2016 Olivier awards for best new play, best actor, David Morrissey, and best set design.