johnross Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Three choreographers, four dancers, five ballet pieces opened last night at the Sadlers Wells Theatre. Pictures from the general rehearsal. Yuan Yuan Tuan and Damian Smith in Edwaard Liang's Finding Light Fang-Yi Sheu in Russell Maliphant's Present Past Yuan Yuan Tuan and Damian Smith in After the Rain by Christopher Wheeldon More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Did anyone else see this last night? Is it worth going to? I've only seen one review (from something called Young Theatre or similar) and it was pretty mixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Pre-empting tomorrow's links here's the largely positive review from The Stage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks, John. I didn't see this when I was searching for reviews. There were still plenty of tickets available when I looked this morning; I'm quite surprised that there aren't any offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I think so (especially when Yuan Yuan Tan onstage) - going tonight, really looking forward to it. more pics tomorrow! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Short and rather patchy was what I felt, but others may have felt differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Short maybe, but very sweet to my eyes. Splendid in fact! A couple of photos of the featured artistes... Yuan Yuan Tan© Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / FlickrFang-Yi Sheu© Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / FlickrSee more... Set from DanceTabs - Liang-Maliphant-Wheeldon at Sadler's Wells, featuring Fang-Yi Sheu and Yuan Yuan TanCourtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coated Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) 2x2 was utterly mesmerising, and I'd happily pay good money to see either dancer again. The only piece I wasn't too keen on was Present Past, but that was down to my personal preferences rather than the actual performance, I felt the music was completely incidental to the choreography and it didn't seem to link up with the rhythm of the 2 pieces at all. Fang-Yi Sheu's control was extremely impressive, with not a single muscle shaking even in the most demanding poses. I'd love to see Yuan Yuan Tuan in a full length classical ballet one day... Edited November 16, 2013 by Coated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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