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Review of ENB’s ‘The Nutcracker’: “Old-school charm”
Tchaikovsky’s Christmas masterpiece lands on the London Coliseum through one of the longest-running theatrical traditions in the West End. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this return montage was actually sugar-plum. They say that dreams are the actual magic that makes the world go around. Truth or not,…
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Review of ‘Via Katlehong’s Via Injabulo’: “Lekker jol”
Dance Umbrella presents this new experimental proposal bringing out the cultural background of South Africa’s townships. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if their heels were either kicked or dragged. How can you tell a thousand stories without even saying a single word? There’s something about dance that epitomizes,…
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Xenia Aidonopoulou talks ‘Skydiver’: “I would never underestimate an audience and their ability to appreciate high-quality art”
London’s contemporary dance festival returns this month with a new multi-sensory proposal exploring mankind’s most enduring desires. Guillermo Nazara chats with its director about the creation of the show, to learn the most interesting facts about a piece taking us into a reality built on dreams. How did you come up with the idea for…
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Review of ‘The Pigeon and The Mouse’: “Let your spirit start to soar”
The New York dance company Welcome to Campire presents this new experimental show playing for a strictly limited run at London’s Space Theatre. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know all the details about this stirring tale of romance and doom. Nothing has more power to create and to destroy…
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Review of ‘Romeo and Juliet’: “Tonight won’t just be any night”
Prokofiev’s ultimate masterpiece makes a comeback to the London stage, through Matthew Bourne’s imaginative retelling of the world’s most harrowing love story. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on this new montage – to let us know if, in this case, the course actually ran smooth. A broken heart might never beat again. The most unfortunate…
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Review of ‘Cinderella In The Round’: “That’s the wish her heart made”
Prokofiev’s luscious ballet soars over its own fantasy in this lavish production by the ENB. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this extravagant montage depicting one of the most famous fairy tales ever told, to let us know if magic was eventually made at the ball last night. There are many kinds of Cinderella. The…
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Review of Jazz Arts Rewired: “Passion on a passion”
The BOP Jazz Theatre Company presented this one-night-only event exploring the possibilities of dance and music through the merging of tradition and contemporary. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on the festival, to gives all the details about production introducing some of the mos promising new talent in the genre. “What is jazz?”, a simple question…
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Review of ‘Creature’: “They dared to play God”
Akram Khan’s expressionist ballet lands on the Sadler’s Wells for a strictly run until the end of the week. Guillermo Nazara reviews this return production by the English National Ballet, where beauty and horror are the inseparable sides of the same creation.
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Review of ‘The Winter’s Tale’: “Twisted as life”
Shakespeare’s late classic brings back the drama, comedy and ambiguity to its birthplace through this new production staged at the venue’s two playhouses. Guillermo Nazara reviews Sean Holmes’s reenvisioned take, to share his thoughts about this revised adaptation on one of the bard’s most debated works.
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Cirque du Soleil’s latest show to become its most successful production in London
Only two weeks away from concluding its run at the Royal Albert Hall, this new montage has already sold over 200 thousand tickets. Inspired by the aesthetics of the Victorian era, this incredible display of talent and spectacularity features, among others, 6 new acts never seen before in the UK.
