Category: Dance with Me

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Review: Giselle by Teatro Di San Carlo

Hailing from Naples in the south of Italy, the world’s oldest opera house Teatro Di San Carlo presented a brilliant performance of Giselle at Mastercard Theatres this weekend. Often considered one of the great classical ballets, Giselle is a technically demanding piece, and dancers who have mastered the role hailed as brilliant in the annals of history. With such prestige to their name, Teatro Di San Carlo did not … Continue reading Review: Giselle by Teatro Di San Carlo

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Preview: Giselle by Teatro Di San Carlo

For one weekend only, Base Entertainment Asia and Mastercard Theatres will play host to the most ancient opera house in the world, Naples’ Teatro Di San Carlo, as they present the classic beloved ballet piece Giselle.  Starring Giuseppe Picone, Anna Chiara Amirante, Claudia D’Antonio and Alessandro Staiano, Giselle is a tale of unrequited true love where the titular Giselle dances to her death following a broken heart, after … Continue reading Preview: Giselle by Teatro Di San Carlo

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Review: An American in Paris at the Dominion Theatre

It’s 2017, and though we’ve seen plenty of musicals heavily incorporating dance into their direction, from Billy Elliot to Half A Sixpence, it feels like the days of epic, creative Gene Kelly type numbers are gone forever. Enter An American In Paris, definitive proof that romance told through dance still very much has a place on stage. Based on the 1951 film of the same name, An American In Paris follows World War … Continue reading Review: An American in Paris at the Dominion Theatre

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Review: Indices of Vanishment by RAW Moves

What happens when you get a theatre director to choreograph a dance piece? You’ll probably get something like Indices of Vanishment, assuming you have the directorship of as capable a practitioner as Edith Podesta and the leadership of Artistic Director Ricky Sim. Riffing on RAW Moves’ 2017 season theme of Clutter, Podesta crafts an intimate, powerful piece about the baggage we hold in life, and despite it being her … Continue reading Review: Indices of Vanishment by RAW Moves

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[Review] Huayi Festival 2017: Cloud Gate 2 – Triple Bill

In their much anticipated debut performance in Singapore as part of Huayi 2017, Cloud Gate 2 presented a triple bill programme featuring two pieces by the company’s artistic director, Cheng Tsung-Lung and a shorter piece by guest choreographer and frequent collaborator, Huang Yi. Although Cloud Gate 2 is the sister company of the critically acclaimed Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, unlike other junior troupes, … Continue reading [Review] Huayi Festival 2017: Cloud Gate 2 – Triple Bill

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Preview: Indices of Vanishment by RAW Moves

Theatre practitioner Edith Podesta takes on the role of choreographer at dance company RAW Moves’ 2017 edition of its annual Repertory Platform. Performed by the RAW Moves Company Dancers, Indices of Vanishment aims to examine the connections we have with personal artifacts and explores the psychological space clutter occupies in our daily lives. Podesta was first approached by RAW Moves with the theme of clutter and initially stumped as … Continue reading Preview: Indices of Vanishment by RAW Moves

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[Preview] Huayi Festival 2017: Cloud Gate 2 – A Triple Bill

Cloud Gate 2 is the sister company of the renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, and will finally make their Singaporean debut at the 2017 Huayi Chinese Festival of the arts! Founded by Lin Hwai-min and the late Lo Man-fei, Cloud Gate 2 has quickly grown to become one of Taiwan’s foremost junior contemporary dance companies featuring some of the country’s most talented up … Continue reading [Preview] Huayi Festival 2017: Cloud Gate 2 – A Triple Bill

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