August 27, 2015
Alban Lendorf hopes that his dual affiliation with Royal Danish Ballet and American Ballet Theatre for the coming season will give him and the two companies the best of both worlds.
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August 2015
August 27, 2015
August 14, 2015
Double Trouble
Cathy Marston:
”Lolita”
Bellevue Theatre
August 13, 2015
Cathy Marston’s “Lolita” may very well be the best ballet created for Alexander Kølpin´s Summer Ballet. The small ensemble of seven dancers including Royal Danish Ballet stars Ida Praetorius and Mads Blangstrup managed to transfer the great American novel to a new territory and create an exciting and well-choreographed ballet. There is, however, as in the novel, one big character error at play.
August 12, 2015
The Policeman's Ball
Copenhagen Summer Dance 15
August 10, 2015
Copenhagen Police Headquarters
For the 11th season, Danish Dance Theatre is hosting the annual summer festival in one of the most remarkable pieces of architecture in Denmark, Copenhagen Police Headquarters’ marvelous circular courtyard. Fans of Danish crime series “The Killing” and “The Bridge” may know the stunning location. Its scale and beauty make it a perfect and magical place for dance on a summer night.
However, a perfect surrounding also demands high quality dancing to match. Although both the Police director and the Mayor for Cultural Matters in Copenhagen both used and overused the term: "High International Level”, the works presented more or less all struggled to match that specific expectation.