Eva Kistrup

Garbo Speaks!

 

Dance2Go

Nikolaj Hübbe & Silja Schandorff

“Swan Lake” White Act

 

Tilman O’Donnell:

“In Life Love & So On”

Presented by Corpus

October 22 2015

  

Esther Lee Wilkinson & Shane Brox

“The Fable Maker”

Royal Danish Ballet School

October 9, 2015

 

“Short Time Together”

Royal Danish Ballet

October 9, 2015

 

Financial Cuts for the RDB and the culture sector

 

When Shane Brox and Ester Lee Wilkinson’s children’s ballet “The Fable Maker” returned to the RDB stage after a two year hiatus there was one significant change. Shane Brox now goes stage and verbally explains some of the more dramatic scenes. I asked my six-year-old companion who also attended the premiere in 2012 if he found that change in the production beneficial.

He agreed that it made some things clearer and then hit the nail on the head by adding: “By why couldn’t Ferdinand (the protagonist) speak for himself?”

I could not answer the question and found myself explaining that in ballet people do not usually speak. How little aware was I then that the trend of this season apparently is Speaking Dancers. I will state that I have no problem with speaking dancers. It is the concept of non-dancing dancers, I have certain issues with.  

 

Fast Mover

 

In less than a half year, 19 year old Tobias Praetorius has moved from a budding first year dancer, filling out in ensembles, to a leading performer and surprisingly enough this classical virtuoso is making his mark in no less than five modern works.

 

When Tobias Praetorius last season made the move from apprentice to RDB dancer, timing issues could have made it a difficult move. Not only did the classes above him burst with leading man material, the company also brought in no less than five new dancers to the male ensemble. Potentially it could be difficult for a first year dancer to get the chances to develop and build a resume.