20 September 2006
Take-home ballet
Take-home ballet
To Sadler’s Wells last night to see the opening of Sylvie Guillem’s new ballet Sacred Monsters. She shares the stage with her colleague Amrit Khan and the musicians. Everything is arranged very informally: the musicians sit onstage and play as if busking on the street; Guillem retreats after a solo to the back of the stage to mop herself with a towel and braid her hair. Each of the principals offers a solo roughly from their respective traditions (Khan is trained in Kathak) then combine for duets of playful combat.(Have they been studying capoeira?)
When others dance well I’m touched, inspired, moved. When Guillem dances my reaction goes further: I’m going to move like that! Take-home ballet.
Posted by SJT at September 20, 2006 05:57 PMComments
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