Graham Watts
Dance Writer and Critic at Freelance
Dance Writer/Critic/Influencer. Chair of Critics' Circle Dance Section & National Dance Awards. Ballet Icon Award 2024. OBE since 2008
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3 days ago |
yachtsandyachting.com | Graham Watts
Miracle Midlands Championship at Staunton Harold Sailing Club by Graham Watts 4 Jun 18:03 BST Staunton Harold Sailing Club hosted the first Miracle class event of the year over the May Whit Bank Holiday weekend. Despite the blustery forecast, five boats took to the water — four visitors and one home boat — after at least three teams decided against making the trip due to the conditions.
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1 week ago |
bachtrack.com | Graham Watts
Just four days after the death of legendary flamenco guitarist, Paco de Lucía, Sara Baras opened the 2014 London Flamenco Festival with La Pepa. It was an emotional and unforgettable evening filled with sentiment, especially when Baras sat onstage during the finale and poured out loving thoughts and memories of the great guitarist.
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criticscircle.org.uk | Graham Watts
Marquee TV to sponsor Dance Film AwardsNominations announcedThe Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce that Marquee TV has been appointed as sponsor for the two Film categories in the National Dance Awards (#NDA25). Marquee TV is a global streaming platform for the performing arts with hundreds of productions of ballet, opera, theatre, classical music, dance and more available to stream from any device.
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2 weeks ago |
bachtrack.com | Graham Watts
Although one of the indelible masterpieces of English literature, Jane Eyre is a complex work to translate into dance theatre, and few choreographers have attempted the challenge. Patrick de Bana’s production for Shanghai Ballet (seen in London, in 2013) and Nicola Tongue’s adventurous version for London Children’s Ballet, in 2008, are rare examples to set alongside this interpretation by Cathy Marston, which was premiered by Northern Ballet some eight years’ ago.
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gramilano.com | Graham Watts
TitleCarmen.maquiaCompanyBallet HispánicoVenueCurve Theatre, LeicesterDate16 May 2025ReviewerGraham WattsIt’s both an oddity and a considerable achievement that the only UK performances of New York’s celebrated Ballet Hispánico have taken place in Leicester, as part of Let’s Dance International Frontiers (LDIF), a vibrant celebration of dance from the African, Caribbean and Latin American Diaspora now in its fifteenth year.
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Nominees for Best Dance Film and Best Short Dance Film announced - awards to be sponsored by @MarqueeArtsTV https://t.co/9Pu0TyqcHo
Thanks Rosie 🙏xx
"Marston is one of the best storytellers in movement and mime". I love the portrayal of Jane & Rochester's relationship as it evolves through the work - both complex and subtle. So rewarding to watch @CathyRMarston Thanks for this great review @GWDanceWriter
My review of Jane Eyre by Northern Ballet at Norwich Theatre Royal. It’s a ballet that will please aficionados of Charlotte Brontë’s novel but if you are unfamiliar with the story make sure to read a synopsis beforehand! https://t.co/k15DRjGTHi
