Zoe Anderson

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Zoe Anderson

Kyle Abraham’s joyful choreography creates an on-stage house party to the music of D’Angelo in rom-com inspired productionZoe AndersonKyle Abraham’s An Untitled Love kicks off the new Rose International Dance Prize on a note of community, joy, and sheer beauty. To an R&B soundtrack by D’Angelo, 10 dancers meet, pair off, gossip, and hang out. As individual stories weave in and out, Abraham builds a bigger picture of a culture.

Dec 3, 2024 | phillytrib.com | Zoe Peterson |Zoe Anderson

Zoe D. Peterson of Indiana University, Mary P. Koss of the University of Arizona and RaeAnn Anderson of the University of Missouri-Kansas City wrote this article for The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Zoe D. Peterson of Indiana University, Mary P.

Nov 21, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Zoe Anderson

Returning to the stage after four years, dancer-choreographer Akram Khan is also coming back to his roots. The new Gigenis: The Generation of the Earth draws on his Indian classical training in a stylised drama about a family at war. It’s handsomely danced, with some beautiful imagery, but Khan seems to hold the material at arms’ length. Gigenis retells a story from the Mahabharata, the epic poem that has been a touchstone in Khan’s career.

Nov 14, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Zoe Anderson

You might wonder if, by making a ballet out of Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake trilogy of dystopian scifi novels, Wayne McGregor was biting off more than he could possibly chew. On stage, The Royal Ballet’s MADDADDAM is a kaleidoscopic pileup of images and ideas - as if McGregor never met a rabbit hole he didn’t want to go down. It can be exasperating, beautiful, or just odd. The hubris is part of the point: MADDADDAM is about the need to tell stories, and the struggle to tell them.

Oct 19, 2024 | bachtrack.com | Zoe Anderson

In A Folk Tale (Et Folkesagn), choreographer August Bournonville swoops from domestic life to the temptations and dangers of the magical world. It’s a major theme for Bournonville, most famously in his 1836 ballet La Sylphide. This time, the boundaries between the two are blurred. A Folk Tale’s changeling plot means that human heroine Hilda has the sparkle of magic about her. Leading a bright revival from the Royal Danish Ballet, Astrid Elbo dances with a glow that shows both sides.