Diaghilev's Theatre of Marvels: The Ballets Russes and its Aftermath
by Kate Snedeker
Even considering the current economic downturn, it’s unlikely that any other company has emerged from adversity like The South African Ballet Theatre. Eight years after rising from the ashes of the former State Ballet Theatre in Pretoria, the company is thriving, having started an Academy, founded an extensive outreach program, toured Russia, hosted co-productions with the Royal Danish Ballet, produced four full length ballets a year to sold out audiences and moved into a gorgeous studio at the new Joburg Theatre complex.
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 Vincent Dance Theatre - 'If We Go On'
by David Mead -- October 17, 2009, The Place, London
“No more dancing.” Those are the words that open and close Charlotte Vincent’s “If We Go On.” Spurred on by Aurora Lubos, seemingly the more militant of the two, Patrycja Kujawska adds some specifics: “No more partner work…no more emotion…no more classical music– especially Bach…no more internal rhythms…no more seduction…no more success…no more clichés…”
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The Desperate Calculus of William Forsythe in 'Decreation'
by Tom Ferraro -- Oct. 9, 2009, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York
 Morphoses, The Wheeldon Company - 'Commedia', 'Leaving Songs', 'Softly As I Leave You', and 'Boléro'
by David Mead -- October 21, 2009, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
The good news is that Christopher Wheeldon is back in town with Morphoses. As always, he has brought together a group of exciting dancers well worth watching. The evening did get off to an excellent start with a reprise of “Commedia”, his playful, contemporary, abstract take on commedia dell’arte. The disappointment was that the rest of the programme rather drifted.
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