In the thread underneath last week's Your move alexandrinahem posted a link to O, a sharply feminist production created by herself and Jamila Johnson-Small, which she describes as "a 50-minute romp through the politics of identity driven by basslines, paper signs and deftly thrown shapes. Imagine Angela Carter sitting down to tea with Yellowman in the jungle."
Via iPlayer, the indefatigable Joel Benford saw Carlos Acosta's new production of Don Quixote – cast with "assorted heavyweights" – which he enjoyed for its speedy, colourful take on 19th-century classical conventions.
"It has a better Minkus score than Bayadere, which I really did not rate. Perhaps this production tries for too much of a good thing towards the end and could use some tightening up, but it's not far off the mark. It's came across as a solid performance of a solid ballet. If there's a mark II in a couple of years, that'd be worth a look."
Over the next few weeks, this slot will be hosting the highlights from reviews written by participants in Resolution! Review, a mentoring programme running throughout the Resolution! season of new work at the Place, which pairs professional critics with young writers.
Your move is open to everyone else, of course, so let us know what you've been seeing and thinking about – in Resolution! or anything else dance-related.
