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Michael Seaver

writings on dance and culture

Recent writings :

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 and before

Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet	Cinderella and Swan Lake
Ella Clarke and Julie Lockett	The Ridge
Trava Theatre Company	Hahmomania
Frank van de Ven	Facing Up
Wolfgang Hoffmann and Sven Till	Pandora 88
Rex Levitates	Cross Purposes
El Descueve	Hermosura
Ella Clarke	Shutter
Jone San Martín and	Remote Versions
Rebus	Adventures in New Dance Performance
Daghdha Dance Company	Sediments of an Ordinary Mind
Echo Echo Dance Company	Under Observation & Tenderised
Kristýna Lhotáková	Featured
Irish Modern Dance Theatre	It is better to...
This Torsion Dance Company	Rush
DCM	Serial Paradise
Fearghus Ó Conchúir	An dá thrá
Megan and Jessica Kennedy	Watch Her Disappear
Dansateliers Rotterdam and Keren Levi	Ortriches
Wired Aerial Theatre and Fidget Feet	Acro-matic
Jocelyne Danchick	Breath Cycle
Becky Reilly	Fragments
Irish Modern Dance Theatre	Fall and Recover
Coisceim Dance Theatre	Chamber Made - Room 409
James Thiérrée	La Veillée Des Abysses
Rebecca Walters	Beat Box Bingo
Daghdha Dance Company	Once Beneath the Skin
Riverdance	Riverdance
Tapestry Dance Company	Hoofers
Déjà Donné	In Bella Copia
Josef Nadj	Le Temps Du Repli
Ballet Ireland	Ballet Fireworks
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker	Once
Dance Theatre of Ireland	Between You & Me
Stephen Petronio Dance Company	Broken Man, City of Twist and The Island of Misfit Toys
Derevo	Islands In The Stream
Rosas	Rain
Mark Morris Dance Group	Serenade, Gran Duo, Going Away Party and A Spell
Irish National Youth Ballet Theatre	Mixed Programme
Cathy Sharp Dance Ensemble	Happy Land Far Away
Cork City Ballet	Ballet Spectacular
Diversions Dance Company	Psycho-delia and Monolith
St Petersburg Ballet	Nutcracker
Daniel Léveillé	Amour, Acide et Noix
Christian Rizzo	100% Polyester

Reviews by Publication

The Irish Times
Ballet Tanz
Dance Europe
Irish Theatre Magazine

Reviews by companies

Irish contemporary dance
European contemporary dance
American contemporary dance
Irish ballet
International ballet
Others

Reviews by date

2007 2006
2005 2004
2003 2002
2001 2000
before 1999

Did I make you up?
"Although the lengthy programme notes describe creative points of departure, the place of arrival in Did I Make You Up? is a simple reflection on love that has a sense of timelessness. Contemporary and old-fashioned speak with equal voice as three lonely individuals bask in the glow of idealised love."

(The Irish Times)

James son of James
"Michael Keegan Dolan's self-styled midlands trilogy has come full cycle and returned to the territory of its first instalment, Giselle. Not only is the show back within the focussed confines of the Samuel Beckett Theatre's square stage after the sprawling, emotionally barren peat hills of The Bull, but there is also a return to the moral territory of good versus evil."

(www.irishtheatremagazine.com)

Traces
Les 7 doigts de la main/The 7 Fingers

"Circus has left the tent, acquired the word "new" and now slaps it out on stage with more traditional theatrical forms. Some shows have retained the virtuosity and immediacy of the ring and metamorphosed into riveting theatrical experiences. Traces isn't one of them."

(The Irish Times)