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Michael Seaver
writings on dance and culture
Recent writings :
| Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer | Under the Skin |
| Ballet Ireland | Alice |
| Cie Laroque | Tropea |
| Cie Willi Dorner | three seconds, no credits |
| Coisceim Dance Theatre | Knots |
| Dance Theatre of Ireland | Watermark |
| Diversions | Practice Paradise, Oakfield Ridge, Between |
| Earthfall | At Swim Two Boys |
| Irish Modern Dance Theatre | The White Piece |
| Maguy Marin | Umwelt (The Irish Times) |
| Umwelt (Dance Europe) | |
| Martine Pisani & Cie du Solitaire | Sans |
| Mathilde Monnier | 8mn, 12mn |
| Mummenschanz | Mummenschanz Next |
| Netherlands Dance Theatre 2 | Simple Things, Dream Play, Minus 16 |
| Oxymoron | Oxymoron |
| Perm State Ballet | Nutcracker, Cinderella |
| Phoenix Dance Company | Signal, Can you see me?, En-ger-land |
| Renegade Theatre | Rumble |
| Rex Levitates | Six Frames |
| Shakram Music and Dance | Turbulence |
| Siamsa Tíre | Oileann |
| Vania Gala | Automatic ID (AID) |
| Victoria Thiérrée Chaplin | Aurelia's Oratorio |
| Yoram Mosenzon | Political Assassinator |
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
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)