If your experience of the ballet is Swan Lake, Giselle or The Nutcracker, then The Talent’s BalletBoyz will certainly have you thinking again.
Each of the 10 male dancers performed with finesse and it was overwhelming to see so much talent, dedication and perfection.
The Serpent enabled the audience to see the quality of each ballet movement as dancers flowed gracefully on to and around the stage and it was clear choreographer Liam Scarlett has an exquisite eye for detail. However, I felt disappointment: firstly I had hoped to see more power and energy and also, just when one would be entranced by the movement and the soft music, I would find myself distracted because I was watching 10 seemingly naked men (beige-coloured tights left nothing to the imagination).
I spent the interval wishing for more power, energy and just a little clothing.
Thankfully, Fallen, choreographed by Russell Maliphant, was everything I could have hoped for and more.
The fast paced dancing was fantastically enhanced by the spotlighting, by Michael Hulls, and the tense music, by Armand Amar, which took you to the edge of your seat.
The powerful movement, dark fight scenes and acrobatics as dancers moved in almost bullet time were reminiscent of The Matrix. I was transfixed. Explosive and exciting, it more than earned its standing ovation.
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