Romeo & Juliet is a tale as old as time. Recounted again and again - even the original is a reinvention of a reinvention of an older story - I know some people feel it's been done to death. Personally, I love it. The story is so given to reinterpretation and every retelling brings something [...]
I have just had the pleasure, and the absolute privilege, of watching English National Ballet perform Akram Kahn's Giselle. I'm not even sure if I can articulate how I feel about this production. Words like phenomenal spring to mind but I'm not sure even that would do it justice. Every aspect of this reimagined classic [...]
Image found here. I've talked a little about some of my coping mechanisms for panic attacks in an earlier post. There's one thing in addition to those that I have found helps me cope with anxiety and ward off depression. The arts. Any and all. I love to dance, and beating the hell out of [...]
Another show done. The stage make-up is back in the bottom of my drawer, the costumes are packed away. My muscles are still aching, the music still goes round my head, and I can still feel my feet pounding the stage. I have been dancing with the same school for 23 years and haven't missed [...]
