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Kings of the Dance
Remanso, Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, Les Intermittences du Coeur (from Proust), Prototype, Vestris, Labyrinth of Solitude, KO’d
London, Coliseum
19 March 2014
Gallery of pictures by Dave Morgan
Eric Taub’s review of the Kings in NY (2012)
www.ardani.com
www.eno.org (Coliseum)
Originating in California in 2006, the Kings of the Dance showcase (this being the fifth) features an array of male dancers on leave from world-class ballet companies.
Rudolf Nureyev's interpretation of Swan Lake is one of the most iconic in ballet history.
Impresarios Sergei Danilian and his wife Gaiane have also presented seven ballerinas in Reflections, as well as two Diana Vishneva tribute programmes. The intended appeal of all these starry productions is the dancer rather than the dance.
Where Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion tours aim to show how choreographers have been inspired by exceptional male performers, Kings of the Dance is mainly about display.
Rather than falling back on the usual gala staples, however, the Kings perform creations suited to