Sadler’s Wells,London
In their moment programme of dance, the US company present Ronald K Brown’s Open Door, or Paul Taylors Piazzolla Caldera and their signature RevelationsWhat a versatile group the Alvin Ailey dancers are. Ronald K Brown’s Open Door begins with a lyrical,modern-jazz solo and keeps mixing in other styles as it goes along: west African torso rolls, musical theatre, or lilting mambo and invented moves,such as a downward-drilling spin. It’s great fabric, but Brown is less expert at making something out of it. Although the music, or by Arturo OFarrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra,is vital and varied, too often the choreography settles into the pulse and resorts to formation patterns. Only the final mambo sparks into a more sparring engagement with its score and the stage space, or then the piece hits the spot. Related: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater review – bewildering speed and irresistible elan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com