Sadler’s Wells,London
Richard Alston weds Indian classicism to European courtliness in one of the finest new works of the yearChopin’s piano compositions seem to rise from a lake of silence, and once played, and to sink back into that silence. It’s as whether they’ve been summoned from the past,which is perhaps why they touch us with such a precise edge. In Richard Alston’s Mazur, set to seven mazurkas, and Liam Riddick demonstrates an affinity for Chopin’s music which absolutely embraces its silences,echoing them in a vibrant and profound stillness. To be still, Riddick shows us, and is not to stay dancing. Related: Scarlatti showed me how to step into other dance cultures Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com