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Nicholas Minns

@nickminns

Musings on dance. “We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.” - Werner Heisenberg

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Joined April 2010
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My review of Pam Tanowitz Dance in Pastoral at the Barbican Theatre @pamtandance @BarbicanCentre : writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Pam Tanowitz Pastoral - Writing about dance

Pam Tanowitz Pastoral - Writing about dance

Pam Tanowitz's Pastoral is a close collaboration between her choreography, Caroline Shaw's score and Sarah Crowner's art work.

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My review of Resolution 2026 at The Place with works by Mia Segal, Greta Gauhe and Deborah DiMeglio and Hui-Hsin Lu: writingaboutdance.com/festiv…
Resolution 2026: Mia Segal, Greta Gauhe and Deborah DiMeglio, and Hui-Hsin Lu - Writing about dance

Resolution 2026: Mia Segal, Greta Gauhe and Deborah DiMeglio, and Hui-Hsin Lu - Writing about dance

A Resolution 2026 performance featuring works by Mia Segal, Greta Gauhe and Deborah DiMeglio, and Hui-Hsin Lu

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My review of #Res26 Westpfel Co., Ming Chin Hsieh, and Wild Guess at The Place: writingaboutdance.com/festiv…
Resolution 2026: Westpfel Co., Ming Chin Hsieh, Wild Guess - Writing about dance

Resolution 2026: Westpfel Co., Ming Chin Hsieh, Wild Guess - Writing about dance

Resolution 2026 fires up again at The Place. Toniight's program is a trio of works by Westpfel Co., Ming Chin Hsieh, and Wild Guess.

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My review of Yoshimitsu Kushida's Naraku with Dance Company Lasta @coronettheatre writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Yoshimitsu Kushida and Dance Company Lasta in Naraku

Yoshimitsu Kushida and Dance Company Lasta in Naraku

Naraku by choreographer Yoshimitsu Kushida for Dance Company Lasta brings a Japanese theatrical sensibility to contemporary dance.

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My review of Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa's production of How to be a Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons @Sadlers_Wells: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa, How to be a Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons - Writing...

Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa, How to be a Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons - Writing...

How to be a Dancer in Seventy-Two Thousand Easy Lessons is a theatrical autobiography of Michael Keegan-Dolan directed by Rachel Poirier.

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My review of Russell Maliphant and Daniel Proietto in Maliphantworks4 @coronettheatre: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Maliphantworks 4 at The Coronet - Writing about dance

Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Maliphantworks 4 at The Coronet - Writing about dance

Maliphantworks4 is the fourth in a series of performances by Russell Maliphant at The Coronet, comprising In A Landscape and AfterLight

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My late review of @ENBallet The Forsythe Programme @Sadlers_Wells: writingaboutdance.com/uncate…
English National Ballet's The Forsythe Programme

English National Ballet's The Forsythe Programme

While the voice of William Forsythe is presented in an array of forms, there is a lack of refinement in some of the company's vocal cords

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My review of Trajal Harrell / Zürich Dance Ensemble in The Köln Concert @Sadlers_Wells #KeithJarrett #Kolnconcert #danceblog #Dance #dancereviews writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Trajal Harrell / Zürich Dance Ensemble in The Köln Concert

Trajal Harrell / Zürich Dance Ensemble in The Köln Concert

Trajal Harrell and his Zürich Dance Ensemble perform The Köln Concert, inspired by Keith Jarrett's iconic solo concert 50 years ago.

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My review of Saburo Teshigawara and Rihoko Sato in Waltz @coronettheatre @karas_apparatus writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Saburo Teshigawara, Waltz, The Coronet - Writing about dance

Saburo Teshigawara, Waltz, The Coronet - Writing about dance

In Saburo Teshigawara's latest work, Waltz, the music becomes a metaphor for life, one that has a regular rhythm and infinite melodies.

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My review of @TirabassoLea's In The Bushes @ThePlaceLondon @marthaoakespr : writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Léa Tirabasso, In The Bushes, The Place - Writing about dance

Léa Tirabasso, In The Bushes, The Place - Writing about dance

Developing her choreographic language to further complexity, Léa Tirabasso's latest work takes its inspiration from evolutionary theory.

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My review of @nationalballet's triple bill, Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada @Sadlers_Wells writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
The National Ballet of Canada in Frontiers at Sadler's Wells.

The National Ballet of Canada in Frontiers at Sadler's Wells.

Under its new artistic director, Hope Muir, The National Ballet of Canada brought to Sadler's Wells a triple bill of Canadian choreographers.

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Congratulations, Nihon Hidankyo on this well deserved recognition of the hibakusha's tireless work over to raise awareness of the catastrophic impacts of nuclear weapons & push for their total elimination. We stand with you! #NobelPeacePrize #nuclearban app.sosha.ai/s/vksUvdim
Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki win Nobel Peace Prize

Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki win Nobel Peace Prize

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My review of @figsinwigs Big Finish @battersea_arts: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Figs in Wigs, Big Finish, at the Battersea Arts Centre

Figs in Wigs, Big Finish, at the Battersea Arts Centre

Figs in Wigs do not pull any punches in Big Finish, an irreverent yet trenchant commentary on the state of the arts in the UK.

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My review of @KiddPivot's Assembly Hall @Sadlers_Wells: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…

Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot in Assembly Hall

The fruitful partnership between Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young is beginning to repeat itself in Assembly Hall.

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I just published my review of @nycballet's (very) Mixed Bill @Sadlers_Wells: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
The New York City Ballet Mixed Bill at Sadler's Wells

The New York City Ballet Mixed Bill at Sadler's Wells

If, as the New York Times states, the company’s repertoire is the envy of the world, it is unfortunately not evident on this visit.

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A review of @DanceAlleyne's Far From Home @dance_east: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Alleyne Dance's production of Far From Home at Dance East

Alleyne Dance's production of Far From Home at Dance East

Alleyne Dance's production of Far From Home is a response to an important commission, but it's a departure from their previous work.

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A review of @dudapaivacom's inspired performance of Blind @coronettheatre: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Duda Paiva, Blind, at The Coronet Theatre

Duda Paiva, Blind, at The Coronet Theatre

Duda Paiva's Blind starts as a story but becomes an allegory of healing through Paiva's humble and generous performance.

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A review of @Euripides_L Titans @coronettheatre: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Euripides Laskaridis, Titans, at The Coronet Theatre

Euripides Laskaridis, Titans, at The Coronet Theatre

In choosing the subject of the Titans, Laskaridis is less interested in the myth than in searching for its contemporary resonances.

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A review of Turn It Out with @tilerpeck & Friends @Sadlers_Wells: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends at Sadler's Wells

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends at Sadler's Wells

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends highlights Peck’s formidable love of dancing, choreographing and producing.

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A review of @SimoneMousset's Empire of a Faun Imaginary @ThePlaceLondon: writingaboutdance.com/perfor…
Simone Mousset, Empire of a Faun Imaginary

Simone Mousset, Empire of a Faun Imaginary

Simone Mousset 's Empire of a Faun Imaginary is a surreal blend of history, myth and evolution crafted with compassion and wit.

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