• Medusa review – a snake-haired gorgon for the #MeToo era

    Sadler’s Wells, London
    Jasmin Vardimon’s twist on the ancient Greek myth features near-contortionist dancers and violent choreography let down by a cloudy central conceptA billowing plastic sheet covers the stage, whipping up in peaks to imitate ocean waves. A sea made of plastic certainly captures the zeitgeist. Jasmin Vardimon has made a Medusa for the #MeToo era, reminding us that the snake-haired gorgon was not a monstrous man-hater for no reason, but a woman subjected to abuse a
  • Hungarian Opera and Ballet Take Their Show on the Road - Wall Street Journal

    Wall Street Journal
    Hungarian Opera and Ballet Take Their Show on the Road
    Wall Street Journal
    As much as New York remains a global artistic hub, it is increasingly rare for prominent foreign opera and ballet companies to take up residence in the city for an extended period. For starters, the cost of such visits can be prohibitively expensive ...

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