Stay updated with breaking news from Millicent Hodson. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
In this introduction to Christopher Williams’s 2023 reimagining of Jeux, echoes of the past immediately mix within a contemporary setting. The work was first choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and premiered a century ago. Debussy was commissioned for the original production, though he initially balked at what he thought was a ridiculous scenario: tennis.
Two dances at Baryshnikov Arts Center are part of Christopher Williams’s project of reimagining, and often queering, works by Diaghilev’s company.
Angela Cobbinah talks to a couple from Hampstead who have put lost masterpieces back together
Angela Cobbinah talks to a couple from Hampstead who have put lost masterpieces back together