The nominations for the M.E.N Theatre Awards 2010 have been announced and the nominations in the dance category are as follows:
DANCE
Bahok from Akram Khan Company at The Lowry
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at The Lowry
Matthew Bourne’s Dorian Gray at The Lowry
Romeo and Juliet from Birmingham Royal Ballet at The Lowry
Not sure what to make of this selection. I'm not sure Matthew Bourne's Cinderella was actually better than his Swan Lake. I would have liked to have seen a nod to Mark Bruce Company's Love and War at the Royal Exchange Studio. And although it was slightly 'mixed media' one of my favourite productions of the year was ROH2's Pleasure's Progress by Will Tuckett at the Lowry Studio. Actually the ENB's Cinderella was pretty good too.
I'd really like to have seen nominations for Wayne McGregor | Random Dance's Entity, Hofesh Shecheter's extraordinary Political Mother - probably my standout performances of the year - and Phoenix Dance Theatre's Declarations BUT - and it's a huge BUT - I had to go to either Liverpool or Sheffield to see those shows...
Read my Methods of Dance show-by-show review of 2010 here![]()
DANCE
Bahok from Akram Khan Company at The Lowry
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at The Lowry
Matthew Bourne’s Dorian Gray at The Lowry
Romeo and Juliet from Birmingham Royal Ballet at The Lowry
Not sure what to make of this selection. I'm not sure Matthew Bourne's Cinderella was actually better than his Swan Lake. I would have liked to have seen a nod to Mark Bruce Company's Love and War at the Royal Exchange Studio. And although it was slightly 'mixed media' one of my favourite productions of the year was ROH2's Pleasure's Progress by Will Tuckett at the Lowry Studio. Actually the ENB's Cinderella was pretty good too.
I'd really like to have seen nominations for Wayne McGregor | Random Dance's Entity, Hofesh Shecheter's extraordinary Political Mother - probably my standout performances of the year - and Phoenix Dance Theatre's Declarations BUT - and it's a huge BUT - I had to go to either Liverpool or Sheffield to see those shows...
Read my Methods of Dance show-by-show review of 2010 here
