The latest incarnation of Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion comes to Italy's La Versiliana Festival.
Men in Motion was first presented at Sadlers Wells in 2012 and has since been performed with great success in Moscow and at the Ravenna Festival, Italy. This version, first presented in London at the Coliseum in January of this year, devised by Putrov, is an exploration of the history of the male dancer over the last century.
It includes Nijinsky pieces L’après midi d’un faune and Petrushka, Arthur Pita's new creation Volver, Volver for Edward Watson which premièred in London this year, a new piece by Peter Leung called In Duet for Tim Matiakis and Ivan Putrov and - intriguingly- a Swan Lake pas de deux with Watson and Putrov. And before you have time to conjure up a picture of one of them in drag, it's from Matthew Bourne's version. ...continue reading.
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