Exhilarating, challenging and passionate - Royal New Zealand Ballet Tutus on Tour 2022

‘The opening ballet The Ground Beneath our Feet bursts into life and the dancers clearly relish the intricate complexities of off-centre technique, music and space that choreographer Shaun James Kelly gives them. A neoclassic style is used, set with lovely musicality to Violin Concerto in G minor by J.S Bach and the dancers bring an urgent energy with rapier sharp arabesques and super- slick pointe work, to the mix. Five fabulous couples mix and match and vie for our attention as they constantly push their own boundaries both in terms of risk and recovery. The speed and clarity are excellent. The standard for the evening is set!’

Review by Deirdre Tarrant