Author: Eirini Diamantouli

Eirini Diamantouli is a doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge, and a graduate of King’s College London and the University of Oxford. Her musicological research reflects her interest in the post-revolutionary musical landscape in Russia and the resonance of Russian revolutionary theory and practice abroad. Eirini’s present research centres on the influence of the October Revolution on Hellenic musical culture in the early twentieth century. She enjoys writing about Russian and Greek music and music, dance and politics more broadly.

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch’s Bluebeard at Sadler’s Wells

  Eirini Diamantouli

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch revive one of the late choreographer’s original and most startling works. In Bluebeard, relationships between men and women are laid bare in all their ugliness and beauty.

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Russell Maliphant Dance Company’s Silent Lines at Sadler’s Wells

  Eirini Diamantouli

Russell Maliphant’s latest work, Silent Lines, is an immersive and profoundly powerful exploration of internal and external realities, mind and body, writes Eirini Diamantouli.

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Interview with internationally acclaimed choreographer Russell Maliphant – ‘I’m interested in creating abstract work that deals with our internal world and body’

  Eirini Diamantouli

Award-winning choreographer Russell Maliphant talks to Eirini Diamantouli about his creative process, collaborating with renowned composer Vangelis and his latest work, Silent Lines, soon to be performed at Sadler’s Wells.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Sadler’s Wells

  Eirini Diamantouli

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater stunned audiences this month with three dazzling dance programmes at Sadler’s Wells. Here, Eirini Diamantouli reviews their final programme featuring new works Ounce of Faith and Members Don’t Get Weary, and classics Ella and Revelations.

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Phoenix Dance Theatre’s The Rite of Spring & Left Unseen at the Peacock Theatre

  Eirini Diamantouli

Haitian vodou rituals and an exploration of sensory experiences and emplacement come together in Phoenix Dance Theatre’s innovative double bill at the Peacock Theatre.

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Pepperland by Mark Morris Dance Group, at Sadler’s Wells

  Eirini Diamantouli

With Pepperland, Mark Morris Dance Group have created a colourful, lively and dynamic tribute to the Beatles’ lauded 60s album, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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The Thread by Russell Maliphant & Vangelis at Sadler’s Wells, London

  Eirini Diamantouli

Rooted in the past, carrying us forth between present and future, Russell Maliphant and Vangelis’ The Thread is a choreographic and musical exploration in tradition and invention.

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Richard Alston Dance Company’s Quartermark at Sadler’s Wells

  Eirini Diamantouli

Eirini Diamantouli appreciates the profound power of music and dance in Richard Alston’s masterful production, Quartermark.

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Company Concentric’s Play On at The Place, London

  Eirini Diamantouli

Company Concentric’s Play On is not just fun and games, but a performance that explores serious contemporary concerns through the lens of play, writes our contributor Eirini Diamantouli.

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