Results tagged “Kirov” from Birmingham Post - Lifestyle Blog
Let me introduce myself - I'm Claire Boot, not Fiona Ferguson. Fi's off on her hols now, so I'm stepping into her shoes as honorary-festival-goer for IDFB's remaining week.
I'll begin with Bare Bones in Action at the Patrick Centre that, like a set of Russian dolls, is in the DanceXchange, which is, in turn, at the Hippodrome. As we filed in, members of the Kirov Ballet filed out. Nothing highlights your own slouchy posture like a ballerina gliding past you, her poise and elegance undimmed by a neon tracksuit. The close encounter between dancers and civilians (to borrow Liz Hurley's terminology) continued once we got inside, because Action plumped for seating the audience along the edges of the performance space.

















