Critiques

London Dance Review (Coup Fatal – Sadler\’s Wells)

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[:en] One of the most extraordinary moments is when the counter-tenor, Serge Kakudji starts singing. From dancing with repeated side-steps, undulating body and low centre of gravity – Congolese style, his voice throws out Baroque, operatic arias. It’s a fantastically exciting juxtaposition: the trained and controlled harmonic singing associated with the white European establishment emerging […]

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Guardian (Coup Fatal – Sadler\’s Wells London)

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[:en]Coup Fatal review – zoot-suited spectacular celebrates Congo\’s sapeurs Operatic arias by Vivaldi and Gluck are sung by Serge Kakudji in a startlingly androgynous countertenor, while the band’s percussionists lay down fiendishly complex polyrhythms. John Lewis Friday 5 June 2015 13.02 BST Read entire article here – http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/jun/05/coup-fatal-review-sadlers-wells-london-alain-platel[:fr]Coup Fatal (Critique) – Zoot-suit spectaculaire célèbre les

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Le Journal de Dimanche – In d\’Avignon : coup fatal, joie vitale

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The latest show of Alain Platel combines Baroque and Congolese music with unprecedented mastery specifically to enchant \ »In Avignon.\ » Read More http://www.lejdd.fr/Culture/Spectacle/In-d-Avignon-coup-fatal-joie-vitale-674863 Le dernier spectacle d’Alain Platel combine musiques baroques et congolaises avec une maestria inédite, propre à enchanter le In d’Avignon. En savoir plus: http://www.lejdd.fr/Culture/Spectacle/In-d-Avignon-coup-fatal-joie-vitale-674863 show ya mwisho ya Alain Platel unachanganya Baroque na

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toutelaculture.com – 5 star review

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Reviewer\’s note : ★★★★★ A stage full of instruments, string curtains made from bullet casings, plastic blue seats. In one image, the show is this: the war, the struggle, the party, the cheap that has value. Read the whole review here: http://toutelaculture.com/spectacles/danse/avignon-coup-fatal-alain-platel-en-parfait-chef-dorchestre/ Note de la rédaction : ★★★★★ Un plateau plein d’instruments, des rideaux de

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GbOpera.it – Madrid Poppea

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The sopranos Lyubov Petrova, Elena Tsallagova and the countertenor Serge Kakudji (Virtue, Fortune and Love) resolve in an appreciable manner their characters, thanks to excellent vocality and an unwavering ease onstage with which they didn\’t characterize abstract parts, but three participants in a beauty pageant.\ » \ »I soprani Lyubov Petrova, Elena Tsallagova e il controtenore Serge Kakudji  (Virtù, Fortuna

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