Maliphant's meditative dance: a spiritual experience

Dancer and choreographer Russell Maliphant's evening at Sadler's Wells East is a poignant antidote to the frenetic pace of modern life. The program, comprising three solos, is a masterclass in restraint, every movement deliberate and precisely paced.

A 21st-century dying swan

Watching Daniel Proietto's fluid, backbending dance to Erik Satie's Gnossiennes in Afterlight is mesmerizing. The piece, originally created in 2009, feels timeless, a distillation of movement into its purest form.

Next up is Alina Cojocaru in Two, a work that has graced stages with some of the world's most renowned ballerinas, from Sylvie Guillem to Maliphant's wife, Dana Fouras. Cojocaru brings her own unique poise and curiosity to the piece, her movements a blur of grace and power.

Maliphant himself closes the program with In a Landscape, a recent work that showcases his leonine presence and technical prowess, even as he shares the stage with his own shadows.

Throughout, the lighting design by Michael Hulls and Panagiotis Tomaras is a crucial element, casting pools of light that seem to come alive in tandem with the dancers.