Sunday, September 25, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, LondonSix dancers move as one in Sharon Eyal’s gravely beautiful exploration of the obsessive-compulsive stateL-E-V is an Israeli dance company created by choreographer S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:28AMSunday, September 18, 2016
Rich Mix, LondonClassical Indian dance meets Bollywood drag in a night of tradition and subversionAkademi was founded in 1979 to promote the understanding of South Asian dance in Britain, an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMSunday, September 11, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe American troupe’s thrilling programmes transform oppression into a night of pure joyThere is a haunting symmetry to the opening-night programme of Alvin Ailey A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AMSunday, September 4, 2016
St Petersburg Ballet’s no doubt heartfelt take on the refugee crisis is undone by poor plotting, weak choreography and some astonishingly ill-judged costumesThe St Petersburg Ballet Theatr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:30AMSunday, August 28, 2016
Various venues, EdinburghLove, death and fairytale footwear are explored in the smallest of spaces at the Edinburgh fringeDance always puts up a good front on the Edinburgh festival fringe, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:39AMSunday, July 17, 2016
Tate Modern, LondonThe Turbine Hall is a suitably austere fit for Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerAnne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Work/Travail/Arbeid asks whether choreography can only be presented…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:11AMSunday, July 10, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe rough-cut, taste-flouting work of the Israeli choreographer has a new targetHofesh Shechter divides dance audiences. There are the faithful, committed to the chor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:27AMSunday, July 3, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, LondonStarry commissions by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant and Arthur Pita are a poor fit for Osipova’s talentWhen ballet stars detach themselves from their pare…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:28AMSunday, June 26, 2016
Birmingham HippodromeWink, The Moor’s Pavane and The Shakespeare Suite take on not just the bard’s heroes and villains, but the sonnets to bootBirmingham Royal Ballet have been celebrati…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16AMSunday, June 19, 2016
Royal Albert Hall, LondonA revival of Derek Deane’s production brings its 60-strong backing dancers to the foreDerek Deane’s production of Swan Lake for English National Ballet is not es…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:34AMSunday, June 12, 2016
Last week Benjamin Millepied resigned as head of dance at the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet, criticising the company’s rigid ways. Luke Jennings, who spoke to the choreographer twice in r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:57PMAylesbury Waterside theatreRestrained, but clear and fluent choreography brings Charlotte Brontë’s novel to life on the stageThe virtues of Northern Ballet’s new production of Jane Eyre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:52AMSunday, June 5, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, LondonCrystal Pite fashions unflinching art from real-life tragedy in this inspiring dance-theatre hybridThe premise for Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young’s Betroffenheit s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:49AMRoyal Opera House, LondonThe choreographer’s new work, Obsidian Tear, is a dramatic standout in a programme of light and shadeThe Royal Ballet’s triple bill opens with Wayne McGregor’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:50AMWednesday, June 1, 2016
Sadler’s WellsMats Ek evokes the divided world in which the star-crossed lovers are raised in his thrilling adaptationWhen the veteran Swedish choreographer Mats Ek approaches a ballet nar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:38PMSunday, May 29, 2016
Drew McOnie delivers skilful storytelling and terrific dancing with an inspired Jekyll and Hyde set in 1950s LondonThe narrative issue is one of the most pressing in dance today. Very few ch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:46AMSunday, May 22, 2016
The Olivier award-winning choreographer on working with Matthew Bourne, his creative process and his new production of Jekyll and Hyde at the Old VicDrew McOnie, 30, is a London-based choreo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMSadler’s Wells, LondonFace-pulling and slow-motion walking are no substitute for great choreography, which is a shame, because NDT2’s dancers are brilliantSolo was choreographed by Hans …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:21AMTuesday, May 17, 2016
Set in a Palladian villa in Richmond Park, White Lodge is already one of the most fiercely competitive schools in the country. But young British dancers are finding it tougher than everIt's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:14AMSunday, May 15, 2016
Theatre Royal, NewcastleDespite contemporary costumes and choreography, Scottish Ballet’s Swan Lake remains stuck in the 19th centuryIn his new version of Swan Lake for Scottish Ballet, Da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:28AMWednesday, May 11, 2016
Royal Opera House, LondonThe dancing is superb, the sets magnificent, but Liam Scarlett’s new full-length ballet squanders Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpieceThere’s a riveting scene in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMSunday, May 8, 2016
Royal Opera House, LondonThe dancing is superb, the sets magnificent, but Liam Scarlett’s new full-length ballet Frankenstein squanders Mary Shelley’s great novelThere’s a riveting sce…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:44AMSunday, May 1, 2016
The Place, LondonLuca Silvestrini’s satire on faddish eating is inventive but not quite food for thoughtAnxieties related to eating, diet and restaurant protocol are something of a first-w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:15AMSunday, April 24, 2016
Royal Opera House, LondonResonant performances ignite Christopher Wheeldon’s exploration of Shakespeare’s most puzzling tyrantIn Shakespeare’s play The Winter’s Tale, King Leontes of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:31AMSunday, April 17, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, LondonEnglish National Ballet’s new triple bill shakes up the status quo, with a little help from Frida Kahlo and MedeaThe tone is set for English National Ballet’s new…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:14AMSunday, April 3, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, London Richard Alston weds Indian classicism to European courtliness in one of the finest new works of the yearChopin’s piano compositions seem to rise from a lake of sil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AMSunday, March 27, 2016
Barbican, LondonBallet Black’s triple bill was graced with some sparkling performances and Britain’s most diverse ballet audience everLast week Ballet Black sold out the Barbican for two…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMSunday, March 20, 2016
Young Vic, LondonHorrocks and choreographer Aletta Collins join forces for an evening of post-punk anthemsThe actor and singer Jane Horrocks, best known as daffy Bubble in the BBC TV series …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:14AMThursday, March 17, 2016
On a rare visit to the UK, Pina Bausch's dance company stuns through dreams and desolationCafé Müller & The Rite of Spring/Tanztheater Wuppertal Sadler's Wells, London EC1The received …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:10AMSunday, March 13, 2016
Sadler’s Wells; The Place, LondonAn inert retelling of As You Like It strips the Bard of humour, but Gecko’s latest walk on the psyche’s wild side is shot through with dreadGolden Hour…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:20AMSunday, March 6, 2016
Royal Opera House; Pleasance theatre, LondonSupporting players shine in a splendid Giselle, while a two-woman show about urban life has wit and poignancyGiselle is the greatest of the Romant…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:31AM 
