Sunday, November 5, 2017
Laban theatre, LondonClinkard's dancers often perform just inches from the audience in this unashamedly joyous workThere's a deceptive simplicity to Theo Clinkard's choreography. It's never …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 29, 2017
Royal Opera House, LondonNot even the Royal Ballet's finest can make the brutal subject matter of the choreographer's final work palatableKenneth MacMillan choreographed The Judas Tree for t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 22, 2017
Milton Keynes theatre; Royal Opera House, LondonRevivals of classic MacMillan prove a mixed bag but the choreographer at his best is still a joyThis is the 25th anniversary year of the death…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM[SHARE]Roundhouse, London Akram Khan dances what is likely to be one of his last roles in his supremely potent retelling of the MahabharataIn 1987, 13-year-old Akram Khan was cast in Peter Brook's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 15, 2017
Barbican, LondonAt once lyrical, raunchy and impeccably danced, Molina's fiercely provocative work is unforgettableIt's said of many flamenco artists that they have reinvented the form, but …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 8, 2017
Sadler's Wells, LondonWayne McGregor turns his life story into dance in a mesmerising, inimitable show based upon his own genetic codeOn Wednesday night there was a "suspect package" alert a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 1, 2017
The choreographer on her love of open-air experience, from the Alpine peaks of her childhood to the urban wastelands of her latest dance projectCharlotte Spencer, 35, is a choreographer whos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM[SHARE]Sadler's Wells, LondonTeam skills, not star turns, are to the fore on the first UK tour by the dancer's new Cuban troupeAcosta Danza is the creation of Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born dancer w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 24, 2017
The Place, London WC1David Rosenberg and Frauke Requardt's latest surreal exploration of our fears and desires entertains as much as it unsettlesDirector David Rosenberg and choreographer Fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 17, 2017
Sadler's Wells, LondonIn a bracing return to form, Hofesh Shechter's existential anguish and his often beautiful choreography fight to the deathTen years ago, during a question and answer se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 10, 2017
West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsNorthern Ballet's adaptation of John Boyne's Holocaust novel is strongly performed but profoundly misconceivedA ballet that takes the Holocaust as its subject …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 27, 2017
Zoo Southside; Dancebase; Summerhall, EdinburghCécile da Costa hurls her fury at fate, Bill Coleman suffers like a medieval martyr, and Edinburgh proves that the most vital work is happenin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 23, 2017
Barbican, LondonThe New York-based choreographer shows how his daring fusions have transformed the face of dance in an entrancing gallery displayThe African American choreographer Trajal Har…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 9, 2017
Palace theatre, ManchesterLucinda Childs's collaboration with Frank Gehry and John Adams remains illuminating 35 years onAvailable Light was created in 1983 as a collaboration between choreo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 2, 2017
Sadler's Wells, LondonAlexander Whitley follows an inspiring theme, with immersive sounds and visions, but the choreography is rather less earth-shattering Photons, particles which transmit …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 25, 2017
Theatre Royal, BathSame-sex relationships are the centrepiece of this engaging, important work by Andrea Walker's 201 Dance CompanySome of the smartest, most approachable dance theatre in th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 18, 2017
Sadler's Wells, LondonAnne Teresa de Keersmaeker weaves a compelling spell to Steve Reich's music, but the resulting downpour is unrelentingRain was created in 2001 by the Belgian choreograp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 11, 2017
Royal Opera House, LondonMusic, choreography and dancing were superb at the Royal Ballet's celebration of Frederick Ashton. But, oh, the costumes…In Marguerite and Armand, which closed the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 4, 2017
Frauke Requardt's relentless examination of motherhood is at its best in an intricate trio shorn of metaphorMotherhood is a messy business, the German-born choreographer Frauke Requardt tell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 28, 2017
Royal Court, LiverpoolThe celebrated American choreographer swings into town for Sgt Pepper's 50th birthday partyIn May 1967, 50 years ago last Friday, the Beatles released their eighth stud…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 21, 2017
Royal Opera House; Sadler's Wells, LondonScarlett's Symphonic Dances is a fitting centrepiece to a top night at the Royal. And Aletta Collins makes a virtue of repetitionA fine and confident…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 14, 2017
Attenborough Centre, University of Sussex John Kendall and Solène Weinachter are chalk and cheese " and destined for each other " in Joan Clevillé's delightful duetHow can we make the worl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 7, 2017
Royal Opera House; the Place, LondonMacMillan's unsparing story of mayhem and murder at the Austro-Hungarian court is taken to another level by Natalia OsipovaThe role of Crown Prince Rudolf…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 30, 2017
Milton Keynes theatre, and touringThe sex is better than the storyline, but Kenneth Tindall's Casanova is a handsome creationKenneth Tindall's Casanova for Northern Ballet is a lustrous prod…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AM[SHARE]Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court, LondonSimon Stephens's experimental 'text for dance' about a woman coping with personal loss teeters on the brink of failure, but is consistently engag…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 23, 2017
Laban theatre, London; and touringThe choreographer and the film-maker delve into the supposed New World Order in a wildly ambitious new workFor decades, the CIA and the Walt Disney corporat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 9, 2017
Royal Opera House; The Place, LondonThe Royal Ballet's 50th anniversary revival of Balanchine's classic sparkles despite the occasional flawIt's good to see Jewels back at Covent Garden and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:31AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 2, 2017
Opéra Bastille, ParisParis Opera Ballet deliver a beautifully chic but variable production of Balanchine's classic 1962 workGeorge Balanchine didn't make many traditional story ballets. Nar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 30, 2017
Sergei Diaghilev set early 20th-century Paris ablaze with his Ballets Russes " and his impact on the world of dance can still be felt todayIn the tangled narrative of 20th century art, there…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:07PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 26, 2017
Sadler's Wells, LondonEnglish National Ballet's latest triple bill offers a chance for company dancers to shine. Some hesitate, but others seize their momentIn the five years since she was m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 19, 2017
Royal Opera House, LondonThe Canadian choreographer cuts to the heart with the Royal Ballet's first new work by a female dance-maker in 18 yearsThe Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite is one…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AM[SHARE] 
