Monday, October 24, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, London As the choreographer’s voiceover wittily questions the pointlessness of shared effort, a group of dancers channel dread into intense motion
“Costume: €3,000, p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:49AMSunday, October 23, 2022
National Gallery, London With delicate movements and precise details, the Italian performance artist evokes a magical creature against a backdrop of fantastical art
Chiara Bersani has declar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMWednesday, October 19, 2022
Royal Opera House, LondonWith shimmering music and a signature use of massed bodies, Pite transforms her acclaimed Flight Pattern into a full-length work
When Canadian choreographer Crystal …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMMonday, October 17, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonMbi makes a transformative journey from east London, where he grew up, to his ancestral home in Cameroon
Dickson Mbi is known as a dancer of power, grace, finesse and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43AMFriday, October 14, 2022
Bernie Grant Arts Centre, LondonGig, club night and stage show meld into one in this pulsating evening of dub music and dance
Calling all dub fans, bassheads, anyone with a Trojan Records CD…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25AMThursday, October 13, 2022
Brixton House, LondonJoy Alpuerto Ritter rethinks Mary Wigman’s Witch Dance and Calixto Neto explores objectification alongside compelling ‘shifting pop’ from Linda Hayford
A glitter-c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMTuesday, October 11, 2022
The former Sporty Spice will open the theatre’s spring season in a contemporary dance collaboration with experimental choreographer Jules Cunningham
Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm is set to t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AMSunday, October 9, 2022
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonThe Dutch dance artist brings a steely fearlessness to her piece about the hypersexualised depiction of black women in late 90s and early 00s hip-hop videos
The …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMFriday, October 7, 2022
Barbican, LondonThere are good ideas in this collection of pieces from William Kentridge’s experimental performance studio but they lack depth and development
South African artist William …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AMKicked out of conservatoire during her hard-partying years, Doherty has gone on to become one of the most exciting choreographers of her generation. Now she’s teaming up with Jamie xx for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AMThursday, October 6, 2022
Even the best-known ballets can baffle newcomers so what can choreographers do to avoid audiences getting lost? From Matthew Bourne’s fairytales to staging Margaret Atwood and Peaky Blinde…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMOxford PlayhouseThe third work in Joseph Toonga’s trilogy presents moments of fevered action and powerful stillness in an eye-opening political performance
‘Why can’t you see me?!” c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMMonday, October 3, 2022
The Place, LondonThe lights stay up and the audience is very much included in this warm, understated meditation on community restored
I’m welcomed in with a warm hello and the offer of a c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AMThursday, September 29, 2022
Birmingham HippodromeBenoit Swan Pouffer’s swaggering dancers fly, fling and slide across the stage in this energetic, menacing prequel-style show
Have we reached peak Peaky fever? Hot on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AMSunday, September 25, 2022
Cast, DoncasterA rare excursion to the north sees the Royal Ballet in full peacock mode with a collection of classical and contemporary works displaying the huge span of a true 21st-century …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AMThursday, September 8, 2022
Peacock theatre, LondonMixing technical skill with slapstick hilarity, the Trocks are as engaging as ever in this symphony of perfectly timed mistakes
In the past few years there has been an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:19PMWednesday, September 7, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe Belgian choreographer’s interpretation of the great keyboard work is a rich, carefully crafted essay
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker is not someone you expect to see…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:49PMWednesday, August 24, 2022
Samira Wiley makes her UK stage debut, there’s an urgent counter to antisemitism, plus a fourth King James, refugee dancers and comedic returns Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMThe 52-year-old Canadian will succeed Tamara Rojo in August 2023 and arrives after 16 years as artistic director of Semperoper Ballett in Dresden
“Diversity of people and repertoire are at…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMTuesday, August 23, 2022
Using borrowed sets and costumes, the United Ukrainian Ballet – led by ex-Bolshoi director Alexei Ratmansky – are rehearsing a Giselle they hope will do more than just thrill UK audience…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07PMSunday, August 21, 2022
Summerhall, EdinburghDancer Jo Fong larks about with clown and circus director George Orange in a manic affront to middle age that swings from absurd to tender to life-affirming
Bounding in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMKing’s theatre, EdinburghThe music of D’Angelo sets the mood for inimitable choreographer Kyle Abraham’s intimate house party production
The music of 90s neo-soul star D’Angelo is sp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:49PMDance Base, EdinburghDancers push their bodies to the fine line between good pain and bad – which makes things complicated when the body stops behaving, as Lea’s smart show explores
Ther…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:43AMTuesday, August 16, 2022
Best known for tackling subjects such as injustice and violence, the choreographer is channelling happier memories with An Untitled Love
Growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1980s and 90s, Kyle A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMSummerhall, EdinburghVeering between danger and comedy, Chou Kuan-Jou’s exploration of sexuality has some potent ideas and clever mood shifts
Three semi-nude performers writhing around the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMMonday, August 15, 2022
Festival theatre, EdinburghThe twee 19th-century tale is dazzlingly transposed to a Silicon Valley landscape, where Dr Coppélius is building an AI creation in corporeal form
Narrative balle…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMThursday, August 11, 2022
The co-creator of Samsara recalls leaving Birmingham for India aged 15 in pursuit of his dreams – and how he met fellow dancer Hu Shenyuan, on a similar quest from China
When Aakash Odedra…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AMWednesday, August 3, 2022
As he brings his one-man show about ‘rockstar’ poet Robert Burns to the Edinburgh festival, the star talks about desire, debauchery and dancing in his 50s
There can’t be many people ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMFriday, July 29, 2022
Bold Tendencies, LondonA new programme designed for this brute concrete space brings Sharon Eyal’s unsettling vision into full focus
The first time I saw the work of L-E-V, I was floored. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AMTuesday, July 19, 2022
Her rendition of the bearded lady’s number from The Greatest Showman caused a sensation. But, as the Hawaiian-born star joins Sister Act, she reveals how the reaction may have contributed …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMSunday, July 17, 2022
Recent performances by the National Youth Dance Company and the Royal Ballet School showcased dancers whose technique, physical commitment and emotional maturity belie their age
The National…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM 
