Monday, April 4, 2022
Peacock theatre, LondonThe dancer takes us on his personal journey from South African township to 2020s London with speed, sass and sequins
If you’re a fan of Strictly Come Dancing’s Joh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMFriday, April 1, 2022
From the Barbican in London to shopping centres around the country, audiences can become part of sophisticated new XR dance spectaculars – diving into Lewis Carroll’s imagination or an e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe energy is infectious as William Forsythe blends classical ballet with soul, house and R&B, from James Blake to Barry White
Choreographer William Forsythe has …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMWednesday, March 30, 2022
Peacock theatre, LondonThe Leeds-based company come out fighting with family stories, purposeful dancing and a boxing-themed finale
In 1981, Phoenix Dance Company was a group of three men in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMMonday, March 28, 2022
How did this one-woman whirlwind go from dance school reject to Olivier-nominated choreographer of Cabaret? Via Bruce Lee, hip-hop and a kick up the butt
It all started in a Luton youth club…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMFriday, March 25, 2022
Royal Opera House, LondonThe versatility of the modern ballet dancer is showcased in a triple bill featuring works by Crystal Pite and Christopher Wheeldon
Without seeming as if he’s tryin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMWednesday, March 23, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonAt the Dance Reflections festival, both choreographers bewilder with experimental works that explore time and personal space
A double-bill in the Dance Reflections fe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48PMSunday, March 20, 2022
Royal Opera House, London
Seminal works from the 1970s are revived by choreographer’s niece and focus on the simple beauty of minimalist movements
In the 1970s, Lucinda Childs was part of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMFriday, March 18, 2022
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonInspired by the pain that is audible behind the machismo of the rapper’s music, Malik Nashad Sharpe has created an intriguing show
Was Tupac Shakur depressed? …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMThursday, March 17, 2022
As the conflict in Ukraine intensifies, Russia’s dance corps are under scrutiny. But ballet has long been the “secret weapon” in Russia’s diplomatic arsenal
When the independent Russ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMRoyal Opera House, LondonFrancesca Hayward brings intelligence and sensuality to her debut in the dual role of an uneven but stylish production
As highly anticipated debuts go, this one had …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMMonday, March 14, 2022
Motionhouse artistic director Kevin Finnan reveals the challenges in preparing a spectacular start to a festival
‘“In the 60s, choreographer Yvonne Rainer came out with this whole manife…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMTuesday, March 1, 2022
The former Royal Ballet dancer and model is set to make his theatrical debut in Bruce Norris’s knotty, Pulitzer prize-winning play. He explains how he found his voice on and off stage
Twen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMMonday, February 28, 2022
What do you get if you cross a 1,000-year-old Bavarian shoe-slapping dance with an all-male Italian folk routine that was on the brink of extinction? A sweaty, joyous double-bill!
When Aless…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AMFriday, February 25, 2022
Wilton’s Music Hall, LondonThe choreographer draws on Tarantino, the White Stripes and grizzly folklore in an evocative and brilliantly scuzzy show
Mark Bruce has always been driven by mus…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMThursday, February 24, 2022
The Place, LondonBen Duke directs a triumphant theatre-dance interpretation of the Dickens classic that offsets complexity with out-loud laughs
Choreographer Ben Duke and his company Lost Do…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AMThursday, February 17, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe incredible young dancers of NDT’s satellite company easily navigate a triple bill of Hans van Manen, Marco Goecke and Johan Inger, fleet and varied
NDT2 is a co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMWednesday, February 16, 2022
The Place, LondonFusing funk styles with contemporary dance, Jamaal Burkmar’s original voice and feelgood choreography is warm, fun and very watchable
The programme notes for Jamaal Burkma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMFriday, February 11, 2022
New Theatre, OxfordThere’s a general sense of wasted potential in a show that has flashes of brilliance, yet feels light on vitality with an underwhelming score
The Russian State Ballet of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03PMThursday, February 10, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe company mix worldwide influences into Cuban dance and though not all these cocktails hit the mark, they make for an intoxicating evening
Carlos Acosta doesn’t c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMFriday, February 4, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonTender, brutal and humorous, the choreographer’s 1978 piece about gender wars and sexual mores still feels acutely contemporary
It was 40 years ago that choreograph…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMFriday, January 28, 2022
Barbican, LondonKuchipudi dancer Shantala Shivalingappa is hypnotically precise in a piece about renewal and transformation inspired by the Hindu god Shiva
The Hindu god Shiva is an inspirat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMThursday, January 13, 2022
For 30 years, pioneering company Corali has subverted audience expectations. Now it’s helping queer-dance duo Thick & Tight with a work about poet Edith Sitwell
We’ve all got our tea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMSadler’s Wells, LondonCombining juggling and contemporary dance, this is a complex and accomplished homage to the late choreographer
There have been many tributes to the great choreographe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMWednesday, January 12, 2022
The dancer, choreographer and artistic director has shown great ambition and had an astonishing impact at the company
Right now, Tamara Rojo is putting the finishing touches to the first bal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMTuesday, January 4, 2022
The ENB director has pulled the story forward to the Crimean war, based the female lead on Florence Nightingale – and adapted the choreography for today’s more slender dancers
When peopl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03PMMonday, December 27, 2021
Amy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour
• Preview more cultural highlights of 2022 Continu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMSaturday, December 18, 2021
It was a year of revivals in every sense, as venues threw open their doors again. From fresh takes on classics to blazing new talents and shows that captured the current moment, our critics …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMThursday, December 16, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonBourne’s reworked version has a darker edge but it’s still full of wit, energy and colour, with a sensuous thrill
It’s nearly a decade since Matthew Bourne’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AMThursday, December 2, 2021
Royal Albert Hall, LondonChoreographed by Johan Kobborg, this is an often overblown show but has a divine turn from Alina Cojocaru
This vehicle for Ukrainian ballet star Sergei Polunin, crea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMTuesday, November 30, 2021
He walked out of the Royal Ballet and went off the rails. But the bad boy of ballet is now a father with a responsible a new attitude – and he’s even dancing Romeo and Juliet
Dancers swe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM 
