Sunday, December 11, 2022
The ballerina, who has died aged 95, brought panache to roles at the Royal Ballet and across the world before guiding what became English National Ballet
• A life in pictures
A few years a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMThursday, December 8, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonCrammed with the choreographer’s trademark wit and OTT theatrics, this is an irresistible spin on the story
Sleeping Beauty and vampires. This unlikely pairing is t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMWednesday, December 7, 2022
Royal Opera House, LondonThis sumptuously designed production is a treat if you don’t dwell on the dramatic flaws and just enjoy the magical music and performances
The Nutcracker ballet is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMTuesday, December 6, 2022
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonBen Duke brings fresh life to the classics again with deft movement between tragedy and comedy
Is entering the afterlife like being stuck in a telep…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMFriday, November 25, 2022
Lost Dog has a reputation for taking sideways looks at classic tales and taking them into unlikely spaces, but might an interrogation of the murderous Medea in the bowels of the Royal Opera …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PMThursday, November 24, 2022
The Place, LondonThe dancer returns to the stage with an eclectic piece that complements cool posturing with honest personality
A 72-year-old with close-cropped silver hair, tattoos and a le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMThursday, November 17, 2022
Royal Opera House, LondonA grab-bag of nine pieces, from Wheeldon to Tanowitz, make up a celebratory programme delivered with customary aplomb by the Royal’s dancers
This gala night was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMFriday, November 11, 2022
Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, LondonIn this double bill, a queer response to Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, the dancing is direct, controlled and compelling
Jules Cunningham is best k…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMThursday, November 10, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonMats Ek’s Rite of Spring is a pared back but powerful take on Stravinsky’s mighty score and William Forsythe’s Blake Works 1 is intensely watchable
It’s 109 y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMTuesday, November 8, 2022
The English National Ballet soloist on the pandemic, director Tamara Rojo’s departure, the magic of one’s own big toe – and her university degree
Precious Adams likens being a dancer t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMMonday, November 7, 2022
The illustrious ballet dancer on natural insecurity, his defection from the USSR to Canada – and how his body feels these days
Mikhail Baryshnikov, 74, is the finest ballet dancer of his g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMFriday, November 4, 2022
As breaking features in the Olympics for the first time in 2024, the UK’s thriving community are looking forward to putting the sporting world into a headspin
‘People don’t understand …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMThursday, November 3, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonFrom dancers partnering with projections and CCTV-style surveillance to an engrossing piece inspired by Edvard Munch, Carlos Acosta’s company is continuing to carve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMWednesday, November 2, 2022
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonChoreographers Mthuthuzeli November, Stina Quagebeur and Dickson Mbi jolt ballet’s habitual moves with this fresh and convincing triple bill
It’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMSunday, October 30, 2022
Sadler’s Wells, LondonA krumping Cheshire cat enlivens this well-danced adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s coming-of-age story, but Alice’s deeper life remains unexplored
Lewis Carroll’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AMWednesday, October 26, 2022
Wherever you look – in cinemas, theatres, sculpture or down at your local lido – these magical creatures are bewitching an ever growing audience
On a sunny Thursday in June, Tinside Lido…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:37PMMonday, 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 08:25AM 
