Friday, September 17, 2021
Available onlineThe new livestreamed production from Rambert2 is both sensual and unnerving with a compelling central performance
For some dance companies during the pandemic, streamed shows…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMWednesday, September 8, 2021
The choreographer’s new show brings together lonely souls from the London novels of Patrick Hamilton. Expect regret, fumbling and a hint of mystery
“Understanding a particular time, a co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMMonday, August 30, 2021
Jennifer Lee, Disney Animation’s chief creative officer and the writer and co-director of Frozen, describes expanding her hit for the stage, and reveals whether she’s more of an Elsa or …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMSunday, August 29, 2021
Greenwich Peninsula, LondonAbseiling on pointe, snazzy suits and spinning geometry were eye-catching openers for the Greenwich and Docklands festival
There’s a reason we normally trap aud…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMFriday, August 27, 2021
Garrick theatre, LondonKnives, flames and adrenaline aplenty lift this daredevil circus show. The stunts impress but the overblown presentation needs an update
A basic circus truth: everythi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThursday, August 26, 2021
Cush Jumbo tackles the troubled prince, Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne head for 30s Berlin, while standup favourites and dance spectaculars burst back on the stage Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMSunday, August 22, 2021
Glasgow-based choreographer Mele Broomes’ intelligence stands out amid the cascade of online dance and circus offerings from this year’s festival
Watching recorded dance on your laptop a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PMWednesday, August 18, 2021
Trafalgar theatre, LondonThe doo-wop musical returns to the West End: a cracking true tale of mob connections, bad debts, prison spells and soaring success, with a seemingly endless catalogu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMThe choreographer felt the urgent need to bring happiness and relentless fun to the weekender she has curated for the Southbank Centre’s Summer Reunion series
‘With the year we’ve had,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMWednesday, August 11, 2021
Her Majesty’s theatre, LondonA new cast refreshes Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, its pop melodies, maximalist designs and unconventional romantic lead standing the test of time
The Phant…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMFriday, August 6, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonFrom Adam Cooper to Faye Tozer and Kevin Clifton, there are lovely performances in this revival, but it lacks a little vim
It’s 10 years since Jonathan Church’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMThursday, August 5, 2021
Barbican, LondonBlissful songs and dance and spirited performances from a virtuoso cast make a preposterous plot into a delightful musical escape
Descriptions of Cole Porter’s Anything Goe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMSunday, August 1, 2021
Leyton Jubilee Park, LondonThis young circus outfit are evidently skilled, but need to work out how to give their show an arc
The good stuff first: a young touring circus pitching their tent…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMTuesday, July 27, 2021
The live-wire choreographer has certainly not been wasting his, as he works on a new production of Carousel, a Take That film, his first ballet, and starting a family
Choreographer Drew McO…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMMonday, July 26, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonUnder the aegis of choreographer Alesandra Seutin, this year’s NYDC cohort perform with attitude, vulnerability and masses of energy
The National Youth Dance Compa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMFriday, July 23, 2021
London WondergroundFrom basketballs to B-boys to BMXs and unicycles, everything spins at speed in this dizzying show that melds street culture with circus spectacle to make your seat shake
3…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMMonday, July 12, 2021
Local styles such as pantsula and bhenga burst from the screen in a glossy new series featuring real dance crews
The townships of South Africa are a fertile ground for dynamic new moves, fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54PMMonday, July 5, 2021
The Royal Ballet star, who is swapping the Covent Garden stage for Stanford University, talks about what she will and won’t miss most about dancing
You hear of dancers’ careers being end…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PMSunday, July 4, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe WAR collective, who danced with Stormzy at Glastonbury, head up an inclusive bill of dazzling skill at this annual festival
At Breakin’ Convention you see acts …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PMWednesday, June 30, 2021
From being taught by Merce Cunningham to collaborating with Philip Glass, the choreographer who helped shape the New York dance scene – now ‘81 on paper’ – looks back
“There was a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PMSunday, June 27, 2021
Royal Opera House, LondonA wild variety of pas de deux fuel this mixed bill, from kitschy Strauss to a duet with a table, plus part of Sleeping Beauty
Much as happens with real-life weddings…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMMonday, June 21, 2021
The rising choreographer on the restrictions of classical roles, our need for whimsy and her new film Let Loose, which encourages children to get moving after lockdown
“In my day-to-day li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PMThursday, June 17, 2021
Royal Festival Hall, LondonENB’s dancers deliver in a mixed bill and William Forsythe’s all-male Playlist leaves everyone grinning from ear to ear
For dance post-lockdown, the gala is in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMWednesday, June 16, 2021
Ballet empowered Bussell who is determined to protect the industry and show how dance is ‘the perfect wellbeing pill’
Darcey Bussell has never minded taking risks. That was true as a fea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03AMMonday, June 14, 2021
How do you get 90 hoofers to frug in a pool? Christopher Scott, the choreographer behind Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical extravaganza, reveals all
Christopher Scott is baffled. “I hear time…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMFriday, June 11, 2021
Birmingham Repertory theatreThe artistic director’s first commissions include an ode to the city’s industrial heritage and a swelling take on the climate crisis
“Could we trade traditi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMWednesday, June 9, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe plot convolutions of De Laclos’ classic novel, and a shortage of real passion, hold back David Nixon’s adaptation
Name recognition is important for ballet co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMSunday, June 6, 2021
Royal Opera House, London
The Russian always had technique, now he’s got belief in this terrific all-American programme also taking in work from the 1960s set to Tchaikovsky and Chopin com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PMFriday, June 4, 2021
Royal Albert Hall, LondonTutu-clad tradition made way for scenes of male modelling and Orwellian injustice – but the value of dance stayed at the fore
The arts are in a Covid crisis and he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMThursday, June 3, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonFirst seen online, Wim Vandekeybus’s work can’t quite contain its own ideas, but Rambert’s dancers are a marvel to watch live
When Rambert premiered their lockd…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42PMWednesday, June 2, 2021
Available onlineChoreographer Rhiannon Faith’s townscape of lonely souls spat out by the system is heartfelt but often too generic
The air is thick with the sound of the sea, and the fog o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM 
