Thursday, January 14, 2021
The charismatic choreographer and beloved teacher was an inspirational figure as he shared the secrets of movement
Sir Robert Cohan, modern dance legend, dies aged 95
In the 1970s, Robert C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMFriday, January 8, 2021
Cathy Marston returns to performing, poetry and dance entwine in Wales and the Akram Khan Company inspires mass movement in the best short films to view at home
Amid lockdown frustration las…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AMSaturday, January 2, 2021
Modern masterpiece Jerusalem storms back and Trevor Nunn goes underground with Beckett, while Bob Marley gets a musical and Frankenstein becomes a ballet Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AMWednesday, December 30, 2020
A warm new doc renders the anguish and angst of Black Swan passé and shows dancers’ steel, solidarity and positive attitude
The antidote to tales of the ballet world’s dark underbelly �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06PMTuesday, December 22, 2020
The year started with sparkling ballet and dazzling premieres, then came lockdown. But the dance world didn’t stand still and kept delivering innovative and urgent creations
More best cul…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMMonday, December 21, 2020
Available onlineScottish Ballet blends The Nutcracker and The Snow Queen in an hour-long film full of twinkle and charm
This year has been a test of creativity and nerve for the dance sector…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMMonday, December 14, 2020
Royal Opera House, LondonDespite fewer dancers and musicians, Peter Wright’s production is a gorgeous spectacle at Covent Garden
To the ballet then, while we can. As London waits to find o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMSunday, December 13, 2020
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe audience whoop behind their masks at a muted, Covid-era iteration of the festival, ending with a note of hope
Compared with the annual Breakin’ Convention festi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24PMAfter a tough year for theatre, our chief critic celebrates the joy of the Christmas show, while five festive performers reveal how it feels to be waiting in the wings
Remember your first ev…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMWednesday, December 9, 2020
The dancer, who has been announced as the new artistic director of the Leeds-based company, shares his ambitions for the future
Dane Hurst was learning to dance in “a ramshackle, termite-i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMMonday, December 7, 2020
Available onlineBourne’s New Adventures has given three female dancers from the company the chance to make their own creations – with impressive results
Among the many dance films being …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMFriday, December 4, 2020
Dancers learn routines from an algorithm and we get a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse of K-pop choreography as the Place’s festival moves online
One of the many festivals that’s sw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03PMThursday, December 3, 2020
Available onlineThe enterprising company presents three specially filmed virtual dance works, including Smith’s own intriguing take on ancient mythology
Many small dance companies are clin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMTuesday, December 1, 2020
Available onlineA strong cast from Guildhall School hit the dancefloor in a show that muses over house music, orcas and the meaning of a nightclub family
In a year of isolation that’s left…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMFriday, November 27, 2020
Available onlineDirectors from the worlds of pop and adverts have made five films for English National Ballet’s new digital season. From boxing women to glorious goths, you won’t know wh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMMonday, November 23, 2020
The DJ and founder of the Let’s Have a Kiki ball is running the climactic bash of this year’s Dance Umbrella – and he’s bringing his cats
‘I want you to get out of this quarantine …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMTuesday, November 17, 2020
Unable to fully stage their celebration of the classic 6os album, Clod Ensemble are inviting audiences to a listening party for London jazz festival
They had such great plans: a live band, 2…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMMonday, November 16, 2020
Available online This collection of dancers’ homemade films – in apartments, backyards or the great outdoors – connect in winningly lo-fi way
As some dance companies get slicker in the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMSunday, November 15, 2020
Available onlineFrancesca Hayward, Natalia Osipova and Marianela Nuñez are among the many stars in this exquisite mixed bill of classics and more recent work
Planned for a live audience the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMFriday, November 13, 2020
Music’s primal power for those living with dementia has inspired thousands of YouTube views for a clip of a former dancer
We see a frail and elderly woman in a chair, her eyes downcast. Sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMMonday, November 9, 2020
Available onlineIn lieu of NYCB’s 2020 season, five short pieces by new choreographers frame the Big Apple in colourful new ways
New York City Ballet won’t perform again until September…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMFriday, November 6, 2020
From Paris rooftops to a giant yellow inflatable, dancers find new places to perform in this batch of enthralling shorts
Ballet Vlaanderen’s ongoing Imagination Is Alive series pairs music…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMMonday, November 2, 2020
As he prepares to shake up the ‘Eurocentric’ Venice Biennale, the Royal Ballet choreographer talks about his fears for the arts – and how social distancing has made dancers of us all
W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMFriday, October 30, 2020
Sadler’s Wells, LondonWill Tuckett’s intricate new work takes its inspiration from nature and was the shimmering centrepiece of an ambitious and enjoyable programme at the reopened Londo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMThursday, October 22, 2020
UK choreographer Ivan Blackstock and dancer Nafisah Baba worked on the groundbreaking Black Is King visual album, connecting with a wealth of black peers
Choreographer Ivan Blackstock was ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMSunday, October 18, 2020
The Place, LondonPart of the Splayed festival of queer art, Azara’s witty combination of spoken word and effortless groove takes the audience on a night out that leaves you longing to danc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMFriday, October 16, 2020
Available onlineWayne Eagling’s choreographic pedigree is clear in this wartime story of Marie Rambert – founder of Britain’s first ballet company – and her playwright husband
Canad…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMMonday, October 12, 2020
English National Ballet will return to the stage soon, but dance’s wider future looks precarious. The company’s artistic director tells us about bubbles, business models, and ballet clas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMSunday, October 11, 2020
Royal Opera House, London, and online After seven months away from the spotlight, the entire company release their pent-up energy in a jubilant and moving three-hour gala of greatest hits
Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMMonday, October 5, 2020
Available onlineThree hours of dance, music and insightful interviews – including reminiscences from Danny Boyle – celebrate the creative power of one of the greatest dancers of the 21st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMTuesday, September 29, 2020
Available onlineClaustrophobia and flights of imagination make a powerful connection in this triple bill of pieces commissioned as a response to the pandemic
Back in June, Huddersfield’s L…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM 
