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Sadler’s Wells, London Back for a 30th anniversary tour, the star choreographer’s signature wit and tenderness shine in this perennially haunting fantasy ‘Mat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMTheatre503, LondonThe heightened body language of a tempestuous couple breaks out into choreographed scenes in this play that reaches far beyond its restricted space It doesn’t look like m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMAfter root-and-branch reworkings of Giselle and Swan Lake, the celebrated Irish choreographer is back with Nobodaddy, a trip ‘through the bottomless pit’ ‘I keep making pieces that I t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMBattersea Arts Centre, LondonOcean Chillingworth’s show depicts a brutal fight that turns into something altogether messier This much we know from the title: there will be blood. We’re g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMLyceum theatre, SheffieldBeautifully staged and danced with bonneted and bewhiskered brio, Dickens’s classic dose of festive escapism is the gift that keeps on giving Directed by Christoph…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMRoyal Opera House, LondonFrom the flowing beauty of Kyle Abraham to the choppy poker-faced humour of Pam Tanowitz, these four contemporary ballets are excellently danced In the brochure for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMSadler’s Wells, LondonYip Man, who taught Bruce Lee, is the inspiration for this series of awesomely executed showdowns and acrobatics History may be about the past but it speaks to the pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMRoundhouse, LondonThe acrobatic blockbuster is a night out loaded with set pieces and special effects but feels designed for digital bursts on social media Fuerza Bruta’s Aven is not just …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMUstinov Studio, Bath This exquisitely formed dancework inspired by Greek myth explores desire and dysfunction The tiny Ustinov Studio at Bath’s Theatre Royal has, under the direction of De…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMNorwich Theatre RoyalBrew revisits the car crash at the beginning of his ballet career that killed his three companions and left him paraplegic Not quite dance, not quite theatre, An Acciden…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AMEach time she takes the stage, the Korean choreographer and dancer asks if it will be the last time. She reflects on crushing stereotypes, breaking into theatre and her 100 failed auditions …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AMBarbican, LondonIn ragged rocksteps and snaredrum springs, choreographer Kenrick Sandy and composer Michael Asante catch the connections between sound and movement Founded in 2001, Boy Blue …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMSadler’s Wells, LondonWorks from veteran dancers Germaine Acogny, Malou Airaudo, Louise Lecavalier and Ben Duke challenge perceptions of age, with performances full of spirit and maturity …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02PMA decade after his award-winning Dracula, Mark Bruce has pared down Mary Shelley’s gothic classic and taken a cue from its subtitle ‘The Modern Prometheus’ ‘The idea of a creature ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMMy former colleague John Ashford, who has died aged 79, was a key figure in contemporary dance in the UK and beyond, both as director of the Place theatre in London (1986-2009) and founder-d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AMChoreographer, creative director and co-founder of Second Stride, a company that transformed contemporary dance in the 1980sThe choreographer and creative director Ian Spink, who has died of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThis ‘psychic landscape of Albion’ deploys a huge ensemble to send its dancers spinning through a patchwork of national mythology You have to hand it to BalletBoy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMAs she brings her new show, Dragons, to the UK, the innovative choreographer discusses shaking off traditional norms and how shaving her head helped her find her own energy Ochre wall, plum …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:25PMCurve, Leicester The US dancer conjures a potent spectacle filled with mysterious symbolism as three figures strain, combine and detach in stirring, almost ritual patterns There’s a strang…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMThe Yard theatre, LondonMarikiscrycrycry opens this year’s Now festival with an occasionally baffling trip through sex, fear and fantasies Established in 2014, the Yard theatre’s Now fes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMLinbury theatre, London The American choreographer showcases three works with the Royal Ballet, the newest of which examines the idealism and corporeality of womanhood The Royal Ballet now h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PMExhilarating highlights this year ranged from tech-savvy ballet and a juggling celebration of Merce Cunningham to a daring flamenco Rite of Spring • More of the best culture of 2022 When S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe maverick choreographer makes his mark on The Rite of Spring in this elementally austere exercise in anxiety and loose-cannon footwork In 1913, The Rite of Spring …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMLilian Baylis theatre, LondonFresh pieces by the company of disabled and non-disabled dancers open up its artistic direction Although the pandemic scuppered some plans for Candoco – such a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMBattersea Arts Centre, LondonFlorentina Holzinger’s show has inspired audience walkouts but others stay and cheer at its bloody-minded audacity Premiered in Vienna in 2019, Florentina Holz…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMTheatre Royal Drury Lane, LondonRalph Fiennes introduced this gala honouring the ballet legend, which boasted a dazzling lineup of dancers including Natalia Osipova and Cesar Corrales Introd…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AMLinbury theatre, LondonA hardworking young company showcase a range of dance styles to music including classical, rock and contemporary The Royal Ballet’s Next Generation festival is a pla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThis mini festival celebrating the older dancer features powerful performers – and is defiantly not pretty Founded in 2014, Sadler’s Wells’ Elixir festival is a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMRoyal Albert Hall, LondonBourne’s 1950s potboiler has been beefed up for a larger venue. The result is classy, trashy – and deeply serious Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man is a steamy, pul…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMSadler’s Wells, LondonUsing music from Americana to Afrobeats, the final part of this Israeli company’s trilogy on love is beautifully danced but doesn’t go anywhere This final part of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMVictoria multistorey car park, Leeds Amanda Piña’s dance inspired from the Mexican border town of Matamoros filled the perfunctory setting with pulsating beats and tinsel-clad movement Am…
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