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In the fourth instalment of our series introducing major choreographers and companies, Sanjoy Roy explores the work of William ForsytheIn short Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12AMDancers in this Egyptian Halloween fantasy wrestle with clay and convention at the bequest of the ever-experimental musicianIn the basement of a labyrinthine warehouse, a woman lies on a hos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMBarbican, London The striking movements of classical Indian dance produce many arresting images as the choreographer teases out the threads of life’s experienceA man gasps and shakes his h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMThe Place, LondonStreet dance meets Victorian workhouse as choreographer Tony Adigun imagines the childhoods of Oliver Twist’s villainsStreet dance might seem an odd style for a Dickensian…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26AMBritish choreographer Richard Alston has leapt from hippy rebel to member of the modern dance establishment with impressive ease, writes Sanjoy Roy Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43PMSadler’s Wells, LondonIn their second programme of dance, the US company present Ronald K Brown’s Open Door, Paul Taylor’s Piazzolla Caldera and their signature RevelationsWhat a versa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMSadler’s Wells, London Patrias, the flamenco guitarist’s tribute to the Spanish writer, features superb dance solos but the multimedia projections intrude on the spectacleFederico Garcí…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMTate Modern, London Showcased in the gallery’s vast Turbine Hall, the arcs and eddies of the Belgian choreographer’s Work/Travail/Arbeid reveal the harmony of its compositionAnne Teresa …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:44AMOld Vic, LondonPart Robert Louis Stevenson, part Little Shop of Horrors, the McOnie Company’s discombobulating dance adaptation is dynamic, clever and a bit retrogradeThe tale of Jekyll an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe annual festival delivers style and substance, from the Ruggeds’ goofy stunts to Ivan Blackstock’s nightmarish new workThere’s always a buzz at Breakin’ Co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:22AMThe Place, London An intriguing triple bill offers disjointed romance and passionate storybook tales, but it’s Alexander Ekman’s sound-dance mashup that leads the applauseNational Dance …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMSadler’s Wells, LondonIt’s visually arresting, with performers on crutches, bodies with fish heads, a unicyclist and a levitating bed, but the ideas don’t match the material in this th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AMForget regular clubbing. A hidden social network of nights where anyone can salsa, swing or tango is waiting to welcome you – but who’s on the dancefloor? Who’s out dancing on a weeken…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:14AMPeacock theatre, London Featuring music from Abba, Coolio and the film Titanic, this frenetic shakeup of the traditional tango format has little time for poetry or emotional nuanceDancer and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AMPrint Room at the Coronet, LondonDancers’ limbs twist and thread in this highly atmospheric conclusion to an elemental trilogy that veers between the airy and the groundedThe tiny Print Ro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:52AMSadler’s Wells, LondonFlamenco dancer Farruquito is from a formidable bloodline, but the music weaved a greater ancestral spell in the show Buen ArateFarruquito has flamenco in his blood: …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:21AMYvonne Rainer and her works are uncompromising, challenging and highly influential. But she won't be guesting on X FactorAn artist who is anti-art, an activist who is also an aesthete, Yvonn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PMSadler’s Wells, LondonInstead of raging battles of the sexes, the men are gallant and the women dance for sheer pleasure in the choreographer’s final piece, Como el Musguito … There’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:22AMThe Place, LondonCrystal Zillwood saved the uneven opening night of this six-week festival for new dance with an exploration of the overlaps between human and animal lifeEvery January, the R…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:35PMIf you're ever in doubt as to whether dance qualifies as a sport, take a look at the competitors in the Crystal Palace CupBeing judged on everything, down to the smiles on their faces ... Ph…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:39PMContemporary dancer, choreographer, teacher and tireless advocate of independent artistsGill Clarke, who has died of cancer aged 56, was one of the foremost contemporary dancers of her gener…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09PMThe Place, LondonA high-tech exploration of Odedra’s own struggles with learning difficulty creates some hit-and-miss imagesAakash Odedra’s solo is called Murmur 2.0, and those digits in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:41AMIt's all very well for dance companies to get annoyed about their work being ripped off on YouTube, but it's up to them to open up their archivesThe dance world has recently lost three major…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09PMThe Place, LondonIn this retelling of the classic story, transposed to an oil plant, the dancing is upbeat and impressive – until it wears outZimbabwe-born Bawren Tavaziva has developed a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PMSadler’s Wells, London Waltz’s triple bill is over-stylised at times, but her version of The Rite of Spring skewers the stage with the forceful choreography of revoltBerlin-based choreog…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:22AMBarbican, LondonThree eye-opening dance pieces by emerging Indian talents blend classical and contemporary stylesThree Indian dance works show three different faces of the country. In Deepak…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:45AMDance Umbrella’s Out of India programme unites contemporary artists who are crossing borders, breaking boundaries and exploring issues of corruption and urbanisation in their country throu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:59AMLilian Baylis theatre, LondonIdan Sharabi is inspired by the music of Joni Mitchell, while Claire Cunningham explores the emotional cost of moving on crutchesIn many ways, the two works on t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:22AMThe Place, LondonAnderson’s topsy-turvy show about vaudeville has-beens sails close to bathos but is beguiling, poignant and funnyLea Anderson disbanded her companies – the all-female Ch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:39AMSadler’s Wells, LondonAs part of Hofest, the choreographer presents an uneven trilogy featuring sci-fi stylings, dancers in gold and white, and sonic layers of baroque and bass Related: �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:19AMQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonA vibrant double bill draws on hybridity and migration, as two dancers of Indian origin explode outwards into their own wildly contrasting stylesOnce again, Shoba…
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