Sunday, December 19, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, London; Curzon cinemas, Sky Arts, FreeviewMagic and melancholy combine to glorious effect in Bourne’s Christmas classic. And the BalletBoyz make the Brothers Grimm look d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMTuesday, December 7, 2021
The Royal Ballet’s phenomenal principal dancer was the fixed star at the heart of an extraordinary year for the company
See the Observer’s faces of 2021 in full
It’s been an oddly frac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMSunday, December 5, 2021
Royal Albert Hall, LondonPolunin and Cojocaru are terrific, but neither is given enough to work with in the UK premiere of Johan Kobborg’s new version
There’s been a lot of water under a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33AMSunday, November 21, 2021
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonThe extraordinary work of the late choreographer Robert Cohan finds full expression in two heartfelt tribute shows by Yorke Dance Project
When I fir…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33AMSaturday, November 20, 2021
As a new staging of Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley opens in London, director Rebecca Frecknall and 94-year-old composer John Kander, the only survivor of the original cre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMSunday, November 14, 2021
Royal Opera House, LondonSix hundred performances of Giselle and counting, the Royal Ballet’s peerless dancers continue to make this once revolutionary work their own
The historical roots …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMSunday, November 7, 2021
Linbury theatre, LondonThe company celebrates 20 years of challenging, creative work with an eclectic double bill including a thrilling new piece from one of its own dancers
Ballet Black, fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMSunday, October 31, 2021
Selfridges Loading Bay; Sadler’s Wells, LondonWhile Sharon Eyal’s repetitive works writhe with energy, Dimitris Papaioannou’s new piece lacks momentum but not beauty
A work by Sharon E…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMSunday, October 24, 2021
Royal Opera House, LondonWayne McGregor, Thomas Adès and Tacita Dean’s dream-team Divine Comedy, danced with glorious freedom by the Royal Ballet, is a fitting farewell to its star
One of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMSunday, October 17, 2021
Bell Square, Hounslow; available onlineDance Umbrella’s football-themed piece fails to score, but Dimitris Papaioannou’s 2009 work saves the day
Never let it be said that dance doesn’t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMSaturday, October 9, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe choreographer draws rich inspiration from the lonely, thwarted characters of the novelist Patrick Hamilton in this beautifully danced new work
Sexy, smouldering a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMSaturday, October 2, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, London Jeffrey Cirio and Erina Takahashi dazzle for a sharp ENB, but this long-awaited new work is all message, no story
One quality I’ve always admired in Akram Khan is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMSaturday, September 25, 2021
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, LondonYou the audience are part of the action in this perspective-altering performance for disused spaces
The first time I encountered the work of the dance-mak…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMSunday, September 19, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonShechter’s heartfelt response to the pandemic, The Fix, is shaded by his 2016 work Clowns, both performed with spectacular commitment
In Carol Reed’s film The Thi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMSunday, September 12, 2021
Birmingham HippodromeMagical movement is weighed down by plot as the Rosie Kay Dance Company graft Shakespeare on to modern Midlands life
I worry about the dominance of Shakespeare’s Romeo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMSunday, August 22, 2021
Edinburgh international festival; available onlineUplifting and full of hope, catch these four tremendous films by dance-makers from Rio, Soweto, Beirut and Edinburgh while you can
The Edinb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMThe ‘Leopoldstadt’ director, who also helped develop Alan Partridge, speaks to Sarah Crompton about antisemitism, the quasi-racism of Boris Johnson, and reopening the acclaimed Tom Stopp…
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:12AMSunday, July 25, 2021
Norwich Theatre Royal and touring; live streamThere’s so much love in the room for Acosta that a variable programme becomes more than the sum of its parts, while Rambert’s cool virtual b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMSunday, July 18, 2021
Available onlineMarianela Nuñez’s irresistible Aurora, a Wayne McGregor pas de deux and one soloist’s swansong are highlights of the Royal’s 90th anniversary show
As dance shakes out …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMSunday, June 27, 2021
Available online; live streamHofesh Shechter’s groundbreaking 2010 work has lost none of its power, while Scottish Dance’s Joan Clevillé revels in a single take
It would be hard to matc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMSunday, June 13, 2021
Royal Opera House; Royal Albert Hall; Sadler’s Wells, LondonVadim Muntagirov excelled in a celebration of American ballet while Darcey Bussell staged an impressive showcase of UK talent
Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMSunday, June 6, 2021
Touring onlineRhiannon Faith’s piece about social deprivation in our seaside towns is gloomy but technically impressive
A white space pockmarked with circles of dark dust, like black holes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AMSunday, May 30, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, London; touringDancers become cogs in the machine of Whitley’s visually dazzling take on technology, while simplicity speaks volumes in Kay’s extraordinary solo show
On…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMSunday, May 23, 2021
Sadler’s Wells; Royal Opera House, LondonCue rapturous applause – and backbends – as the stars of ENB and the Royal Ballet storm back to live performance in two bold, future-facing pro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMSunday, April 18, 2021
Live streamSeventeen dancers play 100 characters in 1,000 costumes in Jo Strømgren’s teeming, beautifully filmed piece, but to what end?
Benoit Swan Pouffer took over the artistic leaders…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMSunday, April 4, 2021
Available online; live streamAlexei Ratmansky savours every moment in a new work set to Bernstein, while William Forsythe honours the dancer’s relationship with the barre
Dance has been ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMSunday, February 7, 2021
Sadler’s Wells/ BBC; available onlineBotis Seva’s BLKDOG, Matthew Bourne’s Spitfire and Shobana Jeyasingh’s Contagion are among the highlights in this top-notch if slightly worthy ce…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMSaturday, December 26, 2020
Our critic chooses her highlights, recalling inventive lockdown venues and the emotional return of the Royal Ballet
Film: Mark Kermode’s 10 best of 2020
The Observer critics’ review of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:32PMSaturday, December 5, 2020
Available onlineFive diversely enjoyable new dance works filmed to watch at home are a testament to artistic director Tamara Rojo’s ambitious guiding principles
In her time in charge of En…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMSaturday, November 21, 2020
Available onlineEven on a laptop, the Royal Ballet’s latest mixed bill is a joy to behold
When our everyday lives are so confined, there are few more exhilarating pleasures than watching a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PMWednesday, October 28, 2020
Birmingham RepA timely new work by William Tuckett is the compelling centrepiece of a fine new mixed bill from Carlos Acosta’s BRB
“Ballet is back,” announced company friend Alan Titch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM 
