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 05:12AMThe 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 08:06AMRoyal 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 04:33AMLinbury 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 04:33AMAs 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 11:06AMRoyal 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 05:24AMLinbury 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 05:03AMSelfridges 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 05:18AMRoyal 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 04:42AMBell 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 06:36AMSadler’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 08:06AMSadler’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 09:32AMQueen 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 08:06AMSadler’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 08:42AMBirmingham 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 07:54AMEdinburgh 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 02:12AMNorwich 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 07:54AMAvailable 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 04:54AMAvailable 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 04:48AMRoyal 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 08:18AMTouring 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 05:42AMSadler’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 05:24AMSadler’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 04:54AMLive 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 06:18AMAvailable 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 04:36AMSadler’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 06:12AMOur 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 02:32PMAvailable 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 07:24AMAvailable 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 01:18PMBirmingham 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…
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