Saturday, September 22, 2018
Two upcoming films celebrate the Soviet sensation who became an icon in the West at the very height of the Cold War
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:54AMFriday, September 14, 2018
Big stars, good intentions, underpowered results. In Pure Dance, ballerina Natalia Osipova has put together an evening of short works, mostly new commissions. It's a chance to see this marve…
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:54AMWednesday, September 5, 2018
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Shantala Shivalingappa's show is playful, affectionate and curious.
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:06AMMonday, September 3, 2018
Scottish Dance Theatre's Velvet Petal is packed with vivid images of seduction, transformation and discovery
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:18AMWednesday, August 15, 2018
Nobody is here to strike sexy poses or to act out stereotypes
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:42AMFriday, August 3, 2018
Created by British director Christopher Renshaw, this new musical reframes the narrative of Bizet's opera, in an orchestration by Hamilton's Alex Lacamoire
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:12PMFriday, July 20, 2018
A dozen companies, including a military band, a gospel choir, multiple youth dance groups, are brought together for this high energy show
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:06AMThursday, July 12, 2018
Sculpture, song, and shadow play are used to tell the story of 1.5 million Africans who worked as porters and carriers during the war
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:12AMFriday, July 6, 2018
A collaboration between the string players of Scottish Ensemble and Swedish choreographer Örjan Andersson, where both sides feel like equal dancing partners
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:42PMWednesday, June 27, 2018
A horrifying and often hilarious look at backroom politics impresses, but the rest of the programme can't match it
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:42AMMonday, June 25, 2018
Footballer-turned-artist Ahil Ratnamohan examines the 2022 Qatar World Cup from the point of view of its migrant workforce
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:48AMFriday, June 22, 2018
This Dresden-based company are specialists in William Forsythe's bold, athletic work, danced here as if it were as natural as breathing
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:04AMMonday, June 18, 2018
Three pieces by George Williamson, Alexander Whitley and Twyla Tharp are danced with boldness and individuality
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:42AMWednesday, June 13, 2018
The lovers could use more spark, but this is a warm account of Kenneth MacMillan's passionate production
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:54AMFriday, June 8, 2018
The Akram Khan Company looks to the next generation, finding plenty of talent
SOURCE: The Independent at 10:48AMThursday, June 7, 2018
There's a warmth and confidence in English National Ballet's production that makes the fairy tale's magic sing
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:42AMMonday, June 4, 2018
129 dancers of all ages and body types fill the stage for this big, confident hip hop showcase
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:48AMThursday, May 31, 2018
The last full-length show he'll dance evokes the shell-shock of an Indian soldier in the trenches of the First World War
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:12PMThursday, May 24, 2018
Kim Brandstrup's new adaptation of Pedro Calderón de la Barca 17th century play is a dance narrative in a hall of mirrors
SOURCE: The Independent at 03:04PMFriday, May 18, 2018
A new Swan Lake is a once-in-a-generation thing – and Liam Scarlett's starry and spectacular staging proves suitably grand
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:04AMThursday, May 17, 2018
Zenaida Yanowsky is superb as the Tudor queen in Will Tuckett's dance drama, but the work struggles to look beyond her relationship with men
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:06AMWednesday, May 16, 2018
Nevermind Rochester and romance: Northern Ballet's staging sees Jane step into the spotlight as her own woman
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:04AMMonday, May 14, 2018
The overlap of dance and theatre is uneven Julie Cunningham & Company's staging of the playwright's bleak text
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:04AMFriday, May 11, 2018
Combining contemporary dance, qi gong, martial arts and calligraphy, this Taiwanese dance company explore the colonial history of their island
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:36AMWednesday, May 9, 2018
Eight dancers move in unison before killing each other in stylised gesture, carried along by Hofesh Shecter's driving score
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:04AMTuesday, May 8, 2018
Based on Chandradhar Sharma Guleri's celebrated Hindi short story 'Usne Kaha Tha', Akademi performed The Troth as part of the Alchemy festival
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:54AMCelebrating its 15th anniversary, the festival launched into live music, a joyful collaboration with musicians from Jazz re:freshed
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:54AMMonday, April 30, 2018
Made to mark the Windrush 70th anniversary, Phoenix Dance Theatre's narrative work has instead become painfully topical
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:48AMTuesday, April 24, 2018
Sound and movement rhythms are set against each other in a show that throws in mediaeval singing, a dancehall soundtrack, and clopping pointe shoes
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:32AMMonday, April 23, 2018
Dancers from Ballet Black, the Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet come together for a programme of Kenneth MacMillan's early, story-telling work
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:06AMMonday, April 16, 2018
A new programme of works by American artists sets ballet to electronic music with joyful results
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:36AM 
