Before they head to the James Earl Jones Theatre, we caught up with Solea Pfeiffer, Liisi LaFontaine, Ledisi, and Bradley Jaden to learn which musicals are at the top of their list.
Sadler’s Wells East, LondonAn interrogater tries to get to the bottom of a surreal scandal while green screen actors meddle with the story in Jess and Morgs’ inventive productionWhat aud…
Sadler’s Wells, LondonSkill, craft and beauty infuse pieces including Lar Lubovitch’s Many Angels and Judith Jamison’s A Case of YouThe Alvin Ailey company’s New Works programme migh…
Linbury theatre, LondonDirected by Natalie Abrahami and choreographed by Loughlan Prior, this is an evening of many parts that sometimes feels bolted togetherIt’s an evening of two halves …
Choreographer who played a leading role in developing the independent dance scene through the 1970s and early 80sThe choreographer Richard Alston, who has died aged 77, was a landmark figure…
Royal Opera House, LondonMixing contemporary, Cuban and classical works, Acosta has charisma to burn and is accompanied by an impressive cohortIt’s a bit of a stretch to call this undoubte…
This year’s celebration of contemporary dance in the French city is bold, baffling and breathtaking, with some high-voltage performersLaunched in 1981, the pioneering Montpellier Danse fes…
The Place, LondonThis audiovisually immersive, anime-inspired dance piece is full of stylishly fluid movement and thrilling fights and face-offs Some contemporary dance can make you feel l…
Linbury theatre, LondonFor its quarter of a century celebrations, the company combines an eloquent new dance that speaks of idealism with a revival of its punchy social drama It's 25 years s…
As Angela Rippon's Let's Dance campaign aims to get the nation moving this week, older dancers share how they overcame nerves to relish the benefits In retirement, Suzanne Tarlin heard herse…
Linbury theatre, LondonGlen Tetley's landmark 1962 ballet, set to Schoenberg's atonal score, is stark, strange and psychologically charged Sometimes the revival of an old work can make it, a…
The Pit, Barbican, LondonElisabeth Gunawan's mythological horror blends puppetry, dance, theatre and film to explore the effects of a family's relocation from Hong Kong to the US Like so man…
The festival delivers a fantastic new work by William Forsythe, pure class from François Chaignaud and a Jan Martens revival that exasperates and enlivens William Forsythe's new piece Und…
Aviva Studios, ManchesterRiven in two by grief " with musician John Grant playing the mind and former Royal Ballet principal Ed Watson the body " lead character George takes a finely danced …
Death looms large in the pair's dance trilogy but, as Complicité's artistic director says, confronting it is 'integral to and essential for life' To one side of this light-filled studio at …
Yngvild Aspeli, whose staging of the Melville novel forms the centrepiece of this year's MimeLondon festival, explains the eerie magic of her craft It is unnerving to be taken backstage afte…
Sadler's Wells, London Back for a 30th anniversary tour, the star choreographer's signature wit and tenderness shine in this perennially haunting fantasy 'Matthew B…
Theatre503, 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 muc…
After 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 think m…
Battersea 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 given…
Lyceum 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 Christopher…
Royal 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 …
Sadler'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 pres…
Roundhouse, 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 a …
Ustinov 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 Debo…
Norwich 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…
Each 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 …
Barbican, 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 …
Sadler'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 Wa…
A 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 made of sh…
My 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…
Choreographer, 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…
Sadler'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 BalletBoyz (Mic…
As 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 …
Curve, 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 strange …
The 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 festiva…
Linbury 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…
Exhilarating 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 Str…
Sadler'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 br…
Lilian 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 as …
Battersea 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 Holzin…
Theatre 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…
Linbury 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 platf…
Sadler'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 season …
Royal 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, pulp-fict…
Sadler'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 a tri…
Victoria 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…
180 Studios, LondonIvan Michael Blackstock's interrogation of stereotypes is broodingly atmospheric, strewn with imagery and often highly effective How to show stereotypes of black masculini…
Sadler's Wells, LondonOne French choreographer whistles during his dance in Somnole, while another takes us into a dark, murderous forest in This Is How You Will Disappear Whistle while you …
Sadler's Wells, LondonWhile Andreou clearly pursues a path and a purpose with her 2018 work, Rizzo's directionless fantasy world is a rambling trip Minimalism has many guises. If the opening…
Sadler's Wells, LondonA terrifically varied programme began by pairing daring new work from Brigel Gjoka and Rauf Yasit with Lucinda Childs' iconic 1979 Dance The astonishingly rich programm…
