Sunday, August 5, 2018
Dance Base, EdinburghChoreographer Ludovic Ondiviela reworks the 19th-century ballet into a contemporary glide down love’s slippery slopePart modern murder mystery, part romantic ballet cl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48PMTuesday, August 22, 2017
Edinburgh PlayhousePairs of dancers push together and pull apart in this thrilling triple bill from choreographers Sol León, Paul Lightfoot and Gabriela CarrizoWith a near 60-year history a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMFriday, August 19, 2016
Festival theatre, EdinburghA choreographed spin on The Last Supper proved an intense exploration of male community, while a piece revolving around swarm intelligence had a fluid buzzScotland…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40AMTuesday, August 9, 2016
Playhouse, EdinburghThis exhilarating collaboration between post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor and dance company the Holy Body Tattoo lives up to its titleIt lasts for an exhausting, e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:09PMThursday, February 18, 2016
Traverse, EdinburghFrom Anton Lachky’s cartoonish Dreamers to Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s sensual Process Day, this talented company puts on a powerful performance Chalking up 30 years, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:01AMMonday, December 7, 2015
Festival theatre, EdinburghBethany Kingsley-Garner brings charm to the title role in this elegantly playful productionA real cracker of a design by Tracy Grant Lord is wrapped around Scottis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMFriday, August 28, 2015
Playhouse, EdinburghA virtuosic, seductive double bill by Wayne McGregor and Christian Spuck – set to music by Max Richter and recitals of Shakespeare’s sonnetsA beautiful courtliness ex…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:28AMTuesday, August 18, 2015
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghTao’s company bring his atmospheric, minimalist work, set to the sounds of Steve Reich, to life as the dancers become a single captivating blobAgainst the metronomic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AMFriday, May 1, 2015
Tramway, GlasgowAt the Dance International Glasgow festival, Natasha Gilmore’s piece is performed to a pulsing composition by Luke Sutherland Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:31PMMonday, December 15, 2014
Festival theatre, EdinburghTchaikovsky’s make-believe kingdoms shimmer with considerable fairy cool in a sophisticated and elegant production Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AMThursday, October 30, 2014
The European premiere of Morriss latest, Words, displayed all his trademark poise, while four more persuasive pieces got the audience fired up Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:08PMSunday, September 28, 2014
Theatre Royal, GlasgowA lovingly crafted celebration of Richard Burton reading Dylan Thomas is paired with a brave edit of Millers monumental drama Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:35AMThursday, August 28, 2014
Playhouse, EdinburghSpanish guitar virtuoso Peña leads a band of musicians and dancers in a dazzling show honouring the murdered writer Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AMSunday, August 24, 2014
Playhouse, EdinburghTanztheater Wuppertal's dreamland of a show brought one of Pina Bausch's final pieces to wonderful, whirling life Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:30AMWednesday, August 20, 2014
King's theatre, EdinburghThe charismatic showman, dancer and choreographer reigns in this spectacular programme of classical Indian dance Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AMMonday, August 18, 2014
Western and Samoan cultures come together in an apocalyptic dance performance exploring the legacy of the first world war Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:45PMFriday, December 13, 2013
Theatre Royal, GlasgowChristopher Hampson's version of the tale – with its touches of sparkle and glamour – is not so much Grimm as DisneyDirector Christopher Hampson's first production …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:41AMFriday, August 30, 2013
Festival theatre, EdinburghThis multimedia slapstick, choreographed by José Montalvo, fails to communicate the subtle bathos of life"Everyone is Don Quichotte, everyone is Sancho Panchez." …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:26PMSunday, August 25, 2013
PlayhouseThis fledgling collective shows huge promise in a cleverly conceived programme of Cunningham, Forsythe and MillepiedWe watch one man and his shadow; he works fast, droppin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:47PMSunday, August 26, 2012
Festival theatreLive music provides a strong focal point for this double bill. The didgeridoo is up front in Breathe. Throughout Impulse, a female string quartet actively joins in the b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:15PMMonday, September 5, 2011
King's Theatre, EdinburghIn the space of just over an hour, this Vietnamese company conjure up an astonishing spirit of humanity, an achievement made all the more striking by the fact that n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:44PMFriday, September 2, 2011
Playhouse, EdinburghThree engagingly different pieces, brought together in this one programme, explore the Asian countries that choreographer, photographer and designer Shen Wei recently vis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:41AMSunday, August 21, 2011
Playhouse, EdinburghContinuing the Edinburgh international festival's inspirational exploration of Asian performance, this sparkling company brings a galactic energy, despite its small numbe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:39PM 
