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Friday, November 16, 2018

Hot Lane review at Spode Works, Stoke-on-Trent – ‘a talented cast’ by Anna Winter

It’s 1956 and a prodigal daughter returns to the Potteries after 13 years of mysterious exile in Deborah McAndrew’s latest work for

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Monday, November 12, 2018

Fat Blokes review at Southbank Centre, London –’visibility, vulnerability and sensuality’ by Anna Winter

With the help of four participants (some of whom have never performed professionally before), Scottee is staging a fat rebellion. It’s a

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Friday, November 9, 2018

BalletLorent choreographer Liv Lorent: ‘I’m female, I’m in the north and I make family work. That’s a triple whammy’ by Anna Winter

It’s been 25 years since choreographer Liv Lorent set up dance theatre company BalletLorent. Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the company is known for

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Rambert2 review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘a thrilling triple bill’ by Anna Winter

Rambert2 has arrived. Made up of 13 newly-graduated dancers from around the world, Rambert’s new junior company is a blazingly talented troupe

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Friday, November 2, 2018

La Bayadere review at Royal Opera House, London – ‘mesmeric and moving’ by Anna Winter

First performed in St Petersburg in 1877, Marius Petipa’s La Bayadere is a grand Imperial classic set to broadly danceable tunes by

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Isabella Rossellini’s Link Link review at Southbank Centre – ‘informative, inventive and charming’ by Anna Winter

With a master’s degree in animal behaviour and conservation under her belt, Isabella Rossellini brings a spirit of generosity and wit to

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Friday, October 12, 2018

Reckonings review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘promising new commissions’ by Anna Winter

Sadler’s Wells celebrates the 20th anniversary of its transformation into a purpose-built dance house with a promising triple bill of new work

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

As Sadler’s Wells hits 20, meet the emerging choreographers shaping its future by Anna Winter

Race, politics, disability – these are the issues a trio of emerging choreographers are pushing to the forefront at the iconic London

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Saturday, October 6, 2018

William Forsythe: A Quiet Evening of Dance review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘cerebral, mischievous and sublime’ by Anna Winter

Quiet it may be, but William Forsythe’s latest evening of dance at Sadler’s Wells resounds with an extraordinary cerebral and imaginative force.

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Dennis of Penge review at Ovalhouse, London – ‘clever and compassionate musical storytelling’ by Anna Winter

Annie Siddons’ Dennis of Penge is a mighty piece of poetic storytelling. By turns ribald and sublime, it’s a cri de coeur

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Friday, September 14, 2018

Natalia Osipova: Pure Dance review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘dramatic intensity and dreamy partnerships’ by Anna Winter

Russian-born Royal Ballet star Natalia Osipova returns to Sadler’s Wells with a largely triumphant mixed bill of contemporary and classical fare. Her

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Backbone review at Southbank Centre, London – ‘bold, colourful circus show exploring notions of strength’ by Anna Winter

Backbone, by Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths, derives some of its strength from upending our big-top expectations. There’s a false

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Saturday, August 11, 2018

The Artist review at Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh – ‘Artful, inventive and playful’ by Anna Winter

Circus performer and clown Thom Monckton makes an art form out of dawdling around in this deft and almost perfectly paced solo

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Friday, August 10, 2018

May I Speak About Dance? review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘strange, funny and educational’ by Anna Winter

A hefty gold dildo makes a star turn in choreographer Boaz Barkan’s eccentric lecture-performance May I Speak About Dance? The shimmering phallus in

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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Cock, Cock… Who’s There? review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘fascinating and unsettling’ by Anna Winter

Five years ago, Finnish-born filmmaker Samira Elagoz was raped by her then-boyfriend. In the aftermath, she records conversations with her friends, mother

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Casus: You and I review at Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh – ‘circus, magic and a touch of tango’ by Anna Winter

You and I is a likeable, personal show by Casus co-founders and off-stage partners Jesse Scott and Lachlan McAulay that celebrates and

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Burn the Floor: Rebels of Ballroom review at Underbelly, Edinburgh – ‘fancy footwork and frivolity’ by Anna Winter

Cha-cha heels and cheese abound in Burn the Floor: Rebels of Ballroom, a cheerful hour-long exhibition of glitzy costumes, snappy technique and

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Cold Blood at King’s Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘Exquisitely clever show with dancing fingers’ by Anna Winter

Cold Blood is something truly special. Like Kiss and Cry Collective’s eponymous first show, which was also the brainchild of film-maker Jaco

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Giselle by Ballet Ireland review at Dance Base, Edinburgh – ‘full-blooded reimagining staged with zeal’ by Anna Winter

Choreographer Ludovic Ondiviela recasts Giselle as a modern horror, complete with a mortuary scene, in this ambitious and atmospheric full-length ballet (the

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Monday, August 6, 2018

A Clown Show About Rain review at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh – ‘gently poignant’ by Anna Winter

There are galoshes, buckets and cuppas galore in A Clown Show About Rain, a gently poignant piece of physical theatre about the

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The Spinners review – goddesses on a quietly stunning odyssey by Anna Winter

Dance Base, EdinburghThe three Fates of Greek mythology preside over human destiny from a cosmic sweatshop in this captivating piece of dance-theatreThe Spinners, a collaboration between Sco…

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Sunday, August 5, 2018

Jungle review at Dance Base, Edinburgh – ‘crass, baffling dance-drama’ by Anna Winter

Pink Mama Theatre’s Jungle purports to be about the legacy of colonialism. It is baffling, tedious and momentously misguided. For 45 minutes,

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Saturday, August 4, 2018

Wrongheaded review at Dance Base, Edinburgh – ‘subtle and poignant’ by Anna Winter

Two female dancers tread gingerly across an empty space. Beneath them, a video projection on the floor displays fleeting images of stark

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This Is the Title review – elegant b-boy dance exhilarates and frustrates by Anna Winter

Dance Base, EdinburghIma Iduozee slinks and swoops with insouciant ease in this solo piece, but patchy sound design and a ponderous self-indulgence hold the show backFinnish dancer and chore…

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Friday, August 3, 2018

Baby Face review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘Effectively disturbing’ by Anna Winter

Like a bulging Mothercare nappy bag saddled to the back of a weary parent, there’s a lot to unpack in Baby Face.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Astley’s Astounding Adventures review at New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme – ‘triumphant and warm-hearted’ by Anna Winter

Tumblers, clowns and horseback tricks in a 42-foot diameter performance ring – these are the components of modern circus established 250 years

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Monday, July 9, 2018

Company of Elders review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘proud, poignant and thoughtful’ by Anna Winter

Respect the Elders. When Sadler’s Wells’ resident over-60s company of community dancers perform their latest mixed bill, they re-adjust the parameters by

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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Circa’s Peepshow review at Underbelly, London – ‘slickly performed’ by Anna Winter

Circa’s Peepshow provides an occasionally unusual viewing experience for its punters. It’s a circus show that gamely plays around with the voyeuristic

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Thursday, June 28, 2018

Nederlands Dans Theater 1 review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘astounding precision’ by Anna Winter

A morally serious and witty gem of a work lodges between three duller and borderline indulgent pieces in NDT1’s latest mixed bill.

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Friday, June 22, 2018

Mercenary review at Battersea Arts Centre, London – ‘football-based dance’ by Anna Winter

The human cost of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar isn’t so much FIFA’s dirty little secret as an ongoing Amnesty-certified human

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Review: Romeo and Juliet by Birmingham Royal Ballet by Anna Winter

'Headlong, hormonal passion': Anna Winter reviews Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet at Sadler's Wells. The post Review: Romeo and Juliet by Birmingham Royal Ballet appeared first on Exeu…

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