Thursday, October 17, 2019
Star ballerina and choreographer passionately committed to dance in CubaWhen Alicia Alonso was 20, and launched on a dancing career in New York, her future seemed assured. She had just been …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03PMTuesday, September 24, 2019
Lin Hwai-min has spent 46 years tackling revolt, repression and rice in his fast-changing homeland. Now he is handing over his dance-theatre juggernaut to a former slipper seller
It’s a ho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMMonday, June 24, 2019
Jessie Cave’s intimate standup, a beatbox Frankenstein and a twist on the star-crossed lovers are among the Edinburgh shows we’ve previously reviewed. Here’s what we said …
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AMTuesday, May 7, 2019
As he takes his celebrated Shostakovich Trilogy to London, the choreographer explains how he was inspired by the Russian composer’s political risks
Alexei Ratmansky says he’s been makin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04PMMonday, December 17, 2018
Romeo and Juliet muddled into middle age, Akram Khan suffered shell-shock, Rambert2 lost control – and William Forsythe gave ballet a stratospheric street shakeupMore best culture 2018 Ove…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMTuesday, November 13, 2018
It is the ‘Persian Romeo and Juliet’ – a hokey old work full of paper beards, corny wedding tunes and lots of camels. So why has the great cellist teamed up with choreographer Mark Mor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMFriday, July 20, 2018
From Generation Wealth to Biodiversity, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMMonday, July 16, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonDriven by an immersive techno score, this visceral performance by Sharon Eyal’s L-E-V dance company was irresistibly intenseLove Chapter 2 is an extension of OCD Lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AMWith its culture of discipline, control and pecking orders, the dance world has always been plagued by claims of bullying and sexual exploitation. But old hierarchies are being challengedBal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AMSaturday, June 30, 2018
From Leave No Trace to Little Mix, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMMonday, June 18, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, London A virtuoso ensemble wring nuanced emotions from a triple bill that teams two emerging choreographers with a Twyla Tharp classicDavid Bintley has never made a particu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMFriday, May 25, 2018
From Zama to Tacita Dean, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMTuesday, May 22, 2018
The astonishingly expressive performer, who can conjure both charged stillness and whirling energy, is taking on his final major stage roleWhen Akram Khan was complimented by Mikhail Baryshn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMFriday, May 18, 2018
Audiences tweeted their love after live cinema screenings of the Royal’s current production – but others hate the gothic set and costumesAs the Royal Ballet dance the final performances …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PMRoyal Opera House, LondonThere are superlative performances – and the world’s most glamorous black tutu – in Liam Scarlett’s new take on the classicFundamentally, what I want from a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMMonday, May 14, 2018
Hans Christian Andersen's fables have inspired countless ballets. Few people know, however, that he was a failed dancer himself. Judith Mackrell reportsBy the time Hans Christian Andersen wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06PMSaturday, May 12, 2018
Barbican, LondonDance and spoken word combine in an evocative retelling of Kane’s violent play about rape, madness and abuseHorrors haunt the text of Crave, the 1998 play by Sarah Kane in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMThursday, May 10, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonRelentless waves of words wash over the beautiful island in Formosa, the farewell work by visionary choreographer Lin Hwai-minIt will be an epochal moment when Lin Hw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMTuesday, April 24, 2018
The choreographer on staging Crave with an all-female cast and the struggle of performing with Merce Cunningham’s companyJulie Cunningham might have been precision-engineered to dance the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMThursday, April 19, 2018
Matthew Bourne is the latest choreographer to refuse to work in Russia. But if more British artists follow suit it might just make life harder for LGBT artists who oppose Putin• Jonathan J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMBarbican Pit, LondonA programme of MacMillan’s early works by his former ballerina Viviana Durante is brimming with tricksIn the early 1950s, Kenneth MacMillan saw little in the world of b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMSunday, April 15, 2018
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonOutfitted in Vivienne Westwood, the fleet-footed outsiders in Holly Blakey’s subversive new piece are in thrall to their own imageStyled by the Vivienne Westwoo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:17AMFriday, April 13, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonWilliam Forsythe’s new work blends classical steps and disco bounce to a smooth poppy beat – and the dancers are clearly enjoying themselvesWilliam Forsythe’s n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08AMMonday, March 26, 2018
Sadler’s Wells LondonAlston’s latest programme is a touching testament to his half century in the rigorous pursuit of purity in movementFifty years ago Richard Alston was a fierce, skinn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMFriday, March 16, 2018
Royal Opera House, LondonA revelatory tribute to Leonard Bernstein features designs by Erdem and a set by Edmund de Waal, with the music of Chichester Psalms and SerenadeThere’s a kinetic …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AMSunday, March 11, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonDisabled and non-disabled performers tackle political correctness and prejudice with mischievous humourIt’s always great to witness the buzz that choreographers get…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:40AMWednesday, March 7, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonCrystal Pite, Emily Molnar and Sharon Eyal deliver a triple bill of new works that range from hazardous to poignantTamara Rojo’s all-female programme She Said was p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMWednesday, February 28, 2018
Wilton’s Music Hall, LondonFrom gibbering witches to cascading horror, this darkly hectic dance adaptation is beautifully executedAs the choreographer of Dracula, The Odyssey and other dar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00PMMonday, February 26, 2018
Hackney Showroom, LondonSally Marie’s highly physical work explores women’s experience of their bodies with raunchy energy, tenderness and rage, but communicates less than it couldAs the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMWednesday, February 21, 2018
When the iconoclastic choreographer reinvented herself as a film-maker at the turn of the 70s, she opened up a new world of possibilities for her artWhen Yvonne Rainer made the switch from c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:25AMMonday, February 19, 2018
Zenaida Yanowsky and Liam Riddick take top dancer prizes, while Lez Brotherston wins outstanding contribution awardWe know that certain stories and certain archetypes have a strong hold on t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AM 
