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Friday, July 3, 2015

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Dutch National Ballet: Cinderella | Whelan/Watson: Other StoriesSergei Prokofiev’s ballet score has been choreographed dozens of times since it was composed in 1935. In this version, creat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Canalside choreography: how the biennale got Venice dancing by Judith Mackrell

A quietly radical dance programme in the Italian city has included performances at boat yards, piazzas and palacesWhen Venice launched its first international art biennale back in 1895, it w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:22AM
Friday, June 26, 2015

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Dance at Manchester International Festival | Wales Dance Platform 2015One of the highlights of this year’s Manchester international festival will be Tree Of Codes, a new work by Wayne McGr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AM
Monday, June 22, 2015

Arthur Pita: the David Lynch of dance by Judith Mackrell

The choreographer of a new work for the Royal Ballet’s Edward Watson and former New York City Ballet star Wendy Whelan talks about his influences – and the need to inject glamour into co…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:21AM
Friday, June 19, 2015

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Ballet Cymru’s Cinderella | Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company: FlamencuraThis small-scale Welsh company has a fine track record in its reinventions of classic work, and this new version of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:14AM
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Compagnie DCA/Philippe Decouflé: Contact review – Pina Bausch meets Busby Berkeley by Judith Mackrell

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThis Faustian tale mixing dance, roller-skating and rock music has bags of charmPhilippe Decouflé is a showman, creating his works out of a freewheeling jumble…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM
Monday, June 15, 2015

Vanishing pointe: where are all the great female choreographers? by Judith Mackrell

The dance scene is booming right now. So why are male choreographers getting all the attention?Dance has always been seen as the one art form where women weren't just more visible than men, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:44PM
Friday, June 12, 2015

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Birmingham Royal Ballet Mixed Bill | Philippe Decouflé Company DCA: ContactDavid Bintley is celebrating his 20th anniversary as director of Birmingham Royal Ballet with a double bill of his…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Richard Alston Dance Company review – a birthday treat from the master by Judith Mackrell

The Place, LondonTo celebrate the 20th anniversary of his company, Alston presents two of his finest dancers in a duet that delves deep into the melodic beauty of ChopinEver since the 1980s,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AM
Monday, June 8, 2015

Christopher Wheeldon's leap from ballet to Broadway by Judith Mackrell

The British choreographer’s Tony award-winning An American in Paris puts him up on a level with Jerome RobbinsChristopher Wheeldon’s adaptation of the 1951 movie An American in Paris has…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:53AM
Friday, June 5, 2015

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Northern Ballet: Madame Butterfly & Perpetuum Mobile | Richard Alston At HomeOver the last few seasons, Northern Ballet has begun mixing its traditional story ballet repertory with progr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AM
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Hannah Sullivan/Nic Green review – from disco divadom to Scottish jigs by Judith Mackrell

The Place, LondonGreen uses movement to tell the story of her estranged father, while Sullivan explores social dancing as identity in a mixed double bill Related: 'Turn to the pigs for inspi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28AM
Sunday, May 31, 2015

Royal Ballet triple bill review – love and power danced on the knife edge of risk by Judith Mackrell

Royal Opera House, LondonThe ballets of West Side Story choreographer Jerome Robbins get the attention they deserve, while Lauren Cuthbertson makes a superb debut in MacMillan’s Song of th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AM
Friday, May 29, 2015

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Coup Fatal | Royal Ballet: Mixed Bill Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25AM
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress review – a final farewell from a startling talent by Judith Mackrell

Sadler’s Wells, London Even at 50, Guillem can still dance almost anyone else off the stage, in a programme that was more about risk than nostalgiaSylvie Guillem has been very clear about …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:57PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Paradise Lost review – triumphant gallop through the story of creation by Judith Mackrell

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonSetting Milton’s Paradise Lost as a solo dance is a monumental task, but Ben Duke does it with shambolic vigour Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:52AM
Monday, May 25, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Birmingham Royal Ballet | Sylvie Guillem Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Stepping out of the past: modern dance’s heritage debate by Judith Mackrell

Contemporary dance is now of an age when it has to decide which pieces belong in the canon – and whether there should even be a canonHeritage only used to be a concern for the big ballet c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AM
Friday, May 15, 2015

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Brighton Festival | Boris Charmatz Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Rambert review – feel the steel in brassy dance of the miners’ strike by Judith Mackrell

Sadler’s Wells, LondonTredegar Town Band share the stage with dancers for Dark Arteries, a tale of mining history that has some heart-racing momentsRambert have a long and proud tradition …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AM
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Royal Ballet: Woolf Works five-star review – exhilarating and ravishingly expressive by Judith Mackrell

Royal Opera House, LondonWayne McGregor’s triptych based on Virginia Woolf’s life and writings is a haunting meditation on memory, madness and timeWayne McGregor doesn’t flinch from ex…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM
Friday, May 8, 2015

5 Soldiers: The Body Is the Frontline review – lust, shock and awe in the modern army by Judith Mackrell

Rifles Officers’ Club, LondonRosie Kay’s study of the intense demands on young soldiers delivers a fierce battle for hearts and minds, while never losing empathy with the recruits Contin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AM

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

BBC Young Dancer 2015 | Woolf Works Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM

Boris Charmatz's Tate Modern takeover gets tourists dancing by Judith Mackrell

The French choreographer will lead 100 dancers in a weekend of participatory performances among the paintings – this exhibition really will move youTate Modern is to be transformed into a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Thursday, May 7, 2015

D’Avant review – ‘one of the messiest, loveliest dance shows I’ve seen’ by Judith Mackrell

Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Four performers sing, dance and climb the scenery in a chaotic exploration of male bonding and identityEven within the fragmented culture of contemporary dance t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AM
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Akram Khan returns to the Mahabharata: autumn at Sadler’s Wells by Judith Mackrell

Unto the Lions, inspired by the Indian epic, is the headline event in a programme that also features Hofesh Shechter, Russell Maliphant and Sidi Larbi CherkaouiIt would be misleading to desc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:20PM
Saturday, May 2, 2015

Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not the Royal Ballet by Judith Mackrell

Wayne McGregor suspects both Woolf lovers and ballet traditionalists will be wary of his adaptation of her novels. But, he tells Judith Mackrell, she, too, was no stranger to riskChoreo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:59AM
Friday, May 1, 2015

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Breakin’ Convention | Rojas And Rodriguez: Titanium Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Friday, April 24, 2015

Ahnen review – cactuses, cartoon fights and choreography on speed by Judith Mackrell

Sadler’s Wells, LondonTanztheater Wuppertal’s dancers negotiate a prickly set in Pina Bausch’s cruel but tender comedy Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

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