Alexei Ratmansky is aiming to make his new production of the classic ballet as close to Marius Petipa’s 1890 original as he can – and the dancers are rising to the physical challengeIt�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMThe Place, LondonKabuki dance drama casts a large shadow over new work Channel Rose Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:26AMAfter a dazzling career as a dancer, Tamara Rojo took over at English National Ballet and shook it up, even taking it to Glastonbury. Now it’s time for her next coup – putting female cho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AMAfter a dazzling career as a dancer, Tamara Rojo took over at English National Ballet and shook it up, even taking it to Glastonbury. Now it’s time for her next coup – putting female cho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AMLeading choreographers recently gathered to discuss whether dance could improve its commercial prospects by early intervention in the creative process – and how that might be possible Cont…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:17AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe opening gala of the annual flamenco season features superb star turns but it really soars when the dancers all come togetherWhat Antonio Canales lacks in youthful…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:16AMLinbury Studio, LondonThe Dracula choreographer’s strange and sinuous Second Coming mixes Elgar and Tom Waits in a programme featuring Kit Holder and Will Tuckett Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMDavid LaChappelle captures the Ukrainian dancer’s battle to make peace with his talent – and in another viral video, Baryshnikov partners Lil BuckWhen Take Me to Church was released in 2…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:11AMSadler’s Wells, LondonIn Wim Vandekeybus’s legendary work, which pushed dance to new extremes, the performers careen around, ducking, diving and hurling bricks Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMSadler’s Wells, LondonCrystal Pite’s duet and Tommy Franzen’s pitch-perfect physical portrait of the silent movie star are high points in this uneven showcase Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMBenjamin Millepied announces new Nutcracker in his first Paris Opera season while Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui becomes artistic director at Royal Ballet of FlandersIt’s been a day of ballet headli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:20PMRoyal Opera House, LondonNatalia Osipova’s portrayal of Tatiana takes John Cranko’s choreography into raw, revelatory places, remaking the ballet afresh Continue reading...
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMSadlers Wells, LondonAlston and Ajani Johnson-Goffe join forces in Nomadic, a vivid performance with elegant shapes and punchy formations Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:35AMThe Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova and contemporary dancer Jonathan Goddard become the first to win in both major dancer categories, while Carlos Acosta takes home the lifetime achie…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AMLinbury Studio, LondonHis dancing combines classical rigour with a mercurial, adventurous lightness in two personal piecesAakash Odedra is a beautiful performer. Trained in the classical Ind…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMRichard Alston Dance Company | Dance ‘Til Dawn Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMThe Place, LondonA duet about maternal bonds and a split-second dance-music interaction feature at this year’s new choreographers’ platform Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AMIn 1995 the choreographer Richard Alston was invited to form his own company at London’s the Place. That year, Judith Mackrell began to write for the Guardian. Here, they pick their dance …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:56PMAurélien Bory & Kaori Ito | Aakash Odedra Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMSadler’s Wells, LondonJunior company The Talent comes of age in a performance of real power and inventiveness, which falls just short of being a direct hit Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AMAnimation dance – its swooping waves, irrepressible tics and melodramatic freezes inspired by blockbuster cartoons – is the latest in hip-hop’s neverending conveyor belt of new moves C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMThe impeccable technique created by August Bournonville in the 19th century still shines through in the buoyancy, upper-body eloquence and lack of sexual differentiation of the Danish corps …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:46AMColiseum, LondonThis starry pair take a while to warm up but their climactic duet powerfully encapsulates the lovers’ story• English National Ballet’s Swan Lake: Alina Cojocaru fits th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AMRoyal Opera House, LondonCarlos Acosta’s new production of the classic tale returns with a slight lack of fire and finesse, though the cast does find its swagger in the second act Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:28AMThe Royal Danish Ballet Soloists And Principals | Swan LakeIn a word of globalised repertory and jet-setting stars, the Royal Danish Ballet retains the identity created by the great 19th-cen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMStalin’s brutal state clampdown on anything out of step with the regime changed the course of many lives, including some of the most important figures in ballet• The Bolt: Shostakovich�…
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