Thursday, November 21, 2013
This week's dance news: more goings-on at St Petersburg's Vaganova academy; and female choreographers on the move• The fortunes of St Petersburg's Vaganova Academy are still under passiona…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMWednesday, November 20, 2013
Royal Opera House, LondonThis wide-ranging show took flight with stellar live music and charged intimacy from the dancersWith so many reinventions during its 32 years, Phoenix must desp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:37PMTuesday, November 19, 2013
Sadler's Wells, LondonJohn Cranko's company has long been in the vanguard of new work, but 13 extracts makes for a scrappy experience, saved by some wonderfully articulate and strong dancers…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:44AMMonday, November 18, 2013
A new Baileys liqueur ad based on the ballet The Nutcraker is the latest in the advertising industry's love affair with danceReading on mobile? Click to viewDance is apparently the new darli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AMSaturday, November 16, 2013
Stuttgart Ballet | Phoenix Dance TheatreStuttgart Ballet, LondonStuttgart has always been one of the great centres of classical dance. But during the 20th century, artistic directors John …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMWednesday, November 13, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe dancing seems an afterthought in this cacophonous and violent piece on art's recycling of ideas and the legend of MedeaIn the late 1980s, Wim Vandekeybus was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AMTuesday, November 12, 2013
Amid the fluffy Nutcrackers and kingdoms of sweets this Christmas, there will be ice-dance shows of every calibre. Which is why it's worth reminding ourselves of some true expertsReading on …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMMonday, November 11, 2013
He may be nearing 60 but Mark Morris has no time for looking back. The great choreographer is too busy swearing, feuding – and creating dazzling dance. Judith Mackrell sees him in actionWi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PMSaturday, November 9, 2013
Liang/Maliphant/Wheeldon | Royal Ballet Mixed BillLiang/Maliphant/Wheeldon, LondonClassical ballerina Yuan Yuan Tan and Taiwanese dancer Fang-Yi Sheu unite to stage this programme of stylish…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMFriday, November 8, 2013
The nominations are in for the 2014 National Dance awards, and it's an eclectic bunch. Have the critics got it right, or have some worthy candidates been left off the list?Votes have just be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AMThursday, November 7, 2013
Barbican, LondonAlston's Phaedra has emotional subtlety and vivid imagery, with Britten inspiring the choreographer to new expressivenessWhen Richard Alston began choreographing in 1968, his…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:31AMWednesday, November 6, 2013
Riverside Studios, LondonThis portrait of the cult New York hotel is far more than an homage to one buildingThe Chelsea Hotel has accumulated more history than almost any other building in N…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:08AMA new venue for London is great news for contemporary dance, as long as the Sadler's Wells brand doesn't take overSince Alistair Spalding became artistic director of London's Sadler's Wells …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:20AMSunday, November 3, 2013
Linbury Studio theatre, LondonDiaghilev's Les Noces still has the power to disturb, in a programme inspired by future worlds and the Welsh countrysideIn the late 1980s, when Angelin Preljoca…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:26AMSaturday, November 2, 2013
Barbican Britten: Phaedra | Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: MilongaBarbican Britten: Phaedra, LondonRichard Alston has close creative affinities with Benjamin Britten, whose music has inspired two of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMThursday, October 31, 2013
Sadler's Wells, LondonCourtly dancing in a pastoral setting turns to darkness and violence in Shechter's disturbing new pieceAt first sight, Hofesh Shechter's Sun appears to have been concei…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AMWednesday, October 30, 2013
The Chelsea Hotel has been woven into New York's bohemian fabric for more than a century, and now a new dance piece hymns the legend. Here its makers explain whyPatti Smith described it as "…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMTuesday, October 29, 2013
Star's appointment to head up the prestigious Vaganova dance academy raises stark questions about the future of Russian balletNikolai Tsiskaridze may have announced his retirement from the s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AMSaturday, October 26, 2013
Hofesh Schechter Company | National Dance Company Wales: Autumn Tour 2013Hofesh Schechter Company, LondonHofesh Shechter is one of the world's busiest choreographers, staging new and old wor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMThursday, October 24, 2013
Dancers are expected to know their place, from corps de ballet to principals, but strikes are looming in San Francisco and complaints about poor career progression are growing louderDoes the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AMBarbican, LondonHip-hop and dance have not always mixed well, but injecting manga and martial arts proves a masterstroke by Boy BlueHip-hop has been around at least 40 years, one of the most…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:56AMWednesday, October 23, 2013
Sadler's Wells, LondonWorks by Baldwin, Page and Marshall examine the DNA of human behaviour, desire and display but there's a mid-point sagIf you're looking for connections in Rambert's lat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:41AMTuesday, October 22, 2013
Stratford Circus, LondonRaucous energy, deft comedy and visual invention contribute to this entertaining but flawed piece about the nature of beautyRobyn Orlin says that she offers her disti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AMSunday, October 20, 2013
Is Ashley Page still feeling bitter about his frosty departure from Scottish Ballet's top job? Not since he found Aphex TwinWhen Ashley Page exited his post as artistic director of Scottish …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PMSaturday, October 19, 2013
Blue Boy Entertainment: The Five And The Prophesy Of Prana | RambertBlue Boy Entertainment: The Five And The Prophesy Of Prana, LondonBoy Blue is a hip-hop company with ideas and ambition, a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMFriday, October 18, 2013
Milton Keynes theatreTamara Rojo's first major acquisition for ENB is an obscure Petipa ballet that is edited down to a brisk, stylish entertainmentIn contrast to opera and theatre, the cupb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMThursday, October 17, 2013
Wilton's Music Hall, LondonBruce and his extraordinarily gifted dancers navigate Bram Stoker's hellish narrative with near-hallucinatory dexterityMark Bruce may be one of many choreographers…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:29PMOpen thread: October is Dance Umbrella month, but the contemporary dance festival seems to have lost its way – tell us what you thinkThis year, London's Dance Umbrella is 35 years old, and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:53AMWednesday, October 16, 2013
The dancers may be still getting used to the choreography, let alone stage effects, yet dance is routinely judged on first performancesMy colleague Lyn Gardner has just posted a blog asking …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:56AMSaturday, October 12, 2013
Mark Bruce Company: Dracula | English National Ballet: Le CorasireMark Bruce Company: Dracula, LondonBruce has always found inspiration in the dark dreams and shadows of myth and the unconsc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMThursday, October 10, 2013
Sadler's Wells, LondonMcGregor's scientific research never weighs down the sheer inventiveness of his extraordinary abstract choreographyWayne McGregor uses his company, Random, like a dance…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AM 
