Laban theatre, LondonClinkard’s dancers often perform just inches from the audience in this unashamedly joyous workThere’s a deceptive simplicity to Theo Clinkard’s choreography. It’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMRoyal Opera House, LondonNot even the Royal Ballet’s finest can make the brutal subject matter of the choreographer’s final work palatableKenneth MacMillan choreographed The Judas Tree f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AMMilton Keynes theatre; Royal Opera House, LondonRevivals of classic MacMillan prove a mixed bag but the choreographer at his best is still a joyThis is the 25th anniversary year of the death…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMRoundhouse, London Akram Khan dances what is likely to be one of his last roles in his supremely potent retelling of the MahabharataIn 1987, 13-year-old Akram Khan was cast in Peter Brook’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AMBarbican, LondonAt once lyrical, raunchy and impeccably danced, Molina’s fiercely provocative work is unforgettableIt’s said of many flamenco artists that they have reinvented the form, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMSadler’s Wells, LondonWayne McGregor turns his life story into dance in a mesmerising, inimitable show based upon his own genetic codeOn Wednesday night there was a “suspect package” a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMThe choreographer on her love of open-air experience, from the Alpine peaks of her childhood to the urban wastelands of her latest dance projectCharlotte Spencer, 35, is a choreographer whos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AMSadler’s Wells, LondonTeam skills, not star turns, are to the fore on the first UK tour by the dancer’s new Cuban troupeAcosta Danza is the creation of Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born danc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AMThe Place, London WC1David Rosenberg and Frauke Requardt’s latest surreal exploration of our fears and desires entertains as much as it unsettlesDirector David Rosenberg and choreographer …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AMSadler’s Wells, LondonIn a bracing return to form, Hofesh Shechter’s existential anguish and his often beautiful choreography fight to the deathTen years ago, during a question and answe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMWest Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsNorthern Ballet’s adaptation of John Boyne’s Holocaust novel is strongly performed but profoundly misconceivedA ballet that takes the Holocaust as its subj…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AMZoo Southside; Dancebase; Summerhall, EdinburghCécile da Costa hurls her fury at fate, Bill Coleman suffers like a medieval martyr, and Edinburgh proves that the most vital work is happenin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMBarbican, LondonThe New York-based choreographer shows how his daring fusions have transformed the face of dance in an entrancing gallery displayThe African American choreographer Trajal Har…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMPalace theatre, ManchesterLucinda Childs’s collaboration with Frank Gehry and John Adams remains illuminating 35 years onAvailable Light was created in 1983 as a collaboration between chor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AMSadler’s Wells, LondonAlexander Whitley follows an inspiring theme, with immersive sounds and visions, but the choreography is rather less earth-shattering Photons, particles which transmi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMTheatre Royal, BathSame-sex relationships are the centrepiece of this engaging, important work by Andrea Walker’s 201 Dance CompanySome of the smartest, most approachable dance theatre in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AMSadler’s Wells, LondonAnne Teresa de Keersmaeker weaves a compelling spell to Steve Reich’s music, but the resulting downpour is unrelentingRain was created in 2001 by the Belgian choreo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMRoyal Opera House, LondonMusic, choreography and dancing were superb at the Royal Ballet’s celebration of Frederick Ashton. But, oh, the costumes…In Marguerite and Armand, which closed t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04AMFrauke Requardt’s relentless examination of motherhood is at its best in an intricate trio shorn of metaphorMotherhood is a messy business, the German-born choreographer Frauke Requardt te…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMRoyal Court, LiverpoolThe celebrated American choreographer swings into town for Sgt Pepper’s 50th birthday partyIn May 1967, 50 years ago last Friday, the Beatles released their eighth st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMRoyal Opera House; Sadler’s Wells, LondonScarlett’s Symphonic Dances is a fitting centrepiece to a top night at the Royal. And Aletta Collins makes a virtue of repetitionA fine and confi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMAttenborough Centre, University of Sussex John Kendall and Solène Weinachter are chalk and cheese – and destined for each other – in Joan Clevillé’s delightful duetHow can we make th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMRoyal Opera House; the Place, LondonMacMillan’s unsparing story of mayhem and murder at the Austro-Hungarian court is taken to another level by Natalia OsipovaThe role of Crown Prince Rudo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02AMMilton Keynes theatre, and touringThe sex is better than the storyline, but Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova is a handsome creationKenneth Tindall’s Casanova for Northern Ballet is a lustrous …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMJerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court, LondonSimon Stephens’s experimental ‘text for dance’ about a woman coping with personal loss teeters on the brink of failure, but is consistently…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02AMLaban theatre, London; and touringThe choreographer and the film-maker delve into the supposed New World Order in a wildly ambitious new workFor decades, the CIA and the Walt Disney corporat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMRoyal Opera House; The Place, LondonThe Royal Ballet’s 50th anniversary revival of Balanchine’s classic sparkles despite the occasional flawIt’s good to see Jewels back at Covent Garde…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:31AMOpéra Bastille, ParisParis Opera Ballet deliver a beautifully chic but variable production of Balanchine’s classic 1962 workGeorge Balanchine didn’t make many traditional story ballets.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AMSergei Diaghilev set early 20th-century Paris ablaze with his Ballets Russes – and his impact on the world of dance can still be felt todayIn the tangled narrative of 20th century art, the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:07PMSadler’s Wells, LondonEnglish National Ballet’s latest triple bill offers a chance for company dancers to shine. Some hesitate, but others seize their momentIn the five years since she w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMRoyal Opera House, LondonThe Canadian choreographer cuts to the heart with the Royal Ballet’s first new work by a female dance-maker in 18 yearsThe Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite is o…
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