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Sunday, September 14, 2025

London City Ballet: Momentum review – lovely dancing set to beautiful music by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonAlina Cojocaru is breathtaking, Ratmansky’s music zings and Joseph Taylor gets a fantastic angry solo It’s exciting when artists push boundaries, melt genres, re…

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Friday, September 12, 2025

Murmuration Level 2 review – mesmerising dance multiplies in tutting fractal forms by Lyndsey Winship

Peacock theatre, LondonStarting from a single dancer, an intricate moving patterns of limbs forms a complex weave of shifting patterns in Sadeck Berrabah’s technically impressive show Ther…

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

The mystery of the coffee-shop meltdown – told by dancers, a drummer and a brown bear by Lyndsey Winship

Frauke Requardt and Vivienne Franzmann’s dance-theatre show Anatomy of Survival examines 23 versions of reality in ‘powder keg’ cities One morning, playwright Vivienne Franzmann was qu…

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon review – riotous takeover of the Southbank Centre by Lyndsey Winship

Southbank Centre, LondonA cast of 80 spray-paint the pavement, parade a 40-phone selfie stick and bring dirty bass to ballet in (La)Horde’s night of sensational dance morsels A black stret…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM
Thursday, August 28, 2025

Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg and Caliban’s take on The Tempest: the best theatre, comedy and dance of autumn 2025 by Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship

Andrea Riseborough and Sarandon deliver a decade-hopping drama, superstar standups hit the road and Shobana Jeyasingh rewrites Shakespeare • See the rest of our unmissable autumn arts prev…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Australian breakdancer Raygun is lampooned in a new musical but the Olympics fiasco was no comedy | Lyndsey Winship by Lyndsey Winship

Rachael Gunn’s disastrous summer at the Paris Games in 2024 has inspired a silly show about ‘Spraygun’ but its jibes are unfair Everyone can have a bad day at the office. But for most …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PM
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

‘She was a badass!’ – Mary, Queen of Scots becomes a feisty rock star and daring dancer by Lyndsey Winship

Several portrayals of the royal’s tumultuous life take place in Edinburgh this month, each examining her relationship with Elizabeth I and challenging the narrative of two women at war ‘…

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Prime movers, Scottish masculinity and hip-hop in a Hong Kong cafe: dance at Edinburgh fringe 2025 by Lyndsey Winship

Surprise finds at the festival include a sweet kids’ show about embracing your differences and a beautifully choreographed martial arts duet, in a year with work-in-progress energy For sta…

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Sunday, August 17, 2025

In the Bushes review – a fun and fearful walk on the wild side by Lyndsey Winship

Summerhall, EdinburghWe’re just sensory-seeking animals, says choreographer Léa Tirabasso, with a high-energy hour performed by six impressive dancers The surrealist worlds of choreograph…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32PM

Mary, Queen of Scots review – bold ballet brings the royal courts bang up to date by Lyndsey Winship

Festival theatre, EdinburghMary births a balloon and Elizabeth I towers on stilts in Sophie Laplane and James Bonas’s production about the queens’ distant relationship The second half of…

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Saturday, August 16, 2025

Ten Thousand Hours review – this superhuman squad have put in the time to stun you by Lyndsey Winship

Assembly Hall, EdinburghAustralian circus act Gravity and Other Myths allow the audience an up-close insight into how they mastered their extraordinary craft This may be the ideal festival s…

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Sunday, August 10, 2025

Circa: Wolf review – snarling, sexy circus show is wildly entertaining by Lyndsey Winship

Underbelly Circus Hub on the Meadows, EdinburghBrisbane’s Circa are consummate pros, achieving acrobatic feats edged with animal instincts Some circus shows start with relatively simple tr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PM
Saturday, August 9, 2025

Dance People review – join Edinburgh festival’s promenade of protest and play by Lyndsey Winship

Old College Quad, EdinburghLebanese choreographer Omar Rajeh’s outdoor dance fizzes with communal energy but its overstuffed concept blunts its political impact What you might not have exp…

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Saturday, August 2, 2025

Yoann Bourgeois on his mindblowing viral stair climbing act: ‘I want to return to the spirit of childhood’ by Lyndsey Winship

Everyone from Harry Styles to Selena Gomez has been captivated by the French choreographer’s stunning trampoline performance. Now he’s bringing a new work to the UK, featuring a revolvin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Smart, sharp and nonstop dance: how Twyla Tharp is bossing the Venice Dance Biennale in her 80s by Lyndsey Winship

Tharp picked up a Golden Lion award for her experimental and accessible choreography, while Carolina Bianchi won a Silver Lion for her fearless exploration of sexual assault ‘Do you know h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM
Monday, July 14, 2025

‘That’s where I found my family’: dancefloor devotees on hedonistic moves and healing grooves by Lyndsey Winship

A new season at London’s Southbank Centre is inspired by Emma Warren’s book Dance Your Way Home, about the potency of communal movement. She and other artists involved explain why the da…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM
Thursday, July 10, 2025

No President review – surreal Trump satire with ballet shoes and boners by Lyndsey Winship

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonNew York company Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s take on the US president is an ideas-packed, dance-adjacent comedy inspiring whoops and walkouts Is this show geni…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM
Thursday, July 3, 2025

Diamonds and Dust review – Dita Von Teese and Faye Tozer’s saddle-sore wild west burlesque by Lyndsey Winship

Emerald theatre, LondonA regal Von Teese oversees this uninspiring mix of chandelier-swinging cabaret, circus and dance featuring the Steps singer as a saloon owner with a string of exes Som…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06PM

Over and Over (and Over Again) review – behold the human disco ball! by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells East, London Taking rests when required, Candoco’s integrated company capture the paradox of dancefloor abandonment Choreographer Dan Daw and the dancers from Candoco are …

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Edinburgh festival 2025: kicks and tricks in this summer’s dance and circus shows by Lyndsey Winship

Get ready for gravity-defying acrobats, electrically stimulated dancers and a punk ballet take on Mary, Queen of Scots The Quebec company We All Fall Down got good word-of-mouth at last year…

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Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet review – a razor-sharp reboot of the Who’s rock opera by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonPete Townshend’s tragic story of teenage angst returns to the stage in a visceral dance production full of the original’s swagger and bravado The Quadrophenia era…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AM
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Botis Seva: Until We Sleep review – a pure synthesis of body and beat by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells East, London Circling between quiet sparse scenes and amazing bursts of movement, this is an intense hour from an artist really hitting his stride Sometimes choreographers u…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM
Friday, June 20, 2025

‘No one is immune to grief’: the team turning A Single Man into a sexy, grimy, heartbreaking ballet by Lyndsey Winship

Musician John Grant was blown away by Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, finding deep resonances in its tale of gay love and loss. Now, he’s put songs to choreographer Jonathan Watkins�…

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Friday, June 13, 2025

‘Completely captivated’: the rousing return of musicals’ dream ballets by Lyndsey Winship

From Oklahoma! and Singin’ in the Rain to The Big Lebowski and Maestro, these showstoppers give a blissful hit of dance. A Rodgers and Hammerstein triple bill at Regent’s Park Open Air t…

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Friday, June 6, 2025

‘Whipped till the blood comes’: Jersey’s shocking witch-hunting past is brought spectacularly back to life by Lyndsey Winship

The Channel Islands were dubbed ‘the witch-hunting capital of Atlantic Europe’. Even just talking to a cat could get you hanged, strangled or burned. We go behind the scenes of an outdoo…

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Gary Clarke Company: Detention review – horror and humour in stand against Section 28 by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, London The Yorkshire-born dance artist concludes his social historical trilogy on the Thatcher era by celebrating resistance to homophobia Gary Clarke grew up in a Yorkshire minin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM
Thursday, June 5, 2025

Thick & Tight: Natural Behaviour review – giddy cabaret with a turn from Donald the orange panto horse by Lyndsey Winship

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonThe dance-theatre duo embody people, flora and fauna, questioning what ‘norms’ in society and nature really mean It was the comment on Katy Perry’s space f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Compañía Mercedes Ruiz review – classy ode to classical flamenco by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonIt may seem a little tame compared to some offerings at this year’s Flamenco festival but this is an elegant display of traditional style The most compelling parts …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Flamenco with kilts and genius moments – Compañía Manuel Liñán: Muerta de Amor review by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe Spanish dancer’s latest show with his all-male company is an eruption of pleasure, ego and neediness that is full of fantastic chemistry It was Manuel Liñán�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM
Friday, May 23, 2025

The Heat review – Paula Rego’s dog women inhabit Becky Namgauds’ frisky, feral dance-theatre by Lyndsey Winship

Lilian Baylis studio, Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe choreographer’s unapologetic depiction of female instincts fills a suburban living room with surreal scenes of suppressed sexuality and ra…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Pete Townshend remakes Quadrophenia for a new generation: ‘The world is a dangerous place at the moment’ by Lyndsey Winship

It may be set 60 years ago, but a new ballet version of The Who’s rock opera asks questions about youth, society and masculinity that still resonate – and it brought its original creator…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM

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