Corn Exchange, BrightonCharlotte Vincent revisits her 30-year back catalogue with a focus on young performers, offering fascinating glimpes into the world she’s created Unlike painters, sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMA pivotal figure in contemporary dance, known for stripping the artform of its classical and modern techniques In the early 1970s a rangy Arizonan arrived in Devon as a guest teacher at Dart…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMLeeds Grand theatreProkofiev’s score takes flight as the warring clans go at it, while the lovers display all the tortured passion of their teenage tragedy in this innovative and explosive…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMSadler’s Wells, LondonNYCB’s first UK visit in 16 years brings a quadruple bill that looks to the past briefly, but mostly presents a very 21st-century vision One of the world’s most i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMThe acclaimed dancer, director and choreographer takes on ballet’s favourite frosty Christmas show, with his Cuba-based company Acosta Danza “I want to make it snow in Havana,” said Cu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMThe Place, LondonHumans keep making the same mistakes as five survivors of an apocalyptic event try to build a new civilisation How to Build a Universe is a high-concept show. Imagine you we…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PMAhead of a London show, the choreographer talks about his new Sufjan Stevens musical, community in dance, and how election results can affect his moves When Justin Peck was a teenage ballet …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AMLeeds PlayhouseBelonging: Loss. Legacy. Love brings together work by Phoenix’s new boss Marcus Jarrell Willis, Miguel Altunaga and Dane Hurst Formed in 1981, Phoenix Dance Theatre have had…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PMAfter choreographing the video for Unholy and the queen of pop’s Celebration tour, French collective (La)Horde are taking a wildly eclectic show to London That thing about never meeting yo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMDancer and artistic director of the Dance Umbrella festival known for being an innovative force in the industry Emma Gladstone, who has died of cancer aged 63, was a woman of impeccable tast…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32PMSadler’s Wells, London In a triple bill by Spanish and Brazilian choreographers, dancers move in ritualistic unison, launch into flight or just inspire wonder In the middle of São Paulo D…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32PMPeacock theatre, LondonThis company’s skills cleverly animate the characters in a dreamlike production that does not blunt the novel’s tragedy Can you tell a Thomas Hardy story through c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AMRoyal & Derngate, NorthamptonThe superstar troupe from Britain’s Got Talent consistently fill venues across the country – and you can see why It’s 15 years since street dance crew …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMThe former artistic director of English National Ballet has swapped London for San Francisco, where she’s bringing AI and clubbing into the theatre – while passing on the legacy of Briti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMSadler’s Wells, LondonDancer Alina Cojocaru and choreographer Natalia Horečná bring the 1954 film to the stage but their show loses its way in the second act It’s no surprise that a st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMHe has staged Greece’s Olympic opening ceremony and scenes evoking myths and old masters. Now, the unclassifiable choreographer is taking his cue from Ridley Scott In the 1980s, Dimitris P…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMRoyal Opera House, LondonKenneth MacMillan’s journey into a world of darkness is performed with consummate craft by a superb company In the 1970s Kenneth MacMillan snatched ballet from the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMWoolwich Works, London On a catwalk-like stage, the ambitious New Movement Collective celebrate Stravinsky’s peasant wedding with a twist, adding fresh musical compositions to ramp up the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMLondon Coliseum Version created by Mary Skeaping in 1971 retains its seductive power, ably driven by principals Katja Khaniukova and Aitor Arrieta One of the strengths of the ballet Giselle …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMThe new year’s hottest shows include stage versions of Minority Report, Spirited Away and La Strada, performances by Keeley Hawes and Ian McKellen – plus laughs from Julia Masli, Rhod Gi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMOur critics’ highlights of the year include a 24-hour marathon, a standup welcoming hecklers, a reboot of The Matrix and a bus ride filled with emotion• More on the best culture of 2023 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMThe Place, LondonThough often more associated with abstract contemporary dance, Scottish Dance Theatre prove more than adept at bringing tales of daring on the high seas to a younger audienc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PMDance House, CardiffLea Anderson’s show for children, staged by National Dance Company Wales, presents the story of evolution as an absurdist cabaret First, a word from the audience (of pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMSadler’s Wells, LondonTim Burton’s film is a natural fit for Bourne’s choreography and a bright young cast bring its bittersweet tale to fresh life Matthew Bourne is a canny operator w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMThe Romanina ballerina’s rise has been the result of years of gruelling physical work, not just talent. A decade after leaving the Royal Ballet due to creative differences, she’s back wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMSadler’s Wells, LondonCloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan show extraordinary finesse but the theme of bodies and technology rarely coheres into anything substantial A giant hand reaches dow…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe 2017 piece Goat, made in the aftermath of London terror attacks, loses its way but last year’s Cerberus is a powerful account of grief Rambert is a dance compan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMThe UK-based Vietnamese dancer and choreographer stages a piece inspired by the horror and dislocation of war with experimental vocals from Elaine Mitchener Choreographer Dam Van Huynh was a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMEmmanuel Gat explains why it’s easier to choreograph to Pierre Boulez than pop music and how his dancers perform ‘with a question mark not an exclamation mark’ ‘All around me are fam…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMShoreditch Town Hall, LondonThe slinky grooves of Charles Mingus animate the expressive dancers of Clod Ensemble, who sweep up the crowd in a joyful celebration of movement “It’s not abo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMThe dance-theatre creator explains how she builds community through performance and how her new work, Lay Down Your Burdens, explores shame, trauma and anxiety Rhiannon Faith has built her o…
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