Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonBen Duke brings fresh life to the classics again with deft movement between tragedy and comedy Is entering the afterlife like being stuck in a telep…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMLost Dog has a reputation for taking sideways looks at classic tales and taking them into unlikely spaces, but might an interrogation of the murderous Medea in the bowels of the Royal Opera …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PMThe Place, LondonThe dancer returns to the stage with an eclectic piece that complements cool posturing with honest personality A 72-year-old with close-cropped silver hair, tattoos and a le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMRoyal Opera House, LondonA grab-bag of nine pieces, from Wheeldon to Tanowitz, make up a celebratory programme delivered with customary aplomb by the Royal’s dancers This gala night was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMLilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, LondonIn this double bill, a queer response to Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, the dancing is direct, controlled and compelling Jules Cunningham is best k…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMSadler’s Wells, LondonMats Ek’s Rite of Spring is a pared back but powerful take on Stravinsky’s mighty score and William Forsythe’s Blake Works 1 is intensely watchable It’s 109 y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMThe English National Ballet soloist on the pandemic, director Tamara Rojo’s departure, the magic of one’s own big toe – and her university degree Precious Adams likens being a dancer t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMThe illustrious ballet dancer on natural insecurity, his defection from the USSR to Canada – and how his body feels these days Mikhail Baryshnikov, 74, is the finest ballet dancer of his g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMAs breaking features in the Olympics for the first time in 2024, the UK’s thriving community are looking forward to putting the sporting world into a headspin ‘People don’t understand …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMSadler’s Wells, LondonFrom dancers partnering with projections and CCTV-style surveillance to an engrossing piece inspired by Edvard Munch, Carlos Acosta’s company is continuing to carve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMLinbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonChoreographers Mthuthuzeli November, Stina Quagebeur and Dickson Mbi jolt ballet’s habitual moves with this fresh and convincing triple bill It’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMSadler’s Wells, LondonA krumping Cheshire cat enlivens this well-danced adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s coming-of-age story, but Alice’s deeper life remains unexplored Lewis Carroll’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AMWherever you look – in cinemas, theatres, sculpture or down at your local lido – these magical creatures are bewitching an ever growing audience On a sunny Thursday in June, Tinside Lido…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:37PMSadler’s Wells, London As the choreographer’s voiceover wittily questions the pointlessness of shared effort, a group of dancers channel dread into intense motion “Costume: €3,000, p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:49AMNational Gallery, London With delicate movements and precise details, the Italian performance artist evokes a magical creature against a backdrop of fantastical art Chiara Bersani has declar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMRoyal Opera House, LondonWith shimmering music and a signature use of massed bodies, Pite transforms her acclaimed Flight Pattern into a full-length work When Canadian choreographer Crystal …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMSadler’s Wells, LondonMbi makes a transformative journey from east London, where he grew up, to his ancestral home in Cameroon Dickson Mbi is known as a dancer of power, grace, finesse and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43AMBernie Grant Arts Centre, LondonGig, club night and stage show meld into one in this pulsating evening of dub music and dance Calling all dub fans, bassheads, anyone with a Trojan Records CD…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25AMBrixton House, LondonJoy Alpuerto Ritter rethinks Mary Wigman’s Witch Dance and Calixto Neto explores objectification alongside compelling ‘shifting pop’ from Linda Hayford A glitter-c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMThe former Sporty Spice will open the theatre’s spring season in a contemporary dance collaboration with experimental choreographer Jules Cunningham Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm is set to t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AMBattersea Arts Centre, LondonThe Dutch dance artist brings a steely fearlessness to her piece about the hypersexualised depiction of black women in late 90s and early 00s hip-hop videos The …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMBarbican, LondonThere are good ideas in this collection of pieces from William Kentridge’s experimental performance studio but they lack depth and development South African artist William …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AMKicked out of conservatoire during her hard-partying years, Doherty has gone on to become one of the most exciting choreographers of her generation. Now she’s teaming up with Jamie xx for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AMEven the best-known ballets can baffle newcomers so what can choreographers do to avoid audiences getting lost? From Matthew Bourne’s fairytales to staging Margaret Atwood and Peaky Blinde…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMOxford PlayhouseThe third work in Joseph Toonga’s trilogy presents moments of fevered action and powerful stillness in an eye-opening political performance ‘Why can’t you see me?!” c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMThe Place, LondonThe lights stay up and the audience is very much included in this warm, understated meditation on community restored I’m welcomed in with a warm hello and the offer of a c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AMBirmingham HippodromeBenoit Swan Pouffer’s swaggering dancers fly, fling and slide across the stage in this energetic, menacing prequel-style show Have we reached peak Peaky fever? Hot on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AMCast, DoncasterA rare excursion to the north sees the Royal Ballet in full peacock mode with a collection of classical and contemporary works displaying the huge span of a true 21st-century …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AMPeacock theatre, LondonMixing technical skill with slapstick hilarity, the Trocks are as engaging as ever in this symphony of perfectly timed mistakes In the past few years there has been an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:19PMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe Belgian choreographer’s interpretation of the great keyboard work is a rich, carefully crafted essay Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker is not someone you expect to see…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:49PMSamira Wiley makes her UK stage debut, there’s an urgent counter to antisemitism, plus a fourth King James, refugee dancers and comedic returns Continue reading...
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