The Place, LondonFusing funk styles with contemporary dance, Jamaal Burkmar’s original voice and feelgood choreography is warm, fun and very watchable The programme notes for Jamaal Burkma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMNew Theatre, OxfordThere’s a general sense of wasted potential in a show that has flashes of brilliance, yet feels light on vitality with an underwhelming score The Russian State Ballet of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03PMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe company mix worldwide influences into Cuban dance and though not all these cocktails hit the mark, they make for an intoxicating evening Carlos Acosta doesn’t c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMSadler’s Wells, LondonTender, brutal and humorous, the choreographer’s 1978 piece about gender wars and sexual mores still feels acutely contemporary It was 40 years ago that choreograph…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMBarbican, LondonKuchipudi dancer Shantala Shivalingappa is hypnotically precise in a piece about renewal and transformation inspired by the Hindu god Shiva The Hindu god Shiva is an inspirat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMFor 30 years, pioneering company Corali has subverted audience expectations. Now it’s helping queer-dance duo Thick & Tight with a work about poet Edith Sitwell We’ve all got our tea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMSadler’s Wells, LondonCombining juggling and contemporary dance, this is a complex and accomplished homage to the late choreographer There have been many tributes to the great choreographe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMThe dancer, choreographer and artistic director has shown great ambition and had an astonishing impact at the company Right now, Tamara Rojo is putting the finishing touches to the first bal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMThe ENB director has pulled the story forward to the Crimean war, based the female lead on Florence Nightingale – and adapted the choreography for today’s more slender dancers When peopl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03PMAmy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour • Preview more cultural highlights of 2022 Continu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMIt was a year of revivals in every sense, as venues threw open their doors again. From fresh takes on classics to blazing new talents and shows that captured the current moment, our critics …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMSadler’s Wells, LondonBourne’s reworked version has a darker edge but it’s still full of wit, energy and colour, with a sensuous thrill It’s nearly a decade since Matthew Bourne’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AMRoyal Albert Hall, LondonChoreographed by Johan Kobborg, this is an often overblown show but has a divine turn from Alina Cojocaru This vehicle for Ukrainian ballet star Sergei Polunin, crea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMHe walked out of the Royal Ballet and went off the rails. But the bad boy of ballet is now a father with a responsible a new attitude – and he’s even dancing Romeo and Juliet Dancers swe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe shows’s Gilgamesh-inspired plot may be near-impossible to follow – but its dazzling performers are hard to resist Purely in terms of the dancing, the physical…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMAfter winning 10 Tony awards on Broadway, an adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s high-kicking, pop song-mashing film hits both the West End and Melbourne. Its creators draw back the red velvet cu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AMLeicester Square Spiegeltent, LondonFrom a sword-swallowing fire-breather to high-risk rollerskaters and the Incredible Hula Boy, this is sexy, edgy, head-exploding stuff Taking the Edinburg…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe performers of the Belgian company Les Ballets C de la B revive a decade-old stage show with added poignancy Vanessa Van Durme walks falteringly to the mic, should…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMThe Place, LondonDevised piece presenting the hopes and fears of its young, untrained cast contemplates a burning world severed by divisions There’s no way this many teenagers have this li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMThe Yard, LondonThis ingenious dance-play hybrid makes use of a richly talented cast to interrogate black masculinity and dismantle stereotypes Who in tonight’s audience, I wonder, thought…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMFrom tap stars duetting with Gene Kelly to Gordon Ramsay twisting with his daughter, TikTok is where performers – large, small, amateur, pro – drop the facade and dance till their toes a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMRoyal Opera House, LondonSupported by a talented cast in Peter Wright’s acclaimed production, the principal makes an astounding return to the role she has made her own Natalia Osipova is a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonJazzy vocals come to the rescue of the latest throwback blockbuster to land on the London stage It seems an unlikely proposal, if not an indecent one, to turn the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMChests must be de-fuzzed, armpits shaved, legs waxed. But as dance becomes more diverse, should it stop policing what grows naturally? Top performers speak out about their body hair The idea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMThe choreographer found himself in a dark place after his son’s birth. He talks about drawing on his fears of being a father to create the Olivier award-winning BLKDOG When Botis Seva was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PMSadler’s Wells, LondonFake babies waving to the audience, an imposing puppet bull and an optical illusion of entwined limbs combine in a cocktail of contradictions Is there anywhere else y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMBattersea Arts Centre, LondonHeather Agyepong uses improvised movement, set to a soundtrack of real women’s testimonies, to search for equilibrium amid pain Heather Agyepong cares if you�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PMRoyal Opera House, Linbury theatre, LondonMaurice Béjart’s adaptation of Happy Days sees Alessandra Ferri up to her hips in ballet shoes in this sparse, dreamlike work Alessandra Ferri is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMRoyal Opera House, LondonThe Divine Comedy is brilliantly reimagined by McGregor with music by Thomas Adès, sets by Tacita Dean and a poetic send-off for Edward Watson For his new ballet, W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03PMThe choreographer and artist discuss creating The Dante Project for the Royal Ballet – and their own visions of heaven and hell When Wayne McGregor’s reimagining of epic poem The Divine …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMThe Place, LondonThis imaginative stage show is ripping fun for under-fives, who will be mesmerised by the paper birds and monsters My son Jamie has just turned four and he’s seen a few sh…
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