Monday, October 11, 2021
The 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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMSunday, October 10, 2021
Royal Opera House, LondonFrancesca Hayward and William Bracewell reprise their roles with new partners as they give a fresh feel to one of the Royal Ballet’s most performed works
In Michae…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMFriday, October 8, 2021
Lockdown’s dance legacy is evident in a new series of films, including one that matches the ex-Bolshoi ballerina with hip-hop choreographer Joseph Toonga
Just because we can get back into …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMThursday, October 7, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonA zany array of characters gather in a 1930s pub for a poignant, chilling and understated portrait of love, lust and longing
The Midnight Bell is Matthew Bourne’s b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PMSunday, October 3, 2021
Brighton DomeDance fills the gaps between routines in this dreamy, sometimes highly charged reflection on train travel
Turning the act of, for example, swinging someone by their ankles from …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMFriday, October 1, 2021
Choreographer Kate Prince’s latest production is a departure from ZooNation’s usual feel-good shows. But Message in a Bottle is inspired by the incredible true stories
”People like to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04PMWednesday, September 29, 2021
The Australian dancer allows himself to be dominated on his own terms in a duet bursting with pride – and he’s never felt more free
‘I grew up being told my body was wrong,” says Dan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMAs the star dives into a giant glass of fizz for her first online extravaganza, she talks about this new golden age for burlesque, why the French Strictly gives her costume problems – and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMTuesday, September 28, 2021
Playground theatre, LondonThe extraordinary life story of the Ballets Russes star is retold with intensity, imagination and balletic flourishes
Did you know Ravel’s Bolero was originally c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32PMSunday, September 26, 2021
Nottingham Theatre RoyalKevin Poeung impresses as the Arthurian sorcerer in an energetic but unsubtle telling for family audiences of his younger years
Drew McOnie’s first full-length bal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PMFriday, September 24, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, London Starring the superb Jeffrey Cirio, Khan’s third work for ENB is full of urgent ideas. But you can’t tell what they are without reading the programme
It opens wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMThursday, September 23, 2021
Jacksons Lane, LondonA 10-strong troupe featuring trapeze artists and foot jugglers delivers a warm, sometimes silly and gloriously unglamorous show
Tonight was supposed to be the grand reop…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMTuesday, September 21, 2021
ENB’s lead principal has seen ballet grow better, bolder and kinder over 25 years. Now she is taking on Akram Khan’s version of Frankenstein
Erina Takahashi got lost on her first day at …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMFriday, September 17, 2021
Available onlineThe new livestreamed production from Rambert2 is both sensual and unnerving with a compelling central performance
For some dance companies during the pandemic, streamed shows…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMWednesday, September 8, 2021
The choreographer’s new show brings together lonely souls from the London novels of Patrick Hamilton. Expect regret, fumbling and a hint of mystery
“Understanding a particular time, a co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMMonday, August 30, 2021
Jennifer Lee, Disney Animation’s chief creative officer and the writer and co-director of Frozen, describes expanding her hit for the stage, and reveals whether she’s more of an Elsa or …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMSunday, August 29, 2021
Greenwich Peninsula, LondonAbseiling on pointe, snazzy suits and spinning geometry were eye-catching openers for the Greenwich and Docklands festival
There’s a reason we normally trap aud…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMFriday, August 27, 2021
Garrick theatre, LondonKnives, flames and adrenaline aplenty lift this daredevil circus show. The stunts impress but the overblown presentation needs an update
A basic circus truth: everythi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThursday, August 26, 2021
Cush Jumbo tackles the troubled prince, Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne head for 30s Berlin, while standup favourites and dance spectaculars burst back on the stage Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMSunday, August 22, 2021
Glasgow-based choreographer Mele Broomes’ intelligence stands out amid the cascade of online dance and circus offerings from this year’s festival
Watching recorded dance on your laptop a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PMWednesday, August 18, 2021
Trafalgar theatre, LondonThe doo-wop musical returns to the West End: a cracking true tale of mob connections, bad debts, prison spells and soaring success, with a seemingly endless catalogu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMThe choreographer felt the urgent need to bring happiness and relentless fun to the weekender she has curated for the Southbank Centre’s Summer Reunion series
‘With the year we’ve had,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMWednesday, August 11, 2021
Her Majesty’s theatre, LondonA new cast refreshes Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, its pop melodies, maximalist designs and unconventional romantic lead standing the test of time
The Phant…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMFriday, August 6, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonFrom Adam Cooper to Faye Tozer and Kevin Clifton, there are lovely performances in this revival, but it lacks a little vim
It’s 10 years since Jonathan Church’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMThursday, August 5, 2021
Barbican, LondonBlissful songs and dance and spirited performances from a virtuoso cast make a preposterous plot into a delightful musical escape
Descriptions of Cole Porter’s Anything Goe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMSunday, August 1, 2021
Leyton Jubilee Park, LondonThis young circus outfit are evidently skilled, but need to work out how to give their show an arc
The good stuff first: a young touring circus pitching their tent…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMTuesday, July 27, 2021
The live-wire choreographer has certainly not been wasting his, as he works on a new production of Carousel, a Take That film, his first ballet, and starting a family
Choreographer Drew McO…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMMonday, July 26, 2021
Sadler’s Wells, LondonUnder the aegis of choreographer Alesandra Seutin, this year’s NYDC cohort perform with attitude, vulnerability and masses of energy
The National Youth Dance Compa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMFriday, July 23, 2021
London WondergroundFrom basketballs to B-boys to BMXs and unicycles, everything spins at speed in this dizzying show that melds street culture with circus spectacle to make your seat shake
3…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMMonday, July 12, 2021
Local styles such as pantsula and bhenga burst from the screen in a glossy new series featuring real dance crews
The townships of South Africa are a fertile ground for dynamic new moves, fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54PMMonday, July 5, 2021
The Royal Ballet star, who is swapping the Covent Garden stage for Stanford University, talks about what she will and won’t miss most about dancing
You hear of dancers’ careers being end…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PM 
