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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Move with Mingus: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady hit the dance floor by Lyndsey Winship

Unable to fully stage their celebration of the classic 6os album, Clod Ensemble are inviting audiences to a listening party for London jazz festival They had such great plans: a live band, 2…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM
Monday, November 16, 2020

Dance On! review – bursts of joy and beauty from Mark Morris by Lyndsey Winship

Available online This collection of dancers’ homemade films – in apartments, backyards or the great outdoors – connect in winningly lo-fi way As some dance companies get slicker in the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PM
Sunday, November 15, 2020

Royal Ballet Live: Within the Golden Hour review – sheer, ravishing class from top to pointed toe by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineFrancesca Hayward, Natalia Osipova and Marianela Nuñez are among the many stars in this exquisite mixed bill of classics and more recent work Planned for a live audience the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM
Friday, November 13, 2020

Viral video of ballerina with Alzheimer's shows vital role of music in memory by Lyndsey Winship

Music’s primal power for those living with dementia has inspired thousands of YouTube views for a clip of a former dancer We see a frail and elderly woman in a chair, her eyes downcast. Sh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM
Monday, November 9, 2020

New York City Ballet: New Works festival review – dancing in the streets and making a splash by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineIn lieu of NYCB’s 2020 season, five short pieces by new choreographers frame the Big Apple in colourful new ways New York City Ballet won’t perform again until September…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PM
Friday, November 6, 2020

New moves: dazzling dance films to watch in lockdown by Lyndsey Winship

From Paris rooftops to a giant yellow inflatable, dancers find new places to perform in this batch of enthralling shorts Ballet Vlaanderen’s ongoing Imagination Is Alive series pairs music…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AM
Monday, November 2, 2020

Wayne McGregor on his virus-killing dancefloor: 'I try to transcend the mask' by Lyndsey Winship

As he prepares to shake up the ‘Eurocentric’ Venice Biennale, the Royal Ballet choreographer talks about his fears for the arts – and how social distancing has made dancers of us all W…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Friday, October 30, 2020

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Lazuli Sky review – bold opener from Carlos Acosta by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonWill Tuckett’s intricate new work takes its inspiration from nature and was the shimmering centrepiece of an ambitious and enjoyable programme at the reopened Londo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM
Thursday, October 22, 2020

'A tear rolled from my eye': how it feels to dance for Beyoncé by Lyndsey Winship

UK choreographer Ivan Blackstock and dancer Nafisah Baba worked on the groundbreaking Black Is King visual album, connecting with a wealth of black peers Choreographer Ivan Blackstock was ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM
Sunday, October 18, 2020

Azara: Just Another Day and Night review – the vibrant mess of the before times by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonPart of the Splayed festival of queer art, Azara’s witty combination of spoken word and effortless groove takes the audience on a night out that leaves you longing to danc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM
Friday, October 16, 2020

New English Ballet Theatre: Remembrance review – movement that sings by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineWayne Eagling’s choreographic pedigree is clear in this wartime story of Marie Rambert – founder of Britain’s first ballet company – and her playwright husband Canad…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM
Monday, October 12, 2020

Tamara Rojo: 'Despite everything, it’s a very creative moment' by Lyndsey Winship

English National Ballet will return to the stage soon, but dance’s wider future looks precarious. The company’s artistic director tells us about bubbles, business models, and ballet clas…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM
Sunday, October 11, 2020

The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage review – freedom to soar again by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, London, and online After seven months away from the spotlight, the entire company release their pent-up energy in a jubilant and moving three-hour gala of greatest hits Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM
Monday, October 5, 2020

Akram Khan Company: The Silent Burn Project review – potent tribute to a powerhouse by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineThree hours of dance, music and insightful interviews – including reminiscences from Danny Boyle – celebrate the creative power of one of the greatest dancers of the 21st…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Locked Down. Locked In. But Living review – Covid anxieties take shape by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineClaustrophobia and flights of imagination make a powerful connection in this triple bill of pieces commissioned as a response to the pandemic Back in June, Huddersfield’s L…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Friday, September 25, 2020

Draw from Within review – Rambert's gripping horror show for jumpy times by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineWim Vandekeybus’s ever-shifting dance theatre refuses to be pinned down in this live-streamed show from the company’s own studios It’s hard these days not to start read…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

English National Ballet: Emerging Dancer 2020 – future stars soar by Lyndsey Winship

Six sparky young dancers give their all in a scintillating competition streamed from the ballet’s new Docklands home English National Ballet is back from lockdown with the 11th annual Emer…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Stepping back: the film that reclaims the true story of jazz dance by Lyndsey Winship

Khadifa Wong’s fascinating documentary Uprooted traces the origins of an artform and the cultural bias that robbed great practitioners of recognition Jazz dance. It’s Broadway and the W…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM
Wednesday, September 9, 2020

'Not touching is the worst!': Rambert embrace a different kind of dance by Lyndsey Winship

Masking up and working in bubbles are part of the routine as the company rehearse a dark but hopeful new piece by Wim Vandekeybus Arriving at Rambert’s smart HQ on London’s South Bank, I…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AM
Monday, September 7, 2020

Side hustle essential: how Covid brought dancers to their knees by Lyndsey Winship

Most people in dance work freelance on punishingly low pay – and now lockdown has made things even worse. No wonder they’re taking jobs elsewhere When lockdown hit in March, it didn’t …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PM
Thursday, August 27, 2020

'I feel like she's penetrating my soul': the power of Our Bodies Back by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineCommissioned by Sadler’s Wells, Jonzi D’s new black-and white film powerfully weaves poetry and dance in a tribute to black women who have suffered violence The best thea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PM

Cinderella review – vintage fairytale from Birmingham Royal Ballet by Lyndsey Winship

Available online The familiar story of transformation, in the company’s 2010 production, is given a free video outing two months before a new live ballet is set to debut The best theatre a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM
Friday, August 21, 2020

Missing Edinburgh festival? Watch a week's worth of shows online by Lyndsey Winship

Hip-hop dance, optical illusions and pre-Tinder internet dating all feature in Zoo’s eclectic digital programme The best theatre and dance to watch online For those missing the Edinburgh f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM
Monday, August 17, 2020

Social DistDancing: street ballet surprises make hearts leap by Lyndsey Winship

A canal in east London is not where you’d expect to watch Royal Ballet dancers but passersby have been overjoyed by pirouettes and acrobatics The squeak of a jogger’s trainers and the ti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PM
Thursday, August 13, 2020

10 Soldiers review – Rosie Kay drills dancers for the battlefield by Lyndsey Winship

Available online The choreographer goes back to barracks to portray how intense army training moulds raw recruits into a fighting team, with the mental and physical battles that ensue To pre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24PM
Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The Troth review – a beautiful, brutal tale of love and sacrifice by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineFrom the carefree romantic opening to the confused carnage of the battlefield, Akademi’s production is full of emotional detail It’s 1888 when Lehna and Leela meet in an …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AM
Monday, August 10, 2020

An Evening with Scottish Ballet review – masked dancers leap into digital by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineMoving Edinburgh’s international festival online, this selection of dance works shows a forward-thinking ballet company As a gallant effort to keep the show on the road (or…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM
Friday, July 31, 2020

Nederlands Dans Theater review – sensational return, and farewell, to the stage by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlinePaul Lightfoot and Sol León bow out with two pieces, Standby and She Remembers, bringing dancers out of lockdown Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Take this waltz: Christopher Bruce on a life in dance and his Leonard Cohen dream by Lyndsey Winship

The Rooster choreographer recalls the genius and cruelty of Marie Rambert and the demands on young dance talent today Christopher Bruce’s dance career started in a Scarborough pub. One nig…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM
Thursday, July 23, 2020

Grace, gravitas, galumphing – when dance marries magical music by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineInspired by Bach, Mussorgsky and Ravel, works from Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s archive reveal deep classical instincts No matter how experimental dance gets, there remains a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PM
Friday, July 10, 2020

Swan Lake in the bath and a quarantine Elvis: dazzling lockdown dance by Lyndsey Winship

With venues closed, choreographers including Mark Morris have been creating increasingly inventive work at home Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance online Choreographer Core…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM