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 09:48AMAvailable 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 04:18PMAvailable 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 09:24AMMusic’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 11:32AMAvailable 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 01:36PMFrom 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 06:42AMAs 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 08:48AMSadler’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 11:36AMUK 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 03:36PMThe 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 10:18AMAvailable 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 09:06AMEnglish 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 08:32AMRoyal 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 08:18AMAvailable 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 09:24AMAvailable 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 07:42AMAvailable 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 06:12AMSix 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 11:32AMKhadifa 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 06:06AMMasking 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 08:02AMMost 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 12:18PMAvailable 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 03:42PMAvailable 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 04:48AMHip-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 03:36PMA 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 03:42PMAvailable 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 05:24PMAvailable 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 01:42AMAvailable 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 09:06AMAvailable 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 07:03AMThe 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 11:03AMAvailable 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 05:12PMWith 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…
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