Wednesday, November 20, 2019
From the Chinese scene in Nutcracker to the Moor in Petrushka, are some ballets now offensively outdated? We ask big names in dance if they should be preserved, changed – or binned
It’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMSadler’s Wells, LondonCarlos Acosta’s Havana-based troupe makes no wrong steps in charming, evocative and sharply technical mixed bill
It’s only three years since Cuban ballet star Car…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMFriday, November 15, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonMichelle Dorrance’s superb pieces range from rubber-legged slapstick to brilliantly musical moves
Michelle Dorrance may be a dancer, but musicianship is the bedrock…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMTuesday, November 12, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonRelationships between the Israeli choreographer’s idiosyncratic dancers play out on stage in a surreal and touching show
There’s a man in a dress, another wearing…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMMonday, November 11, 2019
Lilian Baylis Studio, LondonIt’s hard not to warm to this bright Welsh company, but some of the more experimental works were confused in design and execution
It takes a lot of grit and plu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMFriday, November 8, 2019
Royal Opera House, LondonYasmine Naghdi conquers physics in a fairytale production with intricate and intense performances
What is the appeal to adults of an old-fashioned fairytale? This on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMThursday, November 7, 2019
Linbury theatre, LondonWorks by Kenneth Tindall, Mlindi Kulashe and Morgann Runacre-Temple give these dancers a chance to get their bodies around abstraction
Trends for favoured composers i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMTuesday, November 5, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonA group of young prestige dancers from all over the world throw themselves utterly into a uneven triple bill
The deal with Rambert’s sister company, Rambert2, is th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMWednesday, October 30, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonGuests Ballet Black steal the show with Cathy Marston’s masterful The Suit, while newcomer Jack Lister offers little substance but plenty of style
In an unusually b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMMonday, October 28, 2019
Athletic star dancer who dazzled as Spinderella in the hit West End show Into the Hoods
In the sometimes macho world of hip-hop dance, a form that demands explosive power and immense strengt…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMFriday, October 25, 2019
The vision of this Greek choreographer – tipped as a major talent of the future at London’s Dance Umbrella festival – is ‘beautifully different’
To write about contemporary dance i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMWednesday, October 23, 2019
Royal Opera House, LondonLauren Cuthbertson and Reece Clarke’s masterclass in clarity is the highlight in a night of Macmillan, Ashton and Petipa
It’s a seemingly random selection that m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMMonday, October 21, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonLighting patterns sweep across Russell Maliphant’s dancers, who move with seamless fluidity
You won’t find steps in Russell Maliphant’s choreography, so much as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PMTuesday, October 15, 2019
The Yard, LondonIn Hope Hunt and the Ascension Into Lazarus, the Northern Irish dancer embodies a group rarely explored in dance
A car revs up outside the theatre and Oona Doherty tumbles ou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMMonday, October 14, 2019
The finalists of Boris Charmatz’s Danse Élargie competition squared up to today’s doom and gloom
There are questions about the validity of scoring art (hey, some of us have made a livin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMWednesday, October 9, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonConvincing struggles to find solace, choreographed by ex-Wayne McGregor dancers, are enhanced by spectacular lighting
The new British-Japanese Fabula Collective arriv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMMonday, October 7, 2019
Everything I See I Swallow raises challenging questions about how we bring up girls. The women behind a new shibari show speak out
A young woman is strung up above the stage, a delicate latt…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMFriday, October 4, 2019
From ancient mysteries to moments of joy, one place tells many stories over time. The creators of While You Are Here reveal how they made physical drama by staying put
It seems like a ridicu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AMWednesday, October 2, 2019
The suspicion and stereotypes encountered by young black men are explored in the hip-hop star’s latest show, Born to Manifest, performed with Theo Oloyade
One night when Joseph Toonga was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMTuesday, October 1, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonIt struggles to make an emotional connection, but this gorgeous-looking, pulsing tale of love is sprinkled with magic
When your love interest is basically a mirage, i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMMonday, September 30, 2019
Birmingham HippodromeThis beautifully danced production captures the innocence, betrayal and supernatural spirits of the story’s early sources
There’s a spate of Giselles about at the mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMFeted for her macabre and freaky stage shows, Gisèle Vienne has created a time-bending piece of ‘physical philosophy’ inspired by her clubbing days
When Gisèle Vienne was growing up in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AMThursday, September 26, 2019
In 1987, Dan Watson’s dance routine failed to nab first prize from a panel of pesky bluecoats. He revisits this haunting childhood experience in his new comedy show, Venus
Good art often c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMMonday, September 23, 2019
In Lucy Guerin’s show Split, two performers – one clothed, one not – slowly trap themselves into a corner
The first thing you notice about Lucy Guerin’s award-winning duet, Split, is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMWednesday, September 18, 2019
Betroffenheit, our best dance show of the 21st century, takes the breath away – and reveals the Canadian trailblazer’s superb craft
Best dance shows of the 21st century
Crystal Pite and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMMonday, September 16, 2019
From Downton Abbey to Khalid, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMTrailblazing choreographer Rosie Kay is using the latest research in neuroscience to bring unalloyed joy to her audience
When Rosie Kay was starting work on her new dance show, Fantasia, she…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AMFriday, September 13, 2019
The Place, LondonStuart Waters uses his full-on autobiographical solo show to document the downward spiral of an addiction to crystal meth.
It was a Tuesday afternoon when Stuart Waters was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMThursday, September 12, 2019
Gary and David Clarke grew up in a community gutted by industrial decline. A new dance show, Wasteland, recreates the underground blowouts that gave a generation reason to dream
David Clarke…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37AMFriday, September 6, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe US ensemble are back with more limb-twisting interpretations of African and street dance forms and a reminder of their founder’s sun-soaked art
Gracious, with a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PMFriday, August 16, 2019
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe terrific teenage dancers of ZooNation’s youth company crank up a gramophone time machine and zip through styles from Charleston to hip-hop
It’s massively …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM 
