Friday, 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 07:36AMSunday, August 11, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonYoung dancers, a reworked score and dynamic choreography bring blasts of rhythm, energy and feeling to the tale of star-cross’d lovers
Kissing till your lips are re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03PMThursday, August 8, 2019
Royal Opera House, London Alexei Ratmansky’s choreography – to Shostakovich’s score full of melody and gusto – is agile and substantial and, with its cross-dressing sylph and dog on …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMTuesday, July 30, 2019
Royal Opera House, LondonIdentically drilled dancers and an epic cinematic score are the driving forces behind Yuri Grigorovich’s slave rebellion story
At the Bolshoi, size matters. The co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMMonday, July 29, 2019
Bold Tendencies, LondonUltra-stylised sensuality and magnetic aloofness are among the hallmarks of choreographer Sharon Eyal’s compelling creations
This reminds me of Berlin, says my frien…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMThursday, July 25, 2019
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonLucha libre masks, conical bras, banana skirts – this voguing, strutting, dancing celebration of the fashion designer’s life and influences is a lot of fun
Wh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMSunday, July 21, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, London There are plenty of ideas and energy in this showcase for young choreographers and dancers, with scope to hone skills further
★★ ☆☆☆/★★★☆☆
When …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PMThursday, July 18, 2019
She did Swan Lake on her 15th birthday, collaborated with the combustible Rudolf Nureyev and was the first westerner to perform with the Bolshoi. The dame reflects on a life in dance
‘It�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMMonday, July 15, 2019
At Sadler’s Wells’ flamenco festival, Olga Pericet and Patricia Guerrero took themes of transformation to another level
Flamenco is shifting away from its traditional roots at an acceler…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMFriday, July 5, 2019
From Midsommar to Olafur Eliasson, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMWednesday, July 3, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe Spanish dancer exudes a powerful authority in this festival-opening show that ranges from poetic interludes to precision-tooled moves
Increasingly in flamenco, it…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PMFriday, June 28, 2019
From Yesterday to Ed Ruscha, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMMonday, June 24, 2019
Jessie Cave’s intimate standup, a beatbox Frankenstein and a twist on the star-crossed lovers are among the Edinburgh shows we’ve previously reviewed. Here’s what we said …
Pleasance…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AMSunday, June 23, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonKatya and Neil Jones’ show is an old-fashioned crowdpleaser full of cheese, gimmickry and heart-bursting pride
Rare is the Strictly Come Dancing pro who hasn’t br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMFriday, June 21, 2019
Southbank Centre, LondonOsipova is elegantly wretched in Arthur Pita’s horror-tinged take on a Hans Christian Andersen tale in which Death claims the life of a baby
Artists often talk abou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMMonday, June 17, 2019
A screen role as an expectant dancer prepared Bobbi Jene Smith for the real thing. She talks about doing the bump … with a bump
It’s a case of life imitating art. In the new film Mari, B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMSaturday, June 15, 2019
Choreographer Claire Cunningham’s new piece, which premieres at Manchester international festival, pays tribute to tribute artists
For one weekend every year, the small town of Porthcawl i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12PMFriday, June 14, 2019
Ino Moxo, Peruvian choreographer Oscar Naters’s new show, aims to faithfully recreate the ritual experience of taking ayahuasca – so much so the performers took the hallucinogen in rehea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMThere’s a Belle and Sebastian play, a show in a hair salon, Frances Barber performing Pet Shop Boys songs and top comics including Josie Long and Stephen Fry. Here’s our guide to the wor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMThursday, June 13, 2019
Their moves are fresh, funny and stylish; their subjects include the climate crisis, gender politics and poetry. These electrifying choreographers are on the rise
A Peter and the Wolf where …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMMonday, June 10, 2019
As the explosively powerful dancer makes the leap into film, she talks about feeling bloodied and bruised by her latest work – and how loving her dogs helps her perform
Natalia Osipova was…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMFriday, June 7, 2019
The American company visited the UK with four triple bills: here are 10 things we learned from their thrilling season
1) This is a company with a hunger for new work. The second week of thei…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMMonday, June 3, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, London A season of 10 UK premieres opens with a cold-hearted Edith Wharton tale, Soviet struggles with Shostakovich, and an X-rated artpop class
Stylish, forward-thinking, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMThursday, May 23, 2019
Barbican, LondonWith unfussy, Cunningham-influenced movement alongside Kathleen Chalfont’s readings, Pam Tanowitz has distilled Eliot’s essence
Choreographer Pam Tanowitz has been quiet…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMMonday, May 20, 2019
The Place, LondonBased on classical Indian dance forms, Seeta Patel’s interesting chamber version uncovers the lyricism in Stravinsky’s score
The Rite of Spring is a totemic work in the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMFriday, May 17, 2019
From Birds of Passage to Rita Ora, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMWednesday, May 15, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonChristine and the Queens’ choreographer Marion Motin delivers a pounding debut, alongside early work by Wayne McGregor and Hofesh Shechter
French hip-hop choreograp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMTuesday, May 14, 2019
Highlights of the new season include a ballet by Cathy Marston about cellist Jacqueline du Pré, and Wayne McGregor’s take on the Divine Comedy
A ballet based on the life of Jacqueline du …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMMonday, May 13, 2019
The lovers are back – as jaded fortysomethings fighting over chores in Ben Duke’s production, and as lust-crazed teens in Matthew Bourne’s
Matthew Bourne never fancied remaking Romeo a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMFriday, May 10, 2019
From High Life to Joy for Ever, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMThe woman who got Christine and the Queens and Dua Lipa moving talks about her switch to Rambert and partying on tour with Madonna
‘I’m a lazy girl,” says Marion Motin, laughing at her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM 
