Friday, February 15, 2019
From Notting Hill to Fatboy Slim, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04PMSadler’s Wells, LondonChoreographed by Dimitris Papaioannou, the company’s first new work since its founder died in 2009 is uncanny in its blending of his and her imaginationsWhen Pina B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMThursday, February 14, 2019
When Jeanguy Saintus first saw Stravinsky’s Rite, he was reminded of his religion’s initiation ceremonies. Now, he has created his own spirited version of the balletSince its infamous pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMMonday, February 11, 2019
A new project is looking at how choreography can improve urban engineering, but there has long been a profound relationship between cities and danceIn the crowded conventillos (shared teneme…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMThursday, February 7, 2019
Royal Opera House, LondonFrom Aletta Collins’ refreshing abstraction to Calvin Richardson’s human piñatas, this is just what the Royal needsThe musicians of the London Sinfonietta are i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMFriday, February 1, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonGandini Juggling and Alexander Whitley’s collaboration is full of simple pleasures and intricate skillA hybrid of juggling and contemporary dance? Now that’s nich…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMThursday, January 31, 2019
Barbican, LondonPeeping Tom tackle old age with originality, warmth and humour in the second part of their eerie family-themed trilogyLast year they tackled mums, now attention turns to dad.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMMonday, January 28, 2019
In 1969, a New Yorker from Martha Graham’s company set up Britain’s first contemporary dance school. Fifty years on, Cohan is a sage of the studio – and has fears about the artform’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AMFriday, January 25, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonFive female performers are doing things on their own terms in a show that shuns spectacle and takes apart circus tricksAn acrobat named Kate takes the microphone and tell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PMSunday, January 20, 2019
Royal Opera House, LondonLiam Scarlett’s 2010 word is as lyrical as ever, while strong performances and a live pigeon can’t save Frederick Ashton’s cutesy romcom When it premiered in 2…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMFriday, January 18, 2019
Royal Opera House, LondonThe 55-year-old partnered with American Ballet Theater principal Herman Cornejo in thoughtful, poised interpretations of McGregor, Maliphant and othersThe second com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMFriday, January 11, 2019
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe French artist Olivier de Sagazan turns himself into a sculpture in this terrifying, visceral performanceOlivier de Sagazan’s Transfiguration, a performance firs…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMMonday, January 7, 2019
BBC1’s The Greatest Dancer and Channel 4’s Flirty Dancing are going toe to toe for audiences. But can they fill Strictly’s shoes?The new year starts with two new dance shows to fill th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PMFriday, January 4, 2019
Coliseum, LondonEnglish National Ballet’s revival of Derek Deane’s 1997 staging has a flock of well-schooled swans and some standout solos, but there is a lack of chemistry between the l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMWednesday, January 2, 2019
Blanchett and Hiddleston get sexual, there are chills in a Glasgow tower block, Matthew Bourne takes on the star-crossed lovers, plus Catherine Tate, Tim Minchin and Ben Elton return to the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMFrom Hitler and Cath Kidston to Freud and Madonna, a dance-drag act makes unlikely pairings duet together Unmissable theatre, dance and comedy for 2019About five years ago, in a room above a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMWednesday, December 19, 2018
Royal Opera House, London A fine take on Chekhov’s melancholy Three Sisters brings bite to this seasonal triple bill, before ice skaters and lovers restore the yuletide glowWho needs festi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMMonday, December 17, 2018
Romeo and Juliet muddled into middle age, Akram Khan suffered shell-shock, Rambert2 lost control – and William Forsythe gave ballet a stratospheric street shakeupMore best culture 2018 Ove…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMThe Place, LondonIt’s bright and bouyant and the music, influenced by Afrobeat, is excellent but Vicki Igbokwe’s fairytale has problems in toneChoreographer Vicki Igbokwe is best known f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMThursday, December 13, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonIntensity surges from the stage in this dark contortion of the classic ballet, given a mighty injection of new energyIt’s funny that Matthew Bourne’s shows are as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMWednesday, December 12, 2018
Dynamic artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer has grand designs for Britain’s oldest dance company, from diversifying the audience to finding new choreographers“I want this company, Ramb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12AMMonday, December 10, 2018
Second Home, LondonDisaffection trumps dynamism in Steven Warwick and Carlos Maria Romero’s site-responsive piece staged in a co-working spaceThe minimal electro beat ramps up and a gaggle…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMSunday, December 2, 2018
Sadler s Wells, LondonGöteborgsOperans Danskompani paired the sculptor with choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for this thrilling piece exploring how we mould and remould ourselvesSculptor …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMWednesday, November 28, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonChoreographers Sébastien Ramirez and Honji Wang interpret a pained but pretty soundtrack of electro-chill loops The themes of mortality and loss in Nitin Sawhney’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMMonday, November 26, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonCurated by Khan, this celebration of classical Indian music dips into dance forms boasting symmetry, balance and beauty Hands and faces are two sorely underused body …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMWednesday, November 21, 2018
Royal Opera House, LondonAlastair Marriott’s evocation of conflict is caught between gracefulness and tragedy while Wayne McGregor and George Balanchine still shine‘He was lying there in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMFriday, November 16, 2018
From The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to Unknown Mortal Orchestra, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AMWednesday, November 14, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe cellist and choreographer present an ancient Persian love story with striking designs by Howard HodgkinLayla and Majnun fall in love, but when Layla is married of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMWednesday, November 7, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, LondonRambert showcases its new sister company in Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s knockout Killer Pig, plus work by Benoit Swan Pouffer and Rafael BonachelaEight hundred youn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMShe thinks ballet’s broken – and has a plan to fix it. The star of Disney’s Nutcracker reboot talks about racism, nude shoes and growing up bendy‘Ballet was definitely my escape,” …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:15AMFriday, November 2, 2018
Royal Opera House, LondonThe loose plotting of the love story is offset by performers who elevate the melodrama to mesmerising levelsLet’s take a moment to appreciate the genius of Mariane…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM 
