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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Edinburgh Fringe 2015: 10 top tips for survival by Mark Monahan

The Edinburgh Fringe is wonderful, says Mark Monahan, but be sure to keep your wits about you

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:18AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 11, 2015

'For me, if it's art, it must be crazy' by Mark Monahan

Ivan Vasiliev is the hottest ticket in dance. Now returning to London, he tells Mark Monahan about the professional and personal rollercoaster he's been on since leaving the Bolshoi

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Cinderella, Dutch National Ballet, London Coliseum, review: 'supremely fresh' by Mark Monahan

Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella is a delight for all age-groups, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:04AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: INALA, Sadler's Wells, review: 'intoxicating' by Mark Monahan

This glorious 'zulu ballet' is back - and it's even better than before, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:41AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's M¡longa, Sadler's Wells, review: 'sensual, suggestive and organic' by Mark Monahan

Cherkaoui's reinvention of Tango celebrates and subverts the famous genre, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:13AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 1, 2015

Ivan Vasiliev about to marry Bolshoi ballerina by Mark Monahan

The superstar Russian ballet dancer - formerly an item with stellar dance partner Natalia Osipova - reveals to Mark Monahan that he's tying the knot

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:30PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Boris Charmatz / Musée de la danse, manger, Sadler's Wells, review: 'magnificently pretentious' by Mark Monahan

A bizarre experimental piece, in which dancers writhe on the floor and munch on sheets of paper, doesn't leave Mark Monahan hungry for more

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:55AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Woolf Works, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden: 'an expensive-looking folly' by Mark Monahan

This adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novels has no emotional impact, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:01AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Bugsy Malone, film review by Mark Monahan

Bugsy Malone is an utterly delightful, tongue-in-cheek love letter to the gangster genre

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01AM[SHARE]
Friday, April 24, 2015

La Fille mal gardée, Royal Ballet, review: 'Natalia Osipova defies gravity' by Mark Monahan

For all her brilliance, Osipova's début as Lise was something of a curate's egg, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:35AM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 19, 2015

Jean-Christophe Maillot: 'What about people who don't know about dance?' by Mark Monahan

Mark Monahan heads to Monaco to meet the director of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, April 17, 2015

La Fille mal gardée, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden: 'effervesces with life, love and laughter' by Mark Monahan

Vadim Muntagirov's superb debut was just one delight in this sparkling revival of Frederick Ashton's rustic romantic comedy, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:09AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Sadler's Wells, review: 'a long haul' by Mark Monahan

This elegiac piece would have been improved with some trimming, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:56AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Diana Vishneva: On the Edge, London Coliseum, review: 'surprisingly dull' by Mark Monahan

The ballerina's dancing is close to perfection, but new showcase On the Edge just makes her look foolish, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:36AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

A Streetcar Named Desire, Scottish Ballet, review: 'tugs at the heart-strings, shreds the nerves' by Mark Monahan

Scottish Ballet's version of A Streetcar Named Desire does Tennessee Williams's steamy, pitch-black masterpiece full justice, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:20AM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 28, 2015

Hofesh Shechter mixed bill: 'doesn't make the building shudder' by Mark Monahan

The Israeli choreographer's first ever work for the Royal Ballet goes down a storm but is some way below his best, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Swan Lake, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, review: 'Eat your heart out, Fifty Shades' by Mark Monahan

Mark Monahan finds Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta sparking off each other in spectacularly sexy fashion

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:40AM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 15, 2015

BalletBoyz, Sadler's Wells, review: 'hellishly tedious' by Mark Monahan

Despite the commitment of 13 dancers, Young Men is an opportunity missed, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:19AM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Swan Lake, Coliseum, review: 'a feast for the eyes' by Mark Monahan

Yet Odette and Siegfried's chemistry didn't quite ignite in this expertly executed production

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:01AM[SHARE]
Friday, December 12, 2014

Nutcracker, ENB, London Coliseum: 'just about satisfies' by Mark Monahan

ENB's Christmassy Nutcracker has wonderful dancing - but could do with fewer mice, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:04AM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Edward Scissorhands, Sadler's Wells, review: 'terrifically atmospheric' by Mark Monahan

Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands is playful and melancholic, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:11AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Linbury Studio Theatre, review: 'stupendous fun' by Mark Monahan

You'd be mad to miss this adaptation of Lewis Carroll's tale, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:39AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 18, 2014
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014: Jim Davidson - No Further Action, Assembly Rainy Hall, review: 'too little, too late' by Mark Monahan

Jim Davidson's Operation Yewtree show is capable but dull and depressingly retrograde, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:09PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Coppélia, ENB, Coliseum, review: a light-hearted romp by Mark Monahan

Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta made a convincingly smitten pair in this charming 19th-century comedy, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:25AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

NDT1, Sadler's Wells, review: 'I could have stayed home with a nice cup of cocoa' by Mark Monahan

Nederlands Dans Theater 1's latest is aimless, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:23AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Sibi Larbi Cherkaoui: 4D, Sadler's Wells, review: 'truly dazzling' by Mark Monahan

This compelling new programme is preoccupied with the fundamental needs of humans, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:31AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Swan Lake, Sadler's Wells, review: 'boldly gender-blind' by Mark Monahan

Dada Masilo's gender-blind Swan Lake at Sadler's Wells is not a life-changing production, but still worth visiting, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:07PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Rosas, Vortex Temporum, Sadler's Wells, review: 'narcolepsy-inducing' by Mark Monahan

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's new production is purgatorial to watch, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:53AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 9, 2014

Olivier Dubois, Tragédie, review by Mark Monahan

Mark Monahan is underwhelmed by Olivier Dubois's all-nude dance production, Tragédie

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:57AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Tauberbach, Sadler's Wells, review by Mark Monahan

On the evidence of his new show, Belgium's Alain Platel is a Bauschian dance-maker who really needs to change his tune, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:48AM[SHARE]

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