Saturday, November 30, 2024
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe Irish choreographer and his company, Teaċ Daṁsa, weave dances of folksy complexity in their stirring, absurdist new production
In eight weeks at their home bas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMSunday, November 24, 2024
Royal Opera House; Sadler’s Wells, LondonMargaret Atwood’s dystopian vision provides rich inspiration for Wayne McGregor, while Akram Khan goes back to his Indian classical roots to tran…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMSunday, November 17, 2024
Sadler’s Wells; Peacock theatre; Linbury theatre, LondonThe Belgian choreographer’s tempestuous new piece mirrors the recent controversy surrounding her. Plus, the latest from two pionee…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31AMSunday, November 10, 2024
Norwich Theatre RoyalWith its tropical backdrop and Latin-infused reworking of Tchaikovsky’s score, Acosta Danza’s touring show, if not always coherent, flies by
As a dancer, Carlos Acos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMSunday, November 3, 2024
Royal Opera House, LondonRoyal Ballet principal Joseph Sissens emphatically turns the spotlight on leading dancers of colour from around the world
Joseph Sissens is one of the Royal Ballet�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMSunday, October 27, 2024
Royal Opera House; Sadler’s Wells, LondonPam Tanowitz’s witty subversion of classical dance is the highlight of a richly varied Royal Ballet mixed bill, while BRB’s moon-based fare fee…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMSunday, October 20, 2024
Sadler’s Wells; Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonShechter’s ever-changing new work probes the resilience of the human spirit, while the Portuguese dancer powerfully binds movement and disabil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AMSaturday, October 12, 2024
Barbican, London; onlineThis year’s festival opens with a formally rigorous work from the South African choreographer and a film premiere from Lea Anderson
London’s annual international …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMSunday, October 6, 2024
Royal Ballet and Opera, London; Sadler’s Wells, LondonChristopher Wheeldon’s international hit returns home as thrilling as ever. Plus: three contrasting works by the National Ballet of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMSunday, September 29, 2024
Birmingham HippodromeThis production of Frederick Ashton’s version of the bucolic love story allows the beauty and humour to flow naturally from the choreography
As the rain comes down and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMSunday, September 22, 2024
Queen Elizabeth Hall; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonQudus Onikeku’s dancers jerk, bustle and glide through a puzzling tale of rebirth, while Kate Prince’s ZooNation returns t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMSunday, September 15, 2024
The actor on the extraordinary second life of her stage career, learning lines in your 80s, and the secret of her long marriage
Born in Edinburgh in 1935, June Watson’s career on stage, te…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe resurrected company revives rarities by Kenneth MacMillan and Ashley Page alongside enticing new work – all performed with brio and belief
Christopher Marney’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMSunday, September 8, 2024
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonAn ensemble of disabled and non-disabled, deaf and neurodivergent dancers create and perform a joyful show combining movement, words and sheer invention
For nearl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMSunday, September 1, 2024
London Coliseum; Dance Base, EdinburghThe Tbilisi-based company’s first ever visit to London delivers a precise if traditional take on a classic. Plus, a knockout new duet from Mufutau Yus…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMSaturday, August 24, 2024
Zoo Southside; Dance Base, EdinburghA subtle Danish revamp of Romeo and Juliet goes head to head with German B-boys, an Australian spin on Russell Maliphant and a Scottish double bill of dyn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMSunday, August 4, 2024
Tese dei Soppalchi; Piccolo Arsenale, VeniceHip-hop meets Samuel Beckett in one of two new commissions by Italian choreographers, while the other struggles under the weight of its ambition
O…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AMSunday, July 28, 2024
Teatro alle Tese; Teatro Piccolo Arsenale, VeniceRadical choreographers Alan Lucien Øyen and Rafael Palacios present two very different but beautifully poised explorations of what it is to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AMSunday, July 21, 2024
Sadler’s Wells, LondonDoherty choreographs England’s flagship youth dance company in expressive solos, fragmented motion and beautiful tableaux that go by in a flash
There’s a brillian…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMThe choreographer who changed how dance was perceived in Britain is now taking the reins of a major revival of ‘Oliver!’. He talks to Sarah Crompton about his memories of legendary compo…
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:06AMSunday, July 7, 2024
Sadler’s Wells, LondonHis dancers are superb, but abrupt tonal changes get in the way of the story’s emotional punch in Acosta’s expanded new production
Since the start of the year I�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMSunday, June 30, 2024
Ustinov Studio, BathThe Dane’s trilogy of works inspired by Greek myths concludes with a remarkable performance that adds a hint of redemption to the tale
Over two years and three Deborah …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AMSunday, June 23, 2024
St James theatre, New YorkDreamlike logic and exceptional choreography make this wordless interpretation of Sufjan Stevens’s Illinois album a deserving winner of a Tony award
A week ago, I…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMSunday, June 16, 2024
Royal Opera House, LondonFrederick Ashton’s musicality, footwork and storytelling are showcased in a programme of gracefully danced favourites
When you watch the ballets of Frederick Ashto…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMSunday, June 9, 2024
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonAs part of the Royal Ballet’s season devoted to the British choreographer, the Florida company brings three of his works to radiant, graceful life…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMSunday, June 2, 2024
Norwich Theatre Royal; Sadler’s Well, London Marc Brew’s recreation, choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, of the crash that left him paraplegic is an exhilarating riposte to fate. And …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AMSunday, May 26, 2024
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe French choreographer’s 1981 interpretation of the playwright’s world rewards patience with its magic and precision
A silent dance based on the writings of Sam…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AMSunday, May 19, 2024
Stone Nest, LondonJill Johnson’s intricate new piece puts the audience in the midst of an exploration of interaction and connection
There’s something magical about watching dance at a di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMSunday, May 12, 2024
Royal Opera House, LondonChristopher Wheeldon strips Shakespeare’s play of distractions in this boldly choreographed, nuanced masterpiece
Ten years ago, when Christopher Wheeldon created T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMSaturday, May 4, 2024
Barbican theatre, LondonThe company’s exploration of the act of dancing ebbs and flows loose-limbed precision – and some astonishing pyrotechnics
It will soon be 50 years since hip-hop e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMSunday, April 21, 2024
Queen Elizabeth Hall; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonShechter’s young dancers thrill in his hellish vision of England. Elsewhere, emerging choreographers from Brno to Birmingham…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM 
