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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Romeo and Juliet: how ballet gets to the heart of Shakespeare by Sarah Crompton

Why does Romeo and Juliet translate so well to dance? Sarah Crompton sits in on rehearsals at both the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet to see the celebrated tragedy dramatically res…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:46AM
Friday, September 25, 2015

Rufus Norris: how the National Theatre needs to change by Sarah Crompton

As Norris announces his first NT season as director, he talks about arts cuts, diversity, life after War Horse and enticing an audience into a ‘broad church’Theatres, like schools, take …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AM
Sunday, September 6, 2015

Dana Fouras and Russell Maliphant: back in step by Sarah Crompton

Ten years ago Dana Fouras gave up a feted career dancing with her husband the choreographer Russell Maliphant to look after their young family. Now she’s back, and here they talk about bei…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:04AM
Sunday, August 2, 2015

Cubanía review – where next for Carlos Acosta? by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House, LondonCarlos Acosta is going to have to dig deeper than this decorous, Cuban-inflected showcase in his imminent transition from ballet to contemporary danceCarlos Acosta i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16AM
Friday, July 31, 2015

Why Benedict Cumberbatch is luckier than Richard Burton by Sarah Crompton

After Sherlock and Star Trek, Cumberbatch is now about to play Hamlet. It was all so different for a previous generation of actors, for whom stardom on the screen meant the end of a career o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:08AM
Friday, July 10, 2015

Mikhail Baryshnikov: why I finally agreed to play Nijinsky by Sarah Crompton

After being asked more than 15 times over the years to play the role of Diaghilev’s provocative virtuoso, the Russian dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov has finally taken a leap of faith. So what …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Farm Boy, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, review by Sarah Crompton

Morpurgo is a master story-teller and slowly, in this clever adaptation his words begin to grip.

SOURCE: Telegraph at 05:58PM

David Hare: 'I never regret turning down Hollywood' by Sarah Crompton

As a season of his work opens in Sheffield, David Hare tells Sarah Crompton why theatre will always be his first love.

SOURCE: Telegraph at 05:58PM
Saturday, May 16, 2015

Ballet icon Sylvie Guillem retirement interview: 'I knew for a long time that I had to stop' by Sarah Crompton

This year will mark the end of Sylvie Guillem's astonishing 30-plus years as one of the world's foremost ballet dancers. Sarah Crompton meets her as she prepares to bring her farewell tour t…

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2015

Elevated visions: how William Forsythe changed the face of dance by Sarah Crompton

Forsythe’s 1987 ballet In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated was commissioned by Rudolf Nureyev and starred the young Sylvie Guillem – and it electrified the ballet world. So what made this w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Dance review of 2014: what is the purpose of this art form? by Sarah Crompton

Dance should celebrate ambition, not just the beauty of motion, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Thursday, December 11, 2014

An American in Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris by Sarah Crompton

Directing his first musical, in Paris, Royal Ballet choreographer Christopher Wheeldon has triumphed yet again, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:29AM
Friday, November 28, 2014

Dancing Away: photographs by Mikhail Baryshnikov by Sarah Crompton

Mikhail Baryshnikov, former dancer and Sex and the City star, has turned his hand to photography

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:00AM
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

DV8's John, National Theatre, review: 'bravely confrontational' by Sarah Crompton

When the spotlight is on John himself, the work is simply devastating in its impact and empathy, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:33PM
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Sylvie Guillem: the greatest female dancer I have ever seen by Sarah Crompton

Sylvie Guillem will be missed when she retires, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:19AM
Saturday, November 1, 2014

Thomas Adès: See the Music, Hear the Dance, review, Sadler's Wells: 'an extraordinary feat' by Sarah Crompton

Thomas Adès music is realised on a grand scale in this exhilaratingly imaginative production, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:20AM
Friday, October 24, 2014

A Harlem Dream, Young Vic, review: 'snappy storytelling' by Sarah Crompton

This imaginative tale of Deep South dancers marks rising star Ivan Blackstock as a man to watch, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:17PM
Saturday, October 18, 2014

Our Town, Almeida, review: 'as flat as a breakfast pancake' by Sarah Crompton

This evocation of small-town America never really gets off the ground, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:13AM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Manon, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, review: 'convincing and exciting' by Sarah Crompton

Francesca Hayward as Manon completely inhabits the decadent world of 18th-century Paris, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:52AM
Saturday, September 13, 2014

The Elixir Festival, Sadler's Wells, review, 'inspirational' by Sarah Crompton

A performance by retired dancers showed that dance is good for you whatever your age

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:57AM
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Sampling the Myth, review: 'established works shine in a different light' by Sarah Crompton

A mixed bill of live dance pieces and short films reworking a variety of myths is filled with transfixing moments, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:01AM

History is the future by Sarah Crompton

Move over Shakespeare. The history play is back, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM
Friday, August 29, 2014

The rise of the funny girls by Sarah Crompton

More women stand-ups are making us laugh - and in many different ways says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:52PM
Sunday, August 24, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014: Sweet Mambo, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, review: 'melancholy loveliness' by Sarah Crompton

Pina Bausch's final work is here imbued with a swooning and emotional atmosphere, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:53AM
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014, Front, Royal Lyceum Theatre: 'deeply impressive' by Sarah Crompton

This has a stark dignity that makes it linger and lurk in the mind, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:16AM
Friday, August 22, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014, Gnosis, review: 'one of the most moving things I have ever seen' by Sarah Crompton

Akram Khan's final performance at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh was marred by injury but still devastating, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:05AM
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Triple Bill, Mariinsky Ballet, review: 'rapt heights' by Sarah Crompton

The Mariinksy's triple bill showed their various and varying strengths, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:39PM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Solo For Two, London Coliseum, review: 'thrilling' by Sarah Crompton

Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev's creative gifts were set free in this daring programme, writes Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:59PM
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Behind the scenes with the Mariinsky Ballet in class by Sarah Crompton

Exclusive: watch the world famous Mariinsky Ballet in their daily class

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:29AM
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Monday, August 4, 2014

WATCH the Mariinsky Ballet in class by Sarah Crompton

Exclusive: watch the world famous Mariinsky Ballet in their daily class live on the Telegraph website

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:47PM

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