Giselle review " Ballet Ireland bring out the Hammer horror in a romantic classic by Alice Bain

Dance Base, EdinburghChoreographer Ludovic Ondiviela reworks the 19th-century ballet into a contemporary glide down love's slippery slopePart modern murder mystery, part romantic ballet clas…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48pm on August 5, 2018☆⚑

Nederlands Dans Theater review " reach for the moon by Alice Bain

Edinburgh PlayhousePairs of dancers push together and pull apart in this thrilling triple bill from choreographers Sol León, Paul Lightfoot and Gabriela CarrizoWith a near 60-year history…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:33am on August 22, 2017☆⚑

Scottish Ballet at Edinburgh festival review " striking gatherings of apostles and insects by Alice Bain

Festival theatre, EdinburghA choreographed spin on The Last Supper proved an intense exploration of male community, while a piece revolving around swarm intelligence had a fluid buzzScotland…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:40am on August 19, 2016☆⚑

Edinburgh festival: Monumental five-star review " a thunderous dance dystopia by Alice Bain

Playhouse, EdinburghThis exhilarating collaboration between post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor and dance company the Holy Body Tattoo lives up to its titleIt lasts for an exhausting, e…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:09pm on August 9, 2016☆⚑

Scottish Dance Theatre review " menace and eroticism in inventive double bill by Alice Bain

Traverse, EdinburghFrom Anton Lachky's cartoonish Dreamers to Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar's sensual Process Day, this talented company puts on a powerful performance Chalking up 30 years, this…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:01am on February 18, 2016☆⚑

Scottish Ballet: Cinderella review " sumptuous and spellbinding by Alice Bain

Festival theatre, EdinburghBethany Kingsley-Garner brings charm to the title role in this elegantly playful productionA real cracker of a design by Tracy Grant Lord is wrapped around Scottis…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:12am on December 7, 2015☆⚑

Ballett Zurich at Edinburgh festival review " poetry in motion by Alice Bain

Playhouse, EdinburghA virtuosic, seductive double bill by Wayne McGregor and Christian Spuck " set to music by Max Richter and recitals of Shakespeare's sonnetsA beautiful courtliness exhale…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:28am on August 28, 2015☆⚑

Tao Dance Theatre at Edinburgh festival review " abstract moves evoke a hallucinogenic universe by Alice Bain

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghTao's company bring his atmospheric, minimalist work, set to the sounds of Steve Reich, to life as the dancers become a single captivating blobAgainst the metronomic r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20am on August 18, 2015☆⚑

Whiteout review " Barrowland Ballet bring a thrillingly muscular energy by Alice Bain

Tramway, GlasgowAt the Dance International Glasgow festival, Natasha Gilmore's piece is performed to a pulsing composition by Luke Sutherland Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:31pm on May 1, 2015☆⚑

Scottish Ballet: The Nutcracker review " a beautiful moonlit experience by Alice Bain

Festival theatre, EdinburghTchaikovsky's make-believe kingdoms shimmer with considerable fairy cool in a sophisticated and elegant production Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:00am on December 15, 2014☆⚑

Mark Morris review joyful fluency from New York by Alice Bain

The European premiere of Morriss latest, Words, displayed all his trademark poise, while four more persuasive pieces got the audience fired up Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:08pm on October 30, 2014☆⚑

Scottish Ballet: The Crucible/Ten Poems review dance of the dead and the demons by Alice Bain

Theatre Royal, GlasgowA lovingly crafted celebration of Richard Burton reading Dylan Thomas is paired with a brave edit of Millers monumental drama Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:35am on September 28, 2014☆⚑

Paco Peña review an intimate and fiery flamenco tribute to Lorca by Alice Bain

Playhouse, EdinburghSpanish guitar virtuoso Peña leads a band of musicians and dancers in a dazzling show honouring the murdered writer Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:30am on August 28, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: Sweet Mambo an exquisite love letter to Pina Bausch by Alice Bain

Playhouse, EdinburghTanztheater Wuppertal's dreamland of a show brought one of Pina Bausch's final pieces to wonderful, whirling life Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:30am on August 24, 2014☆⚑

Akram Khan's Gnosis whirs with energy Edinburgh festival 2014 review by Alice Bain

King's theatre, EdinburghThe charismatic showman, dancer and choreographer reigns in this spectacular programme of classical Indian dance Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00am on August 20, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review Lemi Ponifasio's I AM is a nightmare by Alice Bain

Western and Samoan cultures come together in an apocalyptic dance performance exploring the legacy of the first world war Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:45pm on August 18, 2014☆⚑

Scottish Ballet: Hansel and Gretel " review by Alice Bain

Theatre Royal, GlasgowChristopher Hampson's version of the tale " with its touches of sparkle and glamour " is not so much Grimm as DisneyDirector Christopher Hampson's first production for …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:41am on December 13, 2013☆⚑

Don Quichotte du Trocadéro " review by Alice Bain

Festival theatre, EdinburghThis multimedia slapstick, choreographed by José Montalvo, fails to communicate the subtle bathos of life"Everyone is Don Quichotte, everyone is Sancho Panchez." …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:26pm on August 30, 2013☆⚑

LA Dance Project " Edinburgh festival 2013 review by Alice Bain

PlayhouseThis fledgling collective shows huge promise in a cleverly conceived programme of Cunningham, Forsythe and MillepiedWe watch one man and his shadow; he works fast, droppin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:47pm on August 25, 2013☆⚑

Leigh Warren " Edinburgh festival review by Alice Bain

Festival theatreLive music provides a strong focal point for this double bill. The didgeridoo is up front in Breathe. Throughout Impulse, a female string quartet actively joins in the b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:15pm on August 26, 2012☆⚑

Ea Sola: Drought and Rain by Alice Bain

King's Theatre, EdinburghIn the space of just over an hour, this Vietnamese company conjure up an astonishing spirit of humanity, an achievement made all the more striking by the fact that n…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:44pm on September 5, 2011☆⚑

Re-Triptych " review by Alice Bain

Playhouse, EdinburghThree engagingly different pieces, brought together in this one programme, explore the Asian countries that choreographer, photographer and designer Shen Wei recently vis…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:41am on September 2, 2011☆⚑

Eun-Me Ahn Company " review by Alice Bain

Playhouse, EdinburghContinuing the Edinburgh international festival's inspirational exploration of Asian performance, this sparkling company brings a galactic energy, despite its small numbe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:39pm on August 21, 2011☆⚑