Thikra: Night of Remembering is Akram Khan Company's last touring show. Here, the choreographer and dancer's collaborators recall how he motivated them Nitin Sawhney, composer, collaborated …
'The German production has had a standing ovation every night for 36 years. Graf went before big tennis competitions to gee herself up. And the German football team would go before an intern…
'At the first one, we had DJs in the foyer and people were jumping in to battle with the dancers. We took out seats to make more standing room and the noise was crazy' I was at the Queen Eli…
For more than 60 years, the spiritual power of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's signature work has stunned audiences including Obama. Here, company members explain what it's like to danc…
'There was a buzz we weren't expecting at all and it went absolutely crazy. Bob Dylan came to see us and stood at the back wearing a hoodie' In the 80s I was a street performer in a band cal…
Baryshnikov couldn't keep up, Sam Taylor-Wood had a panic attack and Sarah Lucas built him the rudest stage set ever … as a new show celebrates the dance legend, stars pin down his punk ge…
For Mica Paris, Jenna Russell and Drew McOnie, the hit film was not only an inspiration " it mirrored the exuberant joy and harsh reality of show business Sir Alan Parker obituary Continue r…
He was a rail-thin, zen-like powerhouse who electrified dance " and his pupils. As Merce Cunningham's centenary is celebrated, four disciples recall an unforgettable teacher Valda Setterfiel…
Darcey Bussell was very friendly with the floor in rehearsals. Kevin Clifton's Thriller-style tango tanked on live TV. And Thomas Whiteread got trapped in his ballerina's underwear. Seven da…