409 stories by "Luke Jennings"
Battersea Arts CentreThe fathers of three contemporary dancers were invited to learn more about their daughters craft the results are quite something Continue reading...
Royal Opera House, LondonAn evening of Frederick Ashton masterpieces tests the Royal Ballet Continue reading...
Laban theatre, LondonThe veteran dancer turned choreographer has created a powerful and painterly piece inspired by his mothers death Continue reading...
Royal Opera House; Wiltons Music Hall, LondonFrancesca Hayward presents us with a Manon for our times, while Jo Meredith proves why she is one of British dances best-kept secrets Continue re…
Sadlers WellsMats Ek evokes the divided world in which the star-crossed lovers are raised in his thrilling adaptation Continue reading...
Linbury Studio, Royal Opera HouseOnly at the end of this triple bill do Nunn and Trevitts dancers soar beyond gender Continue reading...
Javier Torress Count may be a touch too wholesome, but theres plenty of heaving bosoms and dripping fangs to entertain Continue reading...
Circus Street Market, BrightonNew Movement Collective have raised the bar with their superb take on Paul Auster Continue reading...
Royal Opera House, LondonOksana Skorik shows great potential, though for impeccable Russian flair look no further than Yorkshire's Xander Parish Continue reading...
Royal Opera House, LondonLavrovsky's creaky Romeo and Juliet is made mesmerising by the Mariinsky's star dancers Continue reading...
Rambert Building; Toynbee Studios, LondonWatching Rambert's dancers up close from just a few feet away proves a revelationDance performance that occurs outside the conventional theatre space…
Coliseum; Purcell Room, LondonThe Diaghilev festival celebrates the centenary of a Russian fairytale with fun and wit, while a sphinx-like Paul White impresses in a solo work by Martin Del A…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe bluffer's guide to making 'meaningful' cutting-edge ballet at a moment's noticeHey guys! In today's fast-moving dance world, you could be called on to create a cutt…
Sadler's Wells, LondonSidi Larbi Cherkaoui presents four duets extracted from longer works, and offers a winning alternative to neo-classicist choreographyIn classical ballet the duet, or pa…
Place theatre, LondonFong's fascinating film examines the identity crisis female dancers face, but gives us no answersWith a career that spans a quarter of a century, Jo Fong is something of…
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe English National Ballet's stars shine on a bigger stageLast Wednesday, English National Ballet opened its run of Romeo and Juliet with a commanding central perfo…
Royal Opera House, LondonAlastair Marriott's Connectome clothes a dated approach in scientific trappings, but Steven McRae shines in Ashton's Dream and Jerome Robbins provides light reliefFr…
Lion & Unicorn Theatre, LondonHitler dancing with Cath Kidston? Meetings between unlikely couples add up to a night to rememberDaniel Hay-Gordon and Eleanor Perry are London-based freela…
Sadler's Wells, LondonWhy is Rambert so generously rewarded when, as this quadruple bill illustrates, the company hasn't produced anything bold in years?What exactly is the function of Rambe…
Royal Opera House, LondonJoy is hard to sustain when fate is fickle and Jack the Ripper is waiting in the wings in the Royal Ballet's triple billSerenade was first performed in 1934 at White…
Hippodrome, BirminghamConceptual deftness meets exhilarating dance-making in Crystal Pite's revelatory take on Shakespeare's last playIn the six years of its existence, International Dance F…
Theatre Royal, Plymouth; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, London Matthew Bourne brings little savages indoors as Mayuri Boonham invokes Hindu deitiesLord of the Flies was originally set o…
Crescent theatre, BirminghamAn 'incandescent' Jenna Roberts in Alexander Whitley's whip-smart Kin steals the showIt's always impressive when a working company dancer choreographs a new balle…
Boris Eifman's odd production at the Coliseum allows no nuance, although it is executed with panacheSiberian-born Boris Eifman is one of Russia's most popular choreographers. In 1977, aged 3…
For Christopher Wheeldon and for British ballet, everything was hanging on his new full-length work The Winter's Tale. Happily, for the most part it's a ravishing successThere was a moment d…
