Matthew Bourne's Cinderella " review by Luke Jennings

Sadler's Wells, LondonThe challenge facing any choreographer of the Cinderella story is Prokofiev's score. Written during the second world war, it has a sombre undertow which lends its roman…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:07pm on December 11, 2010☆⚑

Luke Jennings's dance highlights of 2010 by Luke Jennings

The Observer's dance critic recalls the year's outstanding classical and contemporary performancesTwo British choreographers made my year in 2010: Akram Khan and Liam Scarlett. In April, Kha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:01pm on December 11, 2010☆⚑

Tamara Rojo | interview by Luke Jennings

Spanish dancer Tamara Rojo has enjoyed top billing at the Royal Ballet for more than a decade, but she believes her best years are yet to comeIf you walked past Tamara Rojo in the street, y…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on December 4, 2010☆⚑

Cinderella: Royal Ballet; Birmingham Royal Ballet " review by Luke Jennings

Royal Opera House, London; Birmingham HippodromeThe message of Cinderella is one of hope: that virtue will be rewarded, and that the darkest night will be followed by the dawn. Frederick Ash…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on December 4, 2010☆⚑

Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet by Jennifer Homans " review by Luke Jennings

Sharp, passionate and insightful, Jennifer Homans offers little hope for ballet surviving as an art formJennifer Homans's history of the art, culture and political context of ballet is like …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on December 4, 2010☆⚑

Jasmin Vardimon Company: 7734 " dance review by Luke Jennings

Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Jasmin Vardimon Company was founded in 1997, and since then the Israeli-born choreographer has consistently intrigued audiences with her knotty, passionately driven…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:09pm on November 27, 2010☆⚑

Wayne McGregor/Random Dance: FAR | Dance review by Luke Jennings

Sadler's Wells, LondonA new McGregor piece is always a challenge. There's the sensually complex work on stage to engage with, and there is the equally demanding task of following the choreog…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:04pm on November 20, 2010☆⚑

Rambert Dance Company " review by Luke Jennings

Sadler's Wells, LondonRambert's new triple bill opens with Christopher Bruce's Hush, a saccharine-dusted slice of whimsy to music by Bobby McFerrin which sees a family of white-faced clowns …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on November 13, 2010☆⚑

Body_Remix/Goldberg_Variations; Gustavia; Susan and Darren by Luke Jennings

Sex on crutches? It can only be the work of Canadian controversialist Marie Chouinard Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:06pm on May 15, 2010☆⚑