409 stories by "Luke Jennings"
Up and down the land this winter, Clara and the prince of her dreams will dance through a flurry of snowflakes to Tchaikovsky " and packed houses. So what makes this annual ballet fixtu…
Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells, LondonCorey Claire Annand bewitches as a freezing waif in Arthur Pita's quirky, imaginative update of the Hans Christian Andersen classicTo 19th-century…
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…
Ballet felt a little flatfooted as contemporary dance caught the shape-shifting spirit of our times' Observer critics' reviews of the year in fullIn 2017, the best dance asked the hardest qu…
Coliseum, LondonSergei Polunin's intense three-part show, featuring Natalia Osipova and guests, is far from perfect but it resonates with an authentic emotional chargeSergei Polunin's Satori…
The Place, LondonAlpha males and new men collide in Charlotte Vincent's witty study of what it means to be a 21st-century guyVincent Dance Theatre's new work, Shut Down, is about men. "…
Coliseum; Sadler's Wells, LondonThe pick of male ballet talent struggle to shine on Ivan Putrov's bare stage, but Kyle Abraham sends his dancers soaringMen in Motion, Ivan Putrov's celebrati…
Sex on crutches? It can only be the work of Canadian controversialist Marie ChouinardMarie Chouinard is a 55-year-old Canadian choreographer whose work is known for its sexually voyeuristic …
Sadler's Wells, LondonSix dancers strip and grapple with abandon in this Bauschian take on intimacy. Then it's time for audience participation…Meg Stuart is an American choreographer based…
Royal Opera House, LondonThis mixed programme " including the latest new piece to include a rape scene " suggests the Royal Ballet's commissioning policy needs a total overhaulThis Royal Bal…
Laban theatre, LondonClinkard's dancers often perform just inches from the audience in this unashamedly joyous workThere's a deceptive simplicity to Theo Clinkard's choreography. It's never …
Royal Opera House, LondonNot even the Royal Ballet's finest can make the brutal subject matter of the choreographer's final work palatableKenneth MacMillan choreographed The Judas Tree for t…
Milton Keynes theatre; Royal Opera House, LondonRevivals of classic MacMillan prove a mixed bag but the choreographer at his best is still a joyThis is the 25th anniversary year of the death…
Roundhouse, London Akram Khan dances what is likely to be one of his last roles in his supremely potent retelling of the MahabharataIn 1987, 13-year-old Akram Khan was cast in Peter Brook's …
Barbican, LondonAt once lyrical, raunchy and impeccably danced, Molina's fiercely provocative work is unforgettableIt's said of many flamenco artists that they have reinvented the form, but …
Sadler's Wells, LondonWayne McGregor turns his life story into dance in a mesmerising, inimitable show based upon his own genetic codeOn Wednesday night there was a "suspect package" alert a…
The choreographer on her love of open-air experience, from the Alpine peaks of her childhood to the urban wastelands of her latest dance projectCharlotte Spencer, 35, is a choreographer whos…
Sadler's Wells, LondonTeam skills, not star turns, are to the fore on the first UK tour by the dancer's new Cuban troupeAcosta Danza is the creation of Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born dancer w…
The Place, London WC1David Rosenberg and Frauke Requardt's latest surreal exploration of our fears and desires entertains as much as it unsettlesDirector David Rosenberg and choreographer Fr…
Sadler's Wells, LondonIn a bracing return to form, Hofesh Shechter's existential anguish and his often beautiful choreography fight to the deathTen years ago, during a question and answer se…
West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsNorthern Ballet's adaptation of John Boyne's Holocaust novel is strongly performed but profoundly misconceivedA ballet that takes the Holocaust as its subject …
Zoo Southside; Dancebase; Summerhall, EdinburghCécile da Costa hurls her fury at fate, Bill Coleman suffers like a medieval martyr, and Edinburgh proves that the most vital work is happenin…
Barbican, LondonThe New York-based choreographer shows how his daring fusions have transformed the face of dance in an entrancing gallery displayThe African American choreographer Trajal Har…
Palace theatre, ManchesterLucinda Childs's collaboration with Frank Gehry and John Adams remains illuminating 35 years onAvailable Light was created in 1983 as a collaboration between choreo…
Sadler's Wells, LondonAlexander Whitley follows an inspiring theme, with immersive sounds and visions, but the choreography is rather less earth-shattering Photons, particles which transmit …
