The ballerina, who has died aged 95, brought panache to roles at the Royal Ballet and across the world before guiding what became English National Ballet ' A life in pictures A few years ago…
Sadler's Wells, LondonCrammed with the choreographer's trademark wit and OTT theatrics, this is an irresistible spin on the story Sleeping Beauty and vampires. This unlikely pairing is the c…
Royal Opera House, LondonThis sumptuously designed production is a treat if you don't dwell on the dramatic flaws and just enjoy the magical music and performances The Nutcracker ballet is f…
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonBen Duke brings fresh life to the classics again with deft movement between tragedy and comedy Is entering the afterlife like being stuck in a telep…
Lost Dog has a reputation for taking sideways looks at classic tales and taking them into unlikely spaces, but might an interrogation of the murderous Medea in the bowels of the Royal Opera …
The Place, LondonThe dancer returns to the stage with an eclectic piece that complements cool posturing with honest personality A 72-year-old with close-cropped silver hair, tattoos and a le…
Royal Opera House, LondonA grab-bag of nine pieces, from Wheeldon to Tanowitz, make up a celebratory programme delivered with customary aplomb by the Royal's dancers This gala night was no…
Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells, LondonIn this double bill, a queer response to Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, the dancing is direct, controlled and compelling Jules Cunningham is best kno…
Sadler's Wells, LondonMats Ek's Rite of Spring is a pared back but powerful take on Stravinsky's mighty score and William Forsythe's Blake Works 1 is intensely watchable It's 109 years since…
The English National Ballet soloist on the pandemic, director Tamara Rojo's departure, the magic of one's own big toe " and her university degree Precious Adams likens being a dancer to havi…
The illustrious ballet dancer on natural insecurity, his defection from the USSR to Canada " and how his body feels these days Mikhail Baryshnikov, 74, is the finest ballet dancer of his gen…
As breaking features in the Olympics for the first time in 2024, the UK's thriving community are looking forward to putting the sporting world into a headspin 'People don't understand how ha…
Sadler's Wells, LondonFrom dancers partnering with projections and CCTV-style surveillance to an engrossing piece inspired by Edvard Munch, Carlos Acosta's company is continuing to carve out…
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonChoreographers Mthuthuzeli November, Stina Quagebeur and Dickson Mbi jolt ballet's habitual moves with this fresh and convincing triple bill It's th…
Sadler's Wells, LondonA krumping Cheshire cat enlivens this well-danced adaptation of Lewis Carroll's coming-of-age story, but Alice's deeper life remains unexplored Lewis Carroll's Alice ha…
Wherever you look " in cinemas, theatres, sculpture or down at your local lido " these magical creatures are bewitching an ever growing audience On a sunny Thursday in June, Tinside Lido in …
Sadler's Wells, London As the choreographer's voiceover wittily questions the pointlessness of shared effort, a group of dancers channel dread into intense motion "Costume: €3,000, pro…
National Gallery, London With delicate movements and precise details, the Italian performance artist evokes a magical creature against a backdrop of fantastical art Chiara Bersani has declar…
Royal Opera House, LondonWith shimmering music and a signature use of massed bodies, Pite transforms her acclaimed Flight Pattern into a full-length work When Canadian choreographer Crystal …
Sadler's Wells, LondonMbi makes a transformative journey from east London, where he grew up, to his ancestral home in Cameroon Dickson Mbi is known as a dancer of power, grace, finesse and c…
Bernie Grant Arts Centre, LondonGig, club night and stage show meld into one in this pulsating evening of dub music and dance Calling all dub fans, bassheads, anyone with a Trojan Records CD…
Brixton House, LondonJoy Alpuerto Ritter rethinks Mary Wigman's Witch Dance and Calixto Neto explores objectification alongside compelling 'shifting pop' from Linda Hayford A glitter-covered…
The former Sporty Spice will open the theatre's spring season in a contemporary dance collaboration with experimental choreographer Jules Cunningham Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm is set to tak…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonThe Dutch dance artist brings a steely fearlessness to her piece about the hypersexualised depiction of black women in late 90s and early 00s hip-hop videos The …
Barbican, LondonThere are good ideas in this collection of pieces from William Kentridge's experimental performance studio but they lack depth and development South African artist William Ke…