Sadler's Wells, LondonThe energy is infectious as William Forsythe blends classical ballet with soul, house and R&B, from James Blake to Barry White Choreographer William Forsythe has no…
Peacock theatre, LondonThe Leeds-based company come out fighting with family stories, purposeful dancing and a boxing-themed finale In 1981, Phoenix Dance Company was a group of three men in…
How did this one-woman whirlwind go from dance school reject to Olivier-nominated choreographer of Cabaret? Via Bruce Lee, hip-hop and a kick up the butt It all started in a Luton youth club…
Royal Opera House, LondonThe versatility of the modern ballet dancer is showcased in a triple bill featuring works by Crystal Pite and Christopher Wheeldon Without seeming as if he's trying …
Sadler's Wells, LondonAt the Dance Reflections festival, both choreographers bewilder with experimental works that explore time and personal space A double-bill in the Dance Reflections fest…
Royal Opera House, London Seminal works from the 1970s are revived by choreographer's niece and focus on the simple beauty of minimalist movements In the 1970s, Lucinda Childs was part of Ne…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonInspired by the pain that is audible behind the machismo of the rapper's music, Malik Nashad Sharpe has created an intriguing show Was Tupac Shakur depressed? Th…
As the conflict in Ukraine intensifies, Russia's dance corps are under scrutiny. But ballet has long been the "secret weapon" in Russia's diplomatic arsenal When the independent Russian TV s…
Royal Opera House, LondonFrancesca Hayward brings intelligence and sensuality to her debut in the dual role of an uneven but stylish production As highly anticipated debuts go, this one had …
Motionhouse artistic director Kevin Finnan reveals the challenges in preparing a spectacular start to a festival '"In the 60s, choreographer Yvonne Rainer came out with this whole manifesto:…
The former Royal Ballet dancer and model is set to make his theatrical debut in Bruce Norris's knotty, Pulitzer prize-winning play. He explains how he found his voice on and off stage Twenty…
What do you get if you cross a 1,000-year-old Bavarian shoe-slapping dance with an all-male Italian folk routine that was on the brink of extinction? A sweaty, joyous double-bill! When Aless…
Wilton's Music Hall, LondonThe choreographer draws on Tarantino, the White Stripes and grizzly folklore in an evocative and brilliantly scuzzy show Mark Bruce has always been driven by music…
The Place, LondonBen Duke directs a triumphant theatre-dance interpretation of the Dickens classic that offsets complexity with out-loud laughs Choreographer Ben Duke and his company Lost Do…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe incredible young dancers of NDT's satellite company easily navigate a triple bill of Hans van Manen, Marco Goecke and Johan Inger, fleet and varied NDT2 is a compan…
The Place, LondonFusing funk styles with contemporary dance, Jamaal Burkmar's original voice and feelgood choreography is warm, fun and very watchable The programme notes for Jamaal Burkmar'…
New Theatre, OxfordThere's a general sense of wasted potential in a show that has flashes of brilliance, yet feels light on vitality with an underwhelming score The Russian State Ballet of S…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe company mix worldwide influences into Cuban dance and though not all these cocktails hit the mark, they make for an intoxicating evening Carlos Acosta doesn't curre…
Sadler's Wells, LondonTender, brutal and humorous, the choreographer's 1978 piece about gender wars and sexual mores still feels acutely contemporary It was 40 years ago that choreographer P…
Barbican, LondonKuchipudi dancer Shantala Shivalingappa is hypnotically precise in a piece about renewal and transformation inspired by the Hindu god Shiva The Hindu god Shiva is an inspirat…
For 30 years, pioneering company Corali has subverted audience expectations. Now it's helping queer-dance duo Thick & Tight with a work about poet Edith Sitwell We've all got our teas?" …
Sadler's Wells, LondonCombining juggling and contemporary dance, this is a complex and accomplished homage to the late choreographer There have been many tributes to the great choreographer …
The dancer, choreographer and artistic director has shown great ambition and had an astonishing impact at the company Right now, Tamara Rojo is putting the finishing touches to the first bal…
The ENB director has pulled the story forward to the Crimean war, based the female lead on Florence Nightingale " and adapted the choreography for today's more slender dancers When people ta…
Sadler's Wells, LondonBourne's reworked version has a darker edge but it's still full of wit, energy and colour, with a sensuous thrill It's nearly a decade since Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker…