Social DistDancing: street ballet surprises make hearts leap by Lyndsey Winship

A canal in east London is not where you'd expect to watch Royal Ballet dancers but passersby have been overjoyed by pirouettes and acrobatics The squeak of a jogger's trainers and the ting o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:42pm on August 17, 2020[SHARE]

10 Soldiers review " Rosie Kay drills dancers for the battlefield by Lyndsey Winship

Available online The choreographer goes back to barracks to portray how intense army training moulds raw recruits into a fighting team, with the mental and physical battles that ensue To pre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:24pm on August 13, 2020[SHARE]

The Troth review " a beautiful, brutal tale of love and sacrifice by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineFrom the carefree romantic opening to the confused carnage of the battlefield, Akademi's production is full of emotional detail It's 1888 when Lehna and Leela meet in an Amri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:42am on August 11, 2020[SHARE]

An Evening with Scottish Ballet review " masked dancers leap into digital by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineMoving Edinburgh's international festival online, this selection of dance works shows a forward-thinking ballet company As a gallant effort to keep the show on the road (or t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:06am on August 10, 2020[SHARE]

Nederlands Dans Theater review " sensational return, and farewell, to the stage by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlinePaul Lightfoot and Sol León bow out with two pieces, Standby and She Remembers, bringing dancers out of lockdown Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to wa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:03am on July 31, 2020[SHARE]

Take this waltz: Christopher Bruce on a life in dance and his Leonard Cohen dream by Lyndsey Winship

The Rooster choreographer recalls the genius and cruelty of Marie Rambert and the demands on young dance talent today Christopher Bruce's dance career started in a Scarborough pub. One night…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03am on July 29, 2020[SHARE]

Grace, gravitas, galumphing " when dance marries magical music by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineInspired by Bach, Mussorgsky and Ravel, works from Opera Ballet Vlaanderen's archive reveal deep classical instincts No matter how experimental dance gets, there remains a ti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:12pm on July 23, 2020[SHARE]

Swan Lake in the bath and a quarantine Elvis: dazzling lockdown dance by Lyndsey Winship

With venues closed, choreographers including Mark Morris have been creating increasingly inventive work at home Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance online Choreographer Core…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42am on July 10, 2020[SHARE]

'The thirst and drive is there': a leap forward for British dance schools by Lyndsey Winship

Conservatoires adapted quickly to our new normal. What sort of industry will students graduate into " and how far have we come since UK-trained dancers were said to be 'outclassed'? 'One of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42pm on July 8, 2020[SHARE]

Châtelet in Paris launches lockdown festival with street dance and Stockhausen by Lyndsey Winship

Powerful political dance from Brooklyn's FlexN and the spectacle of the Helicopter String Quartet are part of British artistic director's programme Paris's Théâtre du Châtelet reopene…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:54pm on July 6, 2020[SHARE]

Sun, sand, human sacrifice: Rite of Spring danced on a beach as the world shut down by Lyndsey Winship

They flew to Senegal to create an electrifying version of the Pina Bausch classic with her son. Then coronavirus struck. Would they have time to dance the horrifying masterpiece for a film c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:18pm on June 23, 2020[SHARE]

'Stay positive!' Karen Hauer on keeping fit for the return of Strictly by Lyndsey Winship

When her tour was axed by coronavirus, the dancer set up an online festival with karaoke aerobics. She talks about her Bronx childhood, the pressure of Strictly and life beyond lockdown 'Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:48pm on June 14, 2020[SHARE]

Street solos and a flock of swans: the best new dance created in lockdown by Lyndsey Winship

With arts venues closed, ballerinas and b-boys are expressing themselves online. Here are some of the stunning results Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:42am on June 12, 2020[SHARE]

About the Elephant review " tender duet shimmers in lockdown by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineBBC Young Dancer winners Connor Scott and Vidya Patel bring together two different styles in a compelling collaboration Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:12am on June 8, 2020[SHARE]

Artificial Things review " Sophie Fiennes directs slow journey towards joy by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineStopgap Dance Company's disabled and non-disabled dancers create a mood of quiet suspension in an abandoned shopping centre Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:54pm on June 4, 2020[SHARE]

Mata Hari review " seductive study of an irresistible woman by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineAnna Tsygankova is utterly graceful as the exotic dancer in Ted Brandsen's fine ballet for Dutch National Ballet Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18am on May 31, 2020[SHARE]

One giant leap: meet the new generation of male ballet stars by Lyndsey Winship

Beauty, strength and bags of energy: BBC Four's Men at the Barre documentary gets up close and personal with the Royal Ballet dancers on the rise 'It's a golden era of male ballet dancers." …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:54am on May 26, 2020[SHARE]

Wilkie Branson: TOM review " a sublime, slow-burn study of isolation by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells Digital StagePart dance performance, part film, this solo show is a note-perfect portrayal of the all-consuming nature of loneliness Hottest front-room seats: best theatre and…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:03am on May 24, 2020[SHARE]

James Cousins review " power and creative vision in three short films by Lyndsey Winship

The award-winning Within Her Eyes and two more experimental dance works reveal the storytelling strengths of this talented choreographer Her feet never touch the ground. That's the premise o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18am on May 20, 2020[SHARE]

Flatpack screendance festival review " dance that leaps through the screen by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineThese short works, which include performances by a dream lineup of choreographers, are an array of innovation Screendance " that is, dance created specifically for camera, no…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12am on May 12, 2020[SHARE]

'Visual poetry': taking physical languages beyond the Deaf community by Lyndsey Winship

Here/Not Here, a new film by Bim Ajadi, is aiming to bring the visual vernacular art form in to the mainstream Hottest front-room seats: best theatre and dance online Addressing the camera, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:42am on May 10, 2020[SHARE]

Alonzo King Lines Ballet review " hot and cool moves from a master by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineDust and Light, Triangle of the Squinches and Scheherazade showcase the elegant nature of King's work, which pushes beyond classical ballet Hottest front-room seats: best the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:18am on May 6, 2020[SHARE]

Alexander Ekman: Eskapist; Midsummer Night's Dream review - audacious and unpredictable by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineTwo dance works by the Swedish choreographer are visually stunning, meshing movement, theatre, design and music Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:54am on April 27, 2020[SHARE]

Shut up and dance! Five of the best routines made during lockdown by Lyndsey Winship

From Robbie Fairchild's electric escape to Francesca Hayward's head-spinning pirouettes, here are five joyful homemade clips Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch on…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:32am on April 21, 2020[SHARE]

Winged Bull in the Elephant Case review " dancers take over the National Gallery by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlinePaintings are given elastic life in this energetic showcase, which reimagines the collection's extraordinary wartime evacuation to a Welsh slate mine Hottest front-room seats…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:03am on April 16, 2020[SHARE]