She has danced pregnant, in bondage gear, and drenched in what looks like menstrual blood " all to unleash the monsters lurking within her and all of us. We meet the unstoppable performer ro…
When she first went moshing, Rachel Nà Bhraonáin couldn't stop giggling. Now she has made a dance show about the 'gorgeous community' she encountered Walking into a basement club in Ca…
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, LondonThe Revel Puck Circus big top rolls into town, featuring fantastic acrobatics, whimsical clowning and admirable ethics There's a festival feel at a Revel…
Big-name ballet dancers and rising choreographers have found a new home in the superclub where the after-party goes on until 5am "It's the easiest rider we've ever done," says the Ministry o…
Corn Exchange/Dance House, BrightonStopgap and Lîla Dance deliver poetic and political work at this year's festival, displaying bold innovation and evocative visions 'It's impossible to c…
Director who brought contemporary dance to mainstream British TV audiences with films such as Outside In and Veterans A"magician of the camera" with an extraordinary visual sense, Margaret W…
The Place, LondonThree performers have knockabout fun in choreographer Simone Mousset's well-crafted, supremely silly show It's funny, this show. Maybe not from the off, when you're just won…
Aviva Studios, ManchesterDance companies from Shanghai and Mumbai traverse a vast stage against a fast-moving backdrop in a personal story about identity and purpose The vast populations of …
As the 1975 musical about Broadway hoofers sets off on tour, professionals reveal how much has " and hasn't " changed since its debut 'I want it strong! Make it sharp! Take it on the downbea…
Choreographers from the US, Brazil, Greece and Portugal in the running for the £40,000 inaugural Rose international dance prize Four choreographers are in the running for the inaugural …
Marylebone theatre, LondonFairytale meets hip-hop in Kevan Allen's energetic reworking of the classic ballet about a toymaker and his all-too-realistic doll Kevan Allen usually choreographs…
He's the world's hottest choreographer, the man who cooks up steamy videos and stage shows for giants of music. But does the Atlanta star ever think he goes too far? Quite the opposite … T…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonHofesh Shechter's young company are an international bunch but their slo-mo curves and sudden shocks deliver some startling home truths about the UK There's an ir…
The Coronet theatre, LondonTension between the organic, human-made and the digital permeates Chieh-hua Hsieh's show as performer Ting-Ting Chao becomes an incredible vibrating energy force W…
Lilian Baylis studio, Sadler's Wells, LondonFull of dancey japes, games and satisfyingly tactile characters, BalletLorent have created an enjoyably gentle adaptation of Margery Williams' cla…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonFun songs and exciting immersive touches delight children and adults alike in a lively picture book adaptation from actor Cush Jumbo and Katy Sechiari '…
Choreographer Kenrick Sandy and composer Michael 'Mikey J' Asante's acclaimed troupe are back with a pulsating new piece, inspired by grime, jungle and carnival Sunday afternoon in Tower Ham…
Sadler's Wells, LondonGiven its UK premiere by English National Ballet, Johan Inger's new version of the Bizet story cuts out cliche and embraces the bleakness " albeit at the expense of som…
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonRafael Bonachela's beautiful choreography and Paula Levis' striking costumes stand out in pieces ranging from a gentle voyage to stark electro inten…
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonYorke Dance Project celebrate Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and Bella Lewitzky in a mixed bill that offers a valuable lesson If the title of this mi…
Sadler's Wells, LondonBeautiful choreography and a clever script create a shifting, unknowable world in Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young's new show I think we can confidently say this is the …
Corn Exchange, BrightonCharlotte Vincent revisits her 30-year back catalogue with a focus on young performers, offering fascinating glimpes into the world she's created Unlike painters, say,…
A pivotal figure in contemporary dance, known for stripping the artform of its classical and modern techniques In the early 1970s a rangy Arizonan arrived in Devon as a guest teacher at Dart…
Leeds Grand theatreProkofiev's score takes flight as the warring clans go at it, while the lovers display all the tortured passion of their teenage tragedy in this innovative and explosive s…
Sadler's Wells, LondonNYCB's first UK visit in 16 years brings a quadruple bill that looks to the past briefly, but mostly presents a very 21st-century vision One of the world's most iconic …