Tony-winning choreographer Sonya Tayeh was ‘broken up’ when she heard about the Irish singer-songwriter’s death three years ago. Now she and a group of over-40s female dancers are payi…
This year brings world-renowned choreographers, ballet cabaret and fluffy clowns for toddlersThis was San Francisco Ballet’s big new commission in 2024, now getting its European premiere a…
Sadler’s Wells, London The annual Flamenco festival kicks off in spectacular style, with a show of serpentine grace and rhythmic precisionThere are lots of places in life where being full …
From Noël Coward to Martine McCutcheon, the famed institution has been hothousing talent for more than a century. Our writer finds there’s a softer approach these days – and a food bank…
Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonPerformers representing the four seasons of life – and a wide range of styles – dance to a ravey remix of VivaldiIt was a great idea: a dance thro…
Royal Opera House, LondonProdigal son Paul Lightfoot returns with Sol León for their first performance by a British dance company. The result is impressively choreographed, if in need of mo…
How does a 100-year-old dance company face the 21st century? For Rambert’s Benoit Swan Pouffer the answer is combining innovation with popular adaptations such as the Brummie crime sagaOn …
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe company’s centenary celebration isn’t about nostalgia – this occasionally thrilling triple bill of recent creations showcases some excellent dancersBritain�…
Sadler’s Wells East, LondonWith a 3am aloofly sexy vibe, the Portuguese choreographer’s slow build is subtly intoxicating – while its intensity will leave you craving moreLast year, fo…
From Drag Race to Eurovision to Strictly, La Voix is going stratospheric. And Chris Dennis, the man behind the crimson coiffure, is thrilled. He talks about his cruise ship highs, doing pant…
The Mount Without, Bristol Fame’s Antonia Franceschi delivers a double portrait of Krasner, with music by Claire van Kampen, plus there’s a superb solo from Edward WatsonTwo notable wome…
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonThe first UK visit for the company showcases the dancers’ elegance and versatility across three pieces of varying impactThis small Oklahoman dance…
As the pioneering BalletBoyz company celebrates its 25th anniversary and Billy Elliott returns to the stage, the male dance landscape appears transformed from where it was at the turn of the…
Sadler’s Wells East, LondonCourtney Deyn and Jacob Samuel conjure a bleak world of excess, ritual and power in a visually striking but limited piece of dance-theatreIt’s like the afterma…
Sadler’s Wells, LondonMen in tutus and pointe shoes loving and parodying their art form never ages; it’s both simple and very sophisticatedDepending on how you look at it, drag ballet tr…
Leicester CathedralPart of the Let’s Dance International Frontiers festival, Compagnie Kaméléonite’s piece about the climate crisis features two transfixing performersIn the once clear…
Royal Festival Hall, LondonFeaturing music that inspired the designer, this show brings together Le Gateau Chocolat, dancers in body stockings and a formal orchestra to mild effectThe small …
Sadler’s Wells East, LondonAt 67, the mercurial Lecavalier is in the I’ll-do-whatever-I-want phase of her career, choreographing solos that are worlds away from cosy retirementLouise Lec…
Royal Opera House, LondonIncredible physical facility is married to expressive lyricism in this triple bill by the Royal Ballet's ever adventurous resident choreographer. You never know what…
Sadler's Wells, LondonTap, waacking, jookin', footwork and jit are among the traditional, street and club styles that come together as Michelle Dorrance showcases a startling array of forms …
The Place, London This double bill from choreographers James Pett and Travis Clausen-Knight features fluent steps, tension and expression, but their expressed human connection to an AI-drive…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThis parody of courting rituals brings back its inaugural dancers 48 years on " ghosting their onstage choreography with footage of their younger selves, for a moving l…
London ColiseumSuperbly cast, the dancer brings stratospheric levels of charisma to a rather pedestrian show driven by Cyndi Lauper's songs Johannes Radebe (AKA Jojo from Strictly) is a born…
Sadler's Wells, LondonKameron N Saunders's ambitious sci-fi-coded fable is paired with a showcase of Crystal Pite's mastery in contrasting order with human messiness The headline news here i…
Leeds Grand theatre Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's choreography keeps a tight hold on the narrative and the erotically charged pas de deux between the lovers packs real heat Northern Ballet's new s…