247 stories by "Neil Norman"
Over-choreographed and underwhelming, Rudolf Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet has always suffered in comparison with versions by MacMillan, Cranko and even Ashton. Created
While Josette Bushell-Mingo's one woman show about Nina Simone may invite comparisons with Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, currently at
From fringe shows in London to a musical version of King Kong in Australia, Peter Mumford is at home working on productions
Michelle Dorrance is tapping into technology in this show that made its debut in New York last year. A revolutionary tap choreographer,
This is lean and hungry work. Part of the Shubbak Festival celebrating contemporary Arab culture, Mithkal Alzghair's Solo and Trio are two
Beneath dim and shuddering light figures move in shadow; heavily muscled male torsos unfurl like Rodin sculptures coming to life while music
The guitarist calls himself Flash. Which is as good a description of this tribute to the prolific Bollywood composer AR Rahman as
One of Crystal Pite's greatest virtues is that she knows when to stop. The Canadian choreographer's Emergence is stuffed with ideas and
The problem with contemporary circus is that it doesn't smell. Circus should smell of animals and popcorn and candy floss, hot dogs
The logistics of taking a large-scale ballet on tour can be mind-boggling. Key backstage workers and performers from Birmingham Royal Ballet tell
Sex, drugs and Franz Liszt, Mayerling has them all. Kenneth MacMillan's greatest masterpiece is the ultimate antidote for those suffering from a
Now in its sixth year, the civil war in Syria shows little sign of ending. The conflict has created an unprecedented exodus
I would love to say that Sergei Polunin has recovered his mojo. I would love to say that Project Polunin is a
Two solo pieces, one performer. And yet so marked is the difference between the two it is hard to believe they are
This might have been subtitled Automata for the People. Made in 2011 and a big hit on the Continent, Blanca Li's show
Eva Yerbabuena is the living embodiment of the phrase "dynamite comes in small packages". Her compact, formidable form contains enough explosive energy
Masurca Fogo (Fiery Mazurka) might be retitled Sex on the Beach. The myriad cavortings and mischievous couplings on the rocky seashore set
Where are all our comedy ballets? The operatic tradition " opera buffa " is festooned with amusing works from Rossini to Offenbach.
There is nothing coy about tango. A stranger to political correctness it derives from an era (and place) where men were men
Send in the clones. Javier de Frutos splits the characters into multiples in Philip Glass's operatic interpretation of Jean Cocteau's 1929 novel
Award-winning lighting designer Lucy Carter is rarely restricted in her art. Though best known for her collaborations with choreographer Wayne McGregor, she
If for nothing else, Woolf Works will be remembered for bringing back to the Covent Garden stage the fabulous Alessandra Ferri at
It’s all about the Balls. Without missing a beat, the former shadow chancellor has embraced his inner showman and gone from bully
The chittering of cicadas in the dark; the intermittent growl of approaching thunder. Mossoux Bonte's latest work, Whispers, explores the effect
One of Royal Ballet supremo Kevin O’Hare’s more inspired ideas was to commission Kate Prince’s hip-hop version of Alice for the Linbury
