Sadler's Wells, LondonThe German company perform a trio of suspenseful, deadpan and always sparkling works by William ForsytheIt is not uncommon to see a William Forysthe piece on a ballet p…
Birmingham Repertory theatreMore than 100 community performers help fill this ambitious modern-day retelling with soldiers, clubbers, salsa, bhangra, robots, ghosts and Pina Bausch-style cho…
The Place, LondonChoreographer Faustin Linyekula brings a ground-shaking intensity to his odyssey through the virulent history of CongoIn Search of Dinozord begins, as earthquakes do, with a…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe influential choreographer's final solo show is a mythic elegy to India's war deadIt is surely key to Akram Khan's magnetism that his first training was in kathak da…
Norfolk and Norwich festivalJigs, folk music and melancholic messages marked this seafront revival of Stopgap Dance Company's poetic open-air showSandwiched between the beachfront Sea Life c…
Sadler's Wells, LondonKim Brandstrup's mysterious take on Calderón's 17th-century play is set in an illusory world of doppelgangers, alter egos and unstable duetsBilled by Rambert as a na…
Lillian Baylis theatre, LondonCarlos Pons Guerra's production for DeNada Dance Theatre is a lurid mix of melodrama and showmanshipYoung Spanish-born choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra has been…
Sadler's Wells, LondonPoet laureate Carol Ann Duffy and director Liv Lorent join forces for a twisted tale of beauty and crueltyFolktales are stories spun of twisted threads " beauty and cru…
Barbican, LondonArthur Pita's take on Shakespeare and ballet is paired with Cathy Marston's masterful adaptation of a Can Themba short story in this inspired programmeWatch any Ballet Black …
Cast, DoncasterSharon Watson's show retraces the steps of the Caribbean passengers who landed on British shores 70 years agoIt's been 70 years " a lifetime " since 492 Caribbean men arrived …
Sadler's Wells, LondonIn a flaming red dress, the bold Bayón delivers an eerie show that combines kitsch with horrorWhen the impeccable Isabel Bayón first worked with flamenco maverick…
These clips reveal how the late actor's classical dance training helped him smoulder on stage and screenBefore he was an actor, Patrick Swayze was a ballet dancer. He began at his mother's d…
From jazz-like showdowns to gender-fluid love stories, the festival's electrifying debut dance programme showcased a thrillingly diverse performance traditionThe 12th edition of the annual D…
A crossover pioneer, this American choreographer melds classical ballet with modern, jazz, ballroom and even aerobics in an energetic mix that impresses, if not always endears Continue readi…
The Place, London From a snail's-pace procession to techno-pogoing in hot pink light, the Korean choreographer's relentless routines are hypnotic but emptyThe opening of Eun-Me Ahn's Let Me …
A trio of works staged in striking industrial settings blur the roles of dancer and audience " and raise compelling questions about the nature of performanceA ballet in an old warehouse. A d…
Sadler's Wells, London"Sutra" literally means thread. In Hinduism and Buddhism, it is the term given to a collection of aphoristic verses linked by a common theme. That makes it perfect as t…
Coliseum, LondonStrictly Come Dancing is a huge TV hit, and a stage spin-off sounds like a good idea: the performers and the dance styles have a high recognition factor, and a live show can …
Brighton DomeWith its unorthodox seating, shape-shifting set and even dancers hatching from eggs, this show makes up for some awkward pacing with a wealth of ideas In the brief prologue to T…
Lilian Baylis studio, Sadler's Wells, LondonThe audience becomes the performance in this eight-hour cycle that puts Whitney Houston and drum'n'bass alongside historical world eventsProject O…
Jakop Ahlbom combines stage magic with references to classic scary movies in a cult show that returns the horror genre to the theatreJakop Ahlbom has created a monster. The Swedish theatre d…
They were founded for a dare in 1984, but Les Ballets C de la B's mix of surrealism, slapstick and semiotics has made them one of the world's most influential dance theatre companies Continu…
Barbican, London A remarkable triple bill melds everything from body-popping to krump and African dance, turning bodies into automata, weapons and channels of pure emotionBoy Blue Entertainm…
He's the ballet punk whose choreography turned him into dance's rock'n'roll legend. Sanjoy Roy profiles the rise, fall and rebirth of an iconoclassicistIn short Continue reading...
Lilian Baylis theatre, LondonPatel's superhero is back, disguised as a white man, but this show's commentary on sexism and racism lacks depthHetain Patel's American Man starts where his earl…