Sadler's Wells, London: The second programme in the two-programme visit of the Mark Morris Dance Group confirms both his skill as a dancemaker and the ability of his dancers. In recent years…
Sadler's Wells, London: The first of Stuttgart Ballet's two-programme visit to London is a gala-style mixed bill of no less than 13 short ballets made specifically for the company. Desp…
Royal Opera House, London: The Royal Ballet's first mixed bill of its 2013-14 season opens with Chroma, Wayne McGregor's ballet that has become a modern classic. Often revived sinc…
Barbican Theatre, London: The Barbican opens its two-week centenary celebrations of Benjamin Britten with a quadruple bill of short works by choreographer Richard Alston. Combined with the l…
Royal Opera House, London: Since its creation in 1965, the Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet has been a favourite with audiences, and the choice role for dancers, be it the leads of Romeo…
Wilton's Music Hall, London: Dracula is not so much a monster as a mirror to our darker desires. The idea that Dracula and the hero Jonathan Harker might understand each other, and recognise…
Sadler's Wells, London: Wayne McGregor's style and rigorous talent has earned him two of the top jobs in British dance - not only is he the resident choreographer at The Royal Ballet bu…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London: Few dance makers have been as successful as Kate Prince at crafting family shows from hip-hop moves. While some excel at the dance while negle…
Coliseum, London: London is awash with Russian ballet this summer. Last week saw the Stanislavsky troupe at the Coliseum and the week after next the Bolshoi arrives at the Opera House. This …
Coliseum, London: After the predominantly heritage ballets of its first programme, Boston Ballet's second mixed bill focused on the work of contemporary dance makers. It was an impressi…
Sadler's Wells, London: It is often said that the best ballets are those where the music and dance is so well matched you somehow see the sound and hear the steps. This alliance of motion an…
Sadler's Wells: The return of Sylvie Guillem's triple bill of contemporary work to Sadler's Wells two years after its premiere confirms her enduring appeal and undiminished talent.…
Sadler's Wells, London: "Once, the only sounds to be heard were the buzzing of bees in the grass and the song of birds in the sky," is the evocative opening of Varmints, Helen Ward…
Sadler's Wells, London: Romeo and Juliet is one of the most popular and most performed ballets in the world, with most of the major troupes having a version in their repertories. National Ba…
Royal Opera House, London: Although injury meant Alina Cojocaru missed her scheduled performance of the lead role in the first night of the current run of La Bayadere, Roberta Marquez was an…
London Coliseum: The Mikhailovsky Ballet continues its packed London visit with its 2010 revival of the Soviet-era Laurencia. Little seen in the West, it tells the Spanish tale of the spirit…
Royal Opera House, London: Since it was choreographed just two years ago, Christopher Wheeldon's ballet version of Alice in Wonderland has been revived twice. This indicates its huge po…
Royal Opera House, London: The return of Tamara Rojo and Sergei Polunin to The Royal Ballet, albeit as guest performers, was the big draw of the company's latest mixed bill. Rojo shifte…
The Print Room, London: Providing the opportunities, and the physical space, for dance-makers to flex their choreographic muscles is a vital part of the arts ecology. Small-scale venues have…
Royal Opera House, London: The Royal Ballet's new-ish director Kevin O'Hare has provided the perfect Christmas mix. While The Nutcracker provides family-friendly attractions, this …
Linbury Studio Theatre, London: A long-running complaint in the dance world is that there are insufficient opportunities for fledgling dance makers to practise their craft. Part of this is t…
Linbury Studio Theatre, London: Phoenix Dance Theatre's visit to the Linbury Studio Theatre is its first to London since appearing at Sadler's Wells in April 2008. During the past …
Milton Keynes Theatre: Tamara Rojo begins her first season as director of English National Ballet with Kenneth MacMillan's version of The Sleeping Beauty. It is a significant choice and…
Royal Opera House: Swan Lake is one of the most traditional and demanding ballets in the repertory, and it is therefore significant that the Royal Ballet opens its 2012-13 season - and Kevin…
Sadler's Wells, London: San Francisco Ballet completes its two-week, three programme visit to Sadler's Wells with a final mixed bill that confirmed the company's range and flair. T…