Anna Karenina, Royal Opera House, London, dance review: 'A lightweight, underpowered production' by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Diana Vishneva is one of the Mariinsky Ballet's biggest stars, but her role in Alexei Ratmansky's production feels rushed and thin

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:12am on August 8, 2017[SHARE]

Swan Lake, Royal Opera House, London, review: Xander Parish reaches stardom by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The first British dancer to join the Mariinsky Ballet was promoted to principal after his performance on the opening night of the St Petersburg company's 'Swan Lake'

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:48am on July 28, 2017[SHARE]

The Mariinsky Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, review: I wanted them to turn up the volume, to sell it harder by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Mariinsky Ballet opens its London season with the company's production of Petipa and Gorsky's classic, 'Don Quixote', starring Kimin Kimmas and Viktoria Tereshkina

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:42am on July 25, 2017[SHARE]

Tanguera, Sadler's Wells, London, review: It's a bright, slick production by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Argentinian tango musical 'Tanguera' is spectacular but lacking in any real depth

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:24am on July 24, 2017[SHARE]

Trajal Harrell: Hoochie Koochie, Barbican Art Gallery, London, review: The clash of genres, and expectations, is exhilarating by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

After a two-year residency at MoMA, New York, American artist and choreographer, Trajal Harrell, comes to the Barbican to showcase 14 works performed with 18 dancers, including himself

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:54am on July 24, 2017[SHARE]

Dorrance Dance " ETM: Double Down, Sadler's Wells, London, review: electronic tap boards amplify the sounds of dancers' feet by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

New Yorker Michelle Dorrance brings ETM " electronic tap music " to Sadler's Wells for the first time

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:24am on July 13, 2017[SHARE]

Displacement, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells, London, review: evokes the experience of war and migration by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Syrian dancer and choreographer Mithkal Alzghair's work is part of the Shubbak festival of Arab culture

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:54am on July 10, 2017[SHARE]

Voices of the Amazon, Sadler's Wells, London, review: It's painfully well meant by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

This new dance musical in a rainforest setting draws on environmental concerns and is supported by the WWF and the Eden Project

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:36am on July 5, 2017[SHARE]

Alain Platel/les ballets C de la B, Sadler's Wells, London, review: It feels punishingly long, particularly in its scenes of turmoil by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Dancers from Platel's contemporary ensemble les ballets C de la B perform the dark 'nicht schlafen' with music inspired by Gustav Mahler

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:12pm on July 3, 2017[SHARE]

Richard Alston Dance Company, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Wonderful dancing, a sensitive response to music and performers by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Alston's triple bill includes his newest work 'Chacony' along with the popular 'Gypsy Mixture' and Martin Lawrance's 'Tangent'

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:48am on June 19, 2017[SHARE]

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Richmond Theatre, review: A clumsily literal staging of the novel by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Daniel de Andrade's new staging of John Boyne's novel is part of Northern Ballet's generally successful push to widen its repertoire

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:24am on June 12, 2017[SHARE]

DESH, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Akram Khan's own dancing is extraordinary by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

This solo work created in 2011 by choreographer and performer Khan is his most personal yet

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:24pm on June 5, 2017[SHARE]

Frederick Ashton/Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, review: Zenaida Yanowsky shows her quality as an actress, a dancer and a star by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Royal Ballet celebrates its founder choreographer with a mixed programme of three of Ashton's works - 'The Dream', 'Symphonic Variations', 'Marguerite and A…

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:12am on June 5, 2017[SHARE]

Pepperland, Royal Court, Liverpool, review: It refuses to be a nostalgic romp by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Mark Morris dance Group's 'Pepperland' kicks off the Beatles celebration in Liverpool as part of the 'Sgt Pepper' at 50 season

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:12pm on May 29, 2017[SHARE]

Symphonic Dances, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, review: The choreography is full of activity but lacks weight by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Royal Ballet's young Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett creates a new one-act ballet set to music by Rachmaninoff which fails to impress

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:24am on May 22, 2017[SHARE]

Ghost Dances, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Back after 14 years - it still works its spell by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Rambert's much loved 'Ghost Dances' by Christopher Bruce is inspired by the oppression of the Pinochet regime in Chile

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:12pm on May 17, 2017[SHARE]

Casanova, Sadler's Wells, London, review: A whirl of fluent choreography and atmospheric staging by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Kenneth Tindall's first evening-length ballet about the notorious lover is another success for Northern Ballet

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:54am on May 11, 2017[SHARE]

The Toad Knew, Sadler's Wells, London, review: It's admiring its own free spirit a little too much by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Charlie Chaplin's grandson, James Thierrée, performs his latest rambling show with members of his own Compagnie du Hanneton, complete with acrobatics, clowning and music

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:02am on May 4, 2017[SHARE]

Breakin' Convention, Sadler's Wells, London, review: The dancing is spectacular: one-handed hops, explosive, dizzying upside-down spins by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Jonzi D's annual international festival of hip hop dance included acrobatics from South Korea's Just Dance and B-Girl skill from the all-female Canadian crew Tentacle Tribe

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:18am on May 1, 2017[SHARE]

Mayerling, Royal Opera House, review: Natalia Osipova and Edward Watson look hypnotised by each other by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Watson and Osipova star in Kenneth MacMillan's 1978 ballet about obsession, sex and death

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:12am on May 1, 2017[SHARE]

Betroffenheit, Sadler's Wells, London, review: This dance-theatre hybrid is raw, funny and profoundly, tenderly human by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Olivier Award nominated Betroffenheit was created by choreographer Crystal Pite and actor/playwright Jonathon Young to examine the aftermath of his own personal tragedy when his daughter and…

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:24am on April 12, 2017[SHARE]

Jewels, Royal Opera House, London, review: Marianela Nuñez leads the ballet with radiant authority by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

George Balanchine's ballet was inspired by the beauty of the gem stones he saw in the New York store of jewellers Van Cleef & Arpels and the music of Fauré, Stravinsky and Tchaikov…

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:54am on April 3, 2017[SHARE]

Le Sacre du printemps, Sadler's Wells, London, review: This is the best staging of Le Sacre I know by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

English National Ballet's production of Pina Bausch's 'Le Sacre du Printemps' (The Rite of Spring) has been danced by only one other ballet company, the Paris Opéra

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:31am on March 29, 2017[SHARE]

An American in Paris, Dominion Theatre, London, review: Leanne Cope as Lise can go from wide-eyed to slinky in one bright glance by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The ballet choreographer Christopher Wheeldon made his Broadway directing debut with this stage musical which puts dance at the heart of the production

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:54am on March 23, 2017[SHARE]

Flight Pattern, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, review: It has immense scale and ambition by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite creates her first work for The Royal Ballet - the first woman to make a main stage work for the company in 18 years

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:36pm on March 19, 2017[SHARE]