He has staged Greece’s Olympic opening ceremony and scenes evoking myths and old masters. Now, the unclassifiable choreographer is taking his cue from Ridley Scott In the 1980s, Dimitris P…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMRoyal Opera House, LondonKenneth MacMillan’s journey into a world of darkness is performed with consummate craft by a superb company In the 1970s Kenneth MacMillan snatched ballet from the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMWoolwich Works, London On a catwalk-like stage, the ambitious New Movement Collective celebrate Stravinsky’s peasant wedding with a twist, adding fresh musical compositions to ramp up the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMLondon Coliseum Version created by Mary Skeaping in 1971 retains its seductive power, ably driven by principals Katja Khaniukova and Aitor Arrieta One of the strengths of the ballet Giselle …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMThe new year’s hottest shows include stage versions of Minority Report, Spirited Away and La Strada, performances by Keeley Hawes and Ian McKellen – plus laughs from Julia Masli, Rhod Gi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMOur critics’ highlights of the year include a 24-hour marathon, a standup welcoming hecklers, a reboot of The Matrix and a bus ride filled with emotion• More on the best culture of 2023 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMThe Place, LondonThough often more associated with abstract contemporary dance, Scottish Dance Theatre prove more than adept at bringing tales of daring on the high seas to a younger audienc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PMDance House, CardiffLea Anderson’s show for children, staged by National Dance Company Wales, presents the story of evolution as an absurdist cabaret First, a word from the audience (of pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMSadler’s Wells, LondonTim Burton’s film is a natural fit for Bourne’s choreography and a bright young cast bring its bittersweet tale to fresh life Matthew Bourne is a canny operator w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMThe Romanina ballerina’s rise has been the result of years of gruelling physical work, not just talent. A decade after leaving the Royal Ballet due to creative differences, she’s back wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMSadler’s Wells, LondonCloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan show extraordinary finesse but the theme of bodies and technology rarely coheres into anything substantial A giant hand reaches dow…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe 2017 piece Goat, made in the aftermath of London terror attacks, loses its way but last year’s Cerberus is a powerful account of grief Rambert is a dance compan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMThe UK-based Vietnamese dancer and choreographer stages a piece inspired by the horror and dislocation of war with experimental vocals from Elaine Mitchener Choreographer Dam Van Huynh was a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMEmmanuel Gat explains why it’s easier to choreograph to Pierre Boulez than pop music and how his dancers perform ‘with a question mark not an exclamation mark’ ‘All around me are fam…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMShoreditch Town Hall, LondonThe slinky grooves of Charles Mingus animate the expressive dancers of Clod Ensemble, who sweep up the crowd in a joyful celebration of movement “It’s not abo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMThe dance-theatre creator explains how she builds community through performance and how her new work, Lay Down Your Burdens, explores shame, trauma and anxiety Rhiannon Faith has built her o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AMTuff Nutt Jazz Club, Southbank Centre, LondonA hunky Action Man opens up a sequin-clad life for the protagonist of Drew McOnie’s jazzy, out-and-proud take on Tchaikovsky’s ballet The run…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PMQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonWith incredible moves from Rio’s Cia Suave, Alice Ripoll choreographs a joyful celebration of young lives The party has started on stage before we’ve even sat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMSadler’s Wells, LondonA loose, casual dance based on an artist’s interpretation of a Cézanne painting via a Pete Harden score is full of ideas that often feel out of sync You could wat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMThe Place, LondonThe set is a claustrophobic flat, the clothes are baggy, the prop is a gaming console … this three-part show lets us peer into its characters’ lives There’s something…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:55AMRoyal Opera House, LondonSam Steiner’s play, set in a world of rationed speech, lends itself to movement, and the dancers here also retain the dialogue, fusing the forms with quiet grace A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37PMOur regional dance series continues in Northern Ireland where, despite little funding, the capital has produced a European star in Oona Doherty – with more on the way ‘This is still a se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:19AMAviva Studios, ManchesterThe director’s collaboration with hip-hop dance company Boy Blue, designer Es Devlin and writer Sabrina Mahfouz conveys the march of AI There are some shows that a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:55AMSadler’s Wells, LondonLeading Indian kathak performer Mangaldas explores her desire and confronts the double standards around men’s and women’s sexuality Is it audacious for a 63-year-…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43AMBarbican, LondonMeditation on the Bible’s great love poem can feel opaque but it is performed with great precision and set to a bewitching score There’s something unsolvable about Pam Ta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMThe Place/Somerset House, LondonHighlights of the opening weekend of the annual month-long dance festival included an arresting piece about gender expectations by Taiwan’s Su PinWen and an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:25PMDespite her work being described as the greatest dance theatre of the century, Tanowitz can still be found ‘backstage, throwing up’ before shows. Will her new production, based on a Hebr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AMRoyal Opera House, LondonWith its stellar leads and lively background action, this sprightly revival of Carlos Acosta’s revised staging is a celebration of the pleasure of classical dance …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AMBirmingham HippodromeThree choreographers use inspiringly orchestrated tracks from the city’s heavy metal legends to spring some surprises What on earth does a Black Sabbath ballet look li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMIn showbiz since the age of six, and still high-kicking at 59, the screen and stage sensation looks back on her biggest moments – from Cats to Doctor Who to the ‘madness’ of The Masked…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:19AMSadler’s Wells, LondonDancers in flight exist in a different realm in an absorbing Les Noces, reimagined as a sequel to The Rite of Spring, in this triple bill from a company really pushin…
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