Friday, March 9, 2018
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 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMWednesday, February 21, 2018
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 I…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AMThursday, January 11, 2018
Lyn Gardner’s press ticket for the circus superstars was withdrawn after her verdict on their earlier show. So we bought her one and sent Sanjoy Roy along to get a second opinion on Cirque…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:21AMTuesday, December 26, 2017
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMSunday, November 12, 2017
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMThursday, November 2, 2017
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33AMWednesday, October 25, 2017
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 L…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMWednesday, October 18, 2017
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04PMTuesday, October 3, 2017
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AMSaturday, August 19, 2017
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 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMFriday, May 26, 2017
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMSunday, May 14, 2017
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 eventsPro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMThursday, April 27, 2017
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:32AMMonday, January 16, 2017
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMSunday, January 15, 2017
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMWednesday, December 21, 2016
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...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06AMFriday, November 25, 2016
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 hi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AMSunday, November 6, 2016
The Place, LondonCharlotte Vincent’s brave exploration of our hypersexualised world takes an unflinching look at when adults ‘follow’ and ‘like’ vulnerable childrenWe’re seated a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMTuesday, November 1, 2016
In the fourth instalment of our series introducing major choreographers and companies, Sanjoy Roy explores the work of William ForsytheIn short Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12AMFriday, October 28, 2016
Dancers in this Egyptian Halloween fantasy wrestle with clay and convention at the bequest of the ever-experimental musicianIn the basement of a labyrinthine warehouse, a woman lies on a hos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMSunday, October 23, 2016
Barbican, London The striking movements of classical Indian dance produce many arresting images as the choreographer teases out the threads of life’s experienceA man gasps and shakes his h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMMonday, October 3, 2016
The Place, LondonStreet dance meets Victorian workhouse as choreographer Tony Adigun imagines the childhoods of Oliver Twist’s villainsStreet dance might seem an odd style for a Dickensian…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26AMSunday, October 2, 2016
British choreographer Richard Alston has leapt from hippy rebel to member of the modern dance establishment with impressive ease, writes Sanjoy Roy Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43PMThursday, September 8, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, LondonIn their second programme of dance, the US company present Ronald K Brown’s Open Door, Paul Taylor’s Piazzolla Caldera and their signature RevelationsWhat a versa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMWednesday, July 13, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, London Patrias, the flamenco guitarist’s tribute to the Spanish writer, features superb dance solos but the multimedia projections intrude on the spectacleFederico Garcí…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMMonday, July 11, 2016
Tate Modern, London Showcased in the gallery’s vast Turbine Hall, the arcs and eddies of the Belgian choreographer’s Work/Travail/Arbeid reveal the harmony of its compositionAnne Teresa …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:44AMFriday, May 27, 2016
Old Vic, LondonPart Robert Louis Stevenson, part Little Shop of Horrors, the McOnie Company’s discombobulating dance adaptation is dynamic, clever and a bit retrogradeThe tale of Jekyll an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMMonday, May 2, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe annual festival delivers style and substance, from the Ruggeds’ goofy stunts to Ivan Blackstock’s nightmarish new workThere’s always a buzz at Breakin’ Co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:22AMWednesday, April 13, 2016
The Place, London An intriguing triple bill offers disjointed romance and passionate storybook tales, but it’s Alexander Ekman’s sound-dance mashup that leads the applauseNational Dance …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMMonday, April 4, 2016
Sadler’s Wells, LondonIt’s visually arresting, with performers on crutches, bodies with fish heads, a unicyclist and a levitating bed, but the ideas don’t match the material in this th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AMWednesday, March 30, 2016
Forget regular clubbing. A hidden social network of nights where anyone can salsa, swing or tango is waiting to welcome you – but who’s on the dancefloor? Who’s out dancing on a weeken…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:14AM 
