Friday, October 4, 2024
Birmingham HippodromeEmploying five female choreographers in one production is a bold move but this sweeping celebration of strong women does not cohere
There’s no doubting the good intent…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMThursday, October 3, 2024
Sadler’s Wells, LondonA triple bill of modern pieces highlight the challenges of modern ballet, but only in Crystal Pite’s work does it all comes together, especially in the dancing of S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AMMonday, September 30, 2024
Royal Opera House, LondonVivid designs, frog and fish footmen and a comedy dame bring good energy to the Royal Ballet’s Alice, with beautiful dancing from the leads
This ballet is at its b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMSunday, September 29, 2024
The choreographer talks about overnight fame, ‘extreme ambition’ and her goofy/serious duet, staged by the National Ballet of Canada
Emma Portner wishes I didn’t need to ask her about …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMWednesday, September 25, 2024
The Place, London Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir warmly narrates her own story of renewal after feeling her personal and professional life was over
Contemporary dance about the menopause? A dan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMTuesday, September 24, 2024
As the Royal Ballet’s newly minted principal, the dancer is on a mission to challenge the industry’s underlying racism from the inside. He discusses his first steps – and the role of h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMMonday, September 23, 2024
The Place, LondonThe Body of People Jazz Theatre Company presents a rich programme, including a celebration of the great trumpeter
It’s rare to see pure jazz dance on stage in the UK, even…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMFriday, September 13, 2024
Sadler’s Wells, LondonRecent graduates, former Ballet Black star Cira Robinson and guest Alina Cojocaru perform lost works and new commissions
Revived from the ashes after a 28-year absenc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMWednesday, September 11, 2024
There has never been a gay-themed work in the classical dance repertoire – until now. The esteemed choreographer hopes to change that for good, even if he’s sometimes the one blushing
Wh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMSunday, September 8, 2024
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe Austrian artist-philosopher muses on disability and choreography, mobility and mobilisation in this quietly thought-provoking show
Michael Turinsky comes out …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMThursday, September 5, 2024
Cadogan Hall, LondonImpresario Jamiel Devernay-Laurence brings dance of all flavours to a new audience with this lively serving of latin, hip-hop, ballet and a chef’s kiss tap solo from St…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMFriday, August 30, 2024
As a child in Lagos, he felt like Billy Elliot, following a passion for dance despite his family’s disapproval. Now, having found success in France, he’s returned to his native Nigeria t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32PMThursday, August 29, 2024
London ColiseumWhile the dancing is sound and the swans are strong, the performance suffers from a staid Russian feel, lacking fire and vitality
Nina Ananiashvili was one of her generation�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMTuesday, August 27, 2024
Why Am I So Single sets dating angst to music; more Hollywood stars hit the West End; and a Brummie dance trilogy reaches its finale Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AMTuesday, August 20, 2024
Company of Others is performing rituals at King Edward’s Bay, Tynemouth. Director Nadia Iftkhar hopes to help audiences – and passersby – open up about bereavement
The North Sea shifts…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMTuesday, August 13, 2024
The documentary Swan Song shows ballerinas pushing themselves to extremes in pursuit of perfection. Kain and Campbell, its star and producer, talk about the agony and ecstasy of elite perfor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PMShe used to love cutting a rug – until she gave up drinking. Now, the comic has used dance to heal her wounded self-esteem – and explore the funny side of contemporary choreography
Steph…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AMThis year’s offerings veer from visually stunning to ponderous as performers grapple with big ideas as well as each other’s bodies
A festival as overstuffed with acts as Edinburgh brings…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:47AMSaturday, August 10, 2024
The Lyceum, EdinburghAakash Odedra circles and swoops to Rushil Ranjan’s powerful music in this buoyant and joyful show
If you see much contemporary dance, you’ll be familiar with the of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PMThursday, August 8, 2024
Assembly @ Dance Base, Edinburgh The Australian choreographer revels in bodies sculpted by light but the impressive staging creates a chilly distance from these strong performers
The light s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:47AMWednesday, August 7, 2024
Assembly @ Dance Base, EdinburghSimone’s songs are repurposed in all their glory, essaying a relationship both combative and conciliatory in this show by Rendez-Vous Dance
Is it cheating t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PMTuesday, August 6, 2024
Edinburgh PlayhouseThis double bill has sun and shade, and if at times the momentum gets stuck there’s still a mighty spring in its step
There are slimmer pickings than usual for dance in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:31AMMonday, July 22, 2024
The dance festival’s opening weekend, under the theme We Humans, focused as much on gravity and technology as emotional connection
Venice, a city of already preposterous beauty, comes furt…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24PMSunday, July 21, 2024
Bold Tendencies, LondonLike a live music video crossed with avant-garde dance theatre – and utterly steeped in young queer British culture
A show that claimed to cross Kenneth MacMillan’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02PMWednesday, July 3, 2024
Sadler’s Wells, LondonBursting with upfront energy, Acosta Danza’s contemporary mashup is lively but light on emotive moments
The problem is, Don José, she’s just not that into you. S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMTuesday, July 2, 2024
The cast of Canadian B-boy Crazy Smooth’s new show on their breathtaking moves, their multiple surgeries and why hip-hop needs ‘living libraries’ of experience
“When everybody strips…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMMonday, July 1, 2024
Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores, LondonTouching on migration stories, memory, grief and community, the story of a grandfather’s life told through a series of cryptic riddles is a charming exp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMWednesday, June 26, 2024
A searching circus piece about refugees in limbo, acrobats confronting middle age and supreme silliness from a Tokyo troupe are among the international offerings
Vibrancy, musicality and ath…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03AMSunday, June 23, 2024
The Old Bailey, LondonItalian artist Bersani is 98cm tall and has the brittle bone condition osteogenesis imperfecta – every one of her movements is considered, deliberate and carefully sl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMThursday, June 13, 2024
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThemes such as exoticised bodies and reversing the male gaze struggle are raised but not fully explored in Nadia Beugré’s show
The promo material for L’Homme…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMSunday, June 9, 2024
Sadler’s Wells, LondonIn goth-glam gowns with a fringed shawl, the Spanish dancer snaps from traditional to progressive in a passionate performance
Eva Yerbabuena, one of flamenco’s best…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM 
