Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Originally made for the National Ballet of Japan, David Bintley’s Aladdin is an efficacious antidote to the panto versions at this time
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:44AMFriday, October 27, 2017
The third and final programme celebrating the legacy of Kenneth MacMillan sees Northern Ballet performing his First World War masterpiece Gloria at
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Ben Duke is a true original. Having trained as an actor and dancer he discovered his calling lay both outside those disciplines
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:46AMFriday, October 20, 2017
Take three female choreographers and set them the challenge of interpreting the same piece of music in their own fashion. Beethoven’s Die
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AMThursday, October 12, 2017
It is five decades since Hair, the hippy musical, first shook its baubles, bangles and beads. Its claim to be the first
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:08AMFriday, October 6, 2017
The death of the great Japanese director Yukio Ninagawa in 2016 robbed the international theatre scene of one its most original and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:35AMThursday, October 5, 2017
Wayne’s world is increasingly informed by science. The thinking man’s choreographer, McGregor had his entire genome sequenced by the Genetics Clinic of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMFriday, September 29, 2017
Only a churl would deny Carlos Acosta the chance to let his hair down. And there is plenty of evidence in his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AMMonday, September 25, 2017
From humble beginnings in Cuba, Carlos Acosta beat extraordinary odds to become one of the world’s greatest classical ballet dancers. As his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMThursday, September 14, 2017
This is the production of Footloose where all the cast play instruments on stage. As well as dance and sing. I would
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:20AMWednesday, September 13, 2017
One could never accuse Hofesh Shechter of lacking ambition. His latest work is inspired by nothing less than the Apocalypse; it’s the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AMWednesday, August 30, 2017
There is a movie in my mind. I see a jungle enveloped in napalm fire. I see helicopter gunships strafing small villages.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18AMMonday, August 14, 2017
Seven white globes come gliding into the central space of the Roundhouse. Small propellers whirring, they dance in the air of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:11AMThursday, August 10, 2017
As a reaction to the conservative choices of the Mariinsky season (including Swan Lake and Don Quixote), this triple bill is positively
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:59AMWednesday, August 9, 2017
It began as a concept: a flamenco show in search of duende – the elusive, transcendent connection between dancer, musician and spectator.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:01AMWednesday, August 2, 2017
Over-choreographed and underwhelming, Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet has always suffered in comparison with versions by MacMillan, Cranko and even Ashton. Created
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:14PMMonday, July 24, 2017
While Josette Bushell-Mingo’s one woman show about Nina Simone may invite comparisons with Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, currently at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AMFrom fringe shows in London to a musical version of King Kong in Australia, Peter Mumford is at home working on productions
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Michelle Dorrance is tapping into technology in this show that made its debut in New York last year. A revolutionary tap choreographer,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AMFriday, July 7, 2017
This is lean and hungry work. Part of the Shubbak Festival celebrating contemporary Arab culture, Mithkal Alzghair’s Solo and Trio are two
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:15AMMonday, June 19, 2017
Beneath dim and shuddering light figures move in shadow; heavily muscled male torsos unfurl like Rodin sculptures coming to life while music
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:07AMThursday, June 15, 2017
The guitarist calls himself Flash. Which is as good a description of this tribute to the prolific Bollywood composer AR Rahman as
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One of Crystal Pite’s greatest virtues is that she knows when to stop. The Canadian choreographer’s Emergence is stuffed with ideas and
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The problem with contemporary circus is that it doesn’t smell. Circus should smell of animals and popcorn and candy floss, hot dogs
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMFriday, May 5, 2017
The logistics of taking a large-scale ballet on tour can be mind-boggling. Key backstage workers and performers from Birmingham Royal Ballet tell
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMTuesday, May 2, 2017
Sex, drugs and Franz Liszt, Mayerling has them all. Kenneth MacMillan’s greatest masterpiece is the ultimate antidote for those suffering from a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:32AMTuesday, April 25, 2017
Now in its sixth year, the civil war in Syria shows little sign of ending. The conflict has created an unprecedented exodus
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:23AMTuesday, March 14, 2017
I would love to say that Sergei Polunin has recovered his mojo. I would love to say that Project Polunin is a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24PMFriday, March 10, 2017
Two solo pieces, one performer. And yet so marked is the difference between the two it is hard to believe they are
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:19AMThursday, February 23, 2017
This might have been subtitled Automata for the People. Made in 2011 and a big hit on the Continent, Blanca Li’s show
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:06AMMonday, February 20, 2017
Eva Yerbabuena is the living embodiment of the phrase “dynamite comes in small packages”. Her compact, formidable form contains enough explosive energy
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