Friday, April 3, 2020
As the UK reels from the effects of Covid-19, dancers face not just the loss of their jobs and income but the
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Richard Alston’s distinctive style contains within it an echo of the early days of UK modern dance, but also a choreographic voice that
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Greek tragedy, as performer Solène Weinachter points out, is full of bodies – dead ones, yes, but also the many that populate
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Once focused on technique, dance schools now offer training in creative development and entrepreneurial skills to prepare students for the industry. Leading
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Arthur Pita’s version of Hans Christian Andersen’s mournful story evokes a fittingly festive combination of charm and hope. That said, this family
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When the Place opened in 1969, Richard Alston was among its first students. Next year his own company, based at the school,
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In the dappled light five dancers slowly rotate. Panagiotis Tomaras’ video projections ripple across their bodies like water. Silent Lines, the latest
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Merce Cunningham is one of the most influential choreographers in modern dance and this Royal Ballet triple bill, part of the company’s
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Dance Umbrella, London’s annual international dance festival, launches its 41st year in style with Gisèle Vienne’s Crowd. Painstakingly choreographed, yet effortlessly executed
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The final programme of American Dance Theater’s London run sees a mix of old and new. Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Ounce of Faith
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Created for Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet in 1989, Hobson’s Choice was one of David Bintley’s earliest creations. This revival celebrates his final
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Sequins, tassels, flashy routines and a pop soundtrack – all things you’d expect of Strictly Come Dancing and what any fan of
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Though San Francisco Ballet’s formidably neat style is distinctly American, the opening programme in its season at Sadler’s Wells is also scattered
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Under the artistic direction of Tao Ye, Tao Dance Theater has created a series of works called the Numerical Series. The intention
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Since 2015, the RTDI’s mission has been to bring pioneering dance companies to village halls and community venues from north-east Scotland to
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A mound of gold Chinese characters spills out across the stage. A Buddhist monk searches through them, focused intently on his task,
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A dance platform that creates performance opportunities for emerging choreographers has built its success on bridging divides and developing an international network.
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Bach’s cello suites are rarely performed together. However, this collaboration, between choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, unites
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On the night that would have been Merce Cunningham’s 100th birthday, dancers on three stages in London, New York and Los Angeles
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This is not a flamenco piece. On that point, Albert Quesada and Zoltan Vakulya are very clear. But flamenco is present in
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This is only the second time National Dance Company Wales has performed at the Royal Opera House. This is surprising, given its
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The work of choreographers Kenneth MacMillan and Robert Cohan is familiar territory for Yorke Dance Project, so it’s fitting that works by
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Protein uses an eclectic combination of storytelling, song and movement to stage The Little Prince, Antonie de Saint-Exupéry’s moving novella of a
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The Nutcracker, with its sense of childhood wonderment, magic at midnight and corps of shimmering snowflakes, is the Christmas staple of the
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The audience are gathered inside an inflatable semi-transparent tent, somewhere between a greenhouse (it’s hot) and an enormous chrysalis. White mesh moulds
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New English Ballet Theatre is a relatively young company and while past performances have suggested it is still finding its feet, its
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Pierre Rigal’s Scandale poses the question: is music or movement the mother of dance? It’s the kind of question that resists an
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The story of Carmen has been reimagined countless times, but Christopher Renshaw’s Carmen La Cubana, which draws its inspiration from both Bizet’s
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Che Malambo begins with the thunder of drums. Twelve Argentine Malambo dancers make up this all-male company and they advance as one,
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To the trilling passages of Bach’s Variation No. 1 a dancer vigorously shakes his body, his limbs in ungainly positions. Then the
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George Williamson’s Embrace is the first product of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s commissioning programme for new works, Ballet Now. It makes for a
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