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Friday, April 3, 2020

Dancers on the impact of Covid-19: ‘It has blown my mind how much this industry has pulled together’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Richard Alston Dance Company review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘celebrates the pure joy of dance’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Monday, March 9, 2020

Antigone, Interrupted review at the Place, London – ‘a bold, defiant performance’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

How a contemporary dance course could set off your stage career by Rachel Elderkin

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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Friday, December 20, 2019

The Little Match Girl review at Lilian Baylis Studio, London – ‘richly imaginative’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Alston at Home review at the Place, London – ‘a fond farewell to the Richard Alston Dance Company’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Monday, October 21, 2019

Russell Maliphant: Silent Lines review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘mesmeric new work’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Monday, October 14, 2019

Cross Currents/Monotones II/Everyone Keeps Me review at Linbury Theatre, London – ‘precision and playfulness’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Gisèle Vienne: Crowd review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘heady and atmospheric’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Programme C review at Sadler’s Wells – ‘a spirited mixed bill’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Hobson’s Choice review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘joyous, warm-hearted ballet’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Monday, June 24, 2019

Somnium: A Dancer’s Dream review at Sadler’s Wells – ‘good-humoured, fan-orientated show’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Monday, June 3, 2019

San Francisco Ballet: Shostakovich Trilogy review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘crisp technique’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Tao Dance Theater review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘mesmeric physicality’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Rural Touring Dance Initiative: Contemporary dance heads to the UK’s furthest corners by Rachel Elderkin

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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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Yang Liping: Rite of Spring review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘visually striking but lacking in depth’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Monday, April 29, 2019

Aerowaves, Paris: ‘The meeting of minds and artists across borders is dance at its best’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Bach6Cellosuiten review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘contemplative pairing of movement and music’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Night of 100 Solos review at Barbican Centre, London – ‘playful celebration of Merce Cunningham’s legacy’   by Rachel Elderkin

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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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

OneTwoThreeOneTwo review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘tame deconstruction of flamenco’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

National Dance Company Wales: Awakening review at Linbury Theatre, London – ‘a distinctive triple bill’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Thursday, February 14, 2019

Yorke Dance Project: Twenty review at Theatre Royal Winchester – ‘a heartfelt mixed bill’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

The Little Prince review at DanceEast, Ipswich – ‘imaginative and playful’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Friday, December 14, 2018

English National Ballet’s Nutcracker review at London Coliseum – ‘fresh and lively’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Friday, October 19, 2018

Puzzle Creature review at the Place, London – ‘imaginatively designed’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

New English Ballet Theatre review at Peacock Theatre, London – ‘bright and elegant’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Scandale review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘lacks coherence’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Friday, August 3, 2018

Carmen La Cubana review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘Joyous and raucous, yet filled with drama and danger’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Monday, July 23, 2018

Che Malambo review at Peacock Theatre, London – ‘masculine swagger’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Friday, July 6, 2018

Goldberg Variations review at Barbican Theatre – ‘energetic and enjoyably odd’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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Monday, June 18, 2018

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Polarity and Proximity review at Sadler’s Wells – ‘power, elegance and virtuosity’ by Rachel Elderkin

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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