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Saturday, November 30, 2024

Nobodaddy review – a wild, Blake-inspired meditation on death from Michael Keegan-Dolan by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe Irish choreographer and his company, Teaċ Daṁsa, weave dances of folksy complexity in their stirring, absurdist new production In eight weeks at their home bas…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM
Sunday, November 24, 2024

The week in dance: MaddAddam; Gigenis: the Generation of the Earth – review by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House; Sadler’s Wells, LondonMargaret Atwood’s dystopian vision provides rich inspiration for Wayne McGregor, while Akram Khan goes back to his Indian classical roots to tran…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM
Sunday, November 17, 2024

The week in dance: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas: Exit Above; Flawless: Past, Present, Future; Ballet Black: Heroes – review by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells; Peacock theatre; Linbury theatre, LondonThe Belgian choreographer’s tempestuous new piece mirrors the recent controversy surrounding her. Plus, the latest from two pionee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31AM
Sunday, November 10, 2024

Nutcracker in Havana review – Carlos Acosta’s Cuban take on the Christmas classic is a breath of fresh air by Sarah Crompton

Norwich Theatre RoyalWith its tropical backdrop and Latin-infused reworking of Tchaikovsky’s score, Acosta Danza’s touring show, if not always coherent, flies by As a dancer, Carlos Acos…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM
Sunday, November 3, 2024

Royal Ballet: Legacy review – a joyous celebration of Black and Brown brilliance by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House, LondonRoyal Ballet principal Joseph Sissens emphatically turns the spotlight on leading dancers of colour from around the world Joseph Sissens is one of the Royal Ballet�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM
Sunday, October 27, 2024

Royal Ballet: Encounters; Birmingham Royal Ballet: Luna review – the moon and mischief by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House; Sadler’s Wells, LondonPam Tanowitz’s witty subversion of classical dance is the highlight of a richly varied Royal Ballet mixed bill, while BRB’s moon-based fare fee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM
Sunday, October 20, 2024

Hofesh Shechter Company: Theatre of Dreams; Diana Niepce: The Other Side of Dance – review by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells; Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonShechter’s ever-changing new work probes the resilience of the human spirit, while the Portuguese dancer powerfully binds movement and disabil…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AM
Saturday, October 12, 2024

Dance Umbrella: Mamela Nyamza: Hatched Ensemble; The Featherstonehaughs Draw on the Sketchbooks of Egon Schiele – review by Sarah Crompton

Barbican, London; onlineThis year’s festival opens with a formally rigorous work from the South African choreographer and a film premiere from Lea Anderson London’s annual international …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM
Sunday, October 6, 2024

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada review – dreamscapes and new realities by Sarah Crompton

Royal Ballet and Opera, London; Sadler’s Wells, LondonChristopher Wheeldon’s international hit returns home as thrilling as ever. Plus: three contrasting works by the National Ballet of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM
Sunday, September 29, 2024

Birmingham Royal Ballet: La Fille mal gardée review – witty revival for a charming classic by Sarah Crompton

Birmingham HippodromeThis production of Frederick Ashton’s version of the bucolic love story allows the beauty and humour to flow naturally from the choreography As the rain comes down and…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PM
Sunday, September 22, 2024

QDance Company: Re:Incarnation; The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party review – curiouser and curiouser by Sarah Crompton

Queen Elizabeth Hall; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonQudus Onikeku’s dancers jerk, bustle and glide through a puzzling tale of rebirth, while Kate Prince’s ZooNation returns t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM
Sunday, September 15, 2024

June Watson: ‘In the 1970s at the National you couldn’t rehearse after lunch because everybody had had too much to drink!’ by Sarah Crompton

The actor on the extraordinary second life of her stage career, learning lines in your 80s, and the secret of her long marriage Born in Edinburgh in 1935, June Watson’s career on stage, te…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM

London City Ballet: Resurgence review – a glorious revival by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe resurrected company revives rarities by Kenneth MacMillan and Ashley Page alongside enticing new work – all performed with brio and belief Christopher Marney’…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM
Sunday, September 8, 2024

Stopgap Dance Company: Lived Fiction review – a thrillingly inclusive celebration by Sarah Crompton

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonAn ensemble of disabled and non-disabled, deaf and neurodivergent dancers create and perform a joyful show combining movement, words and sheer invention For nearl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Sunday, September 1, 2024

State Ballet of Georgia: Swan Lake; Impasse review – fairytale and indelible reality by Sarah Crompton

London Coliseum; Dance Base, EdinburghThe Tbilisi-based company’s first ever visit to London delivers a precise if traditional take on a classic. Plus, a knockout new duet from Mufutau Yus…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM
Saturday, August 24, 2024

Edinburgh festival dance roundup 2024 – a world of slick moves by Sarah Crompton

Zoo Southside; Dance Base, EdinburghA subtle Danish revamp of Romeo and Juliet goes head to head with German B-boys, an Australian spin on Russell Maliphant and a Scottish double bill of dyn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Sunday, August 4, 2024

Venice Dance Biennale: There Was Still Time; Folklore Dynamics review – full of ideas and intent by Sarah Crompton

Tese dei Soppalchi; Piccolo Arsenale, VeniceHip-hop meets Samuel Beckett in one of two new commissions by Italian choreographers, while the other struggles under the weight of its ambition O…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AM
Sunday, July 28, 2024

Venice Dance Biennale: Alan Lucien Øyen: Still Life; Sankofa Danzafro: Behind the South: Dances for Manuel – review by Sarah Crompton

Teatro alle Tese; Teatro Piccolo Arsenale, VeniceRadical choreographers Alan Lucien Øyen and Rafael Palacios present two very different but beautifully poised explorations of what it is to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AM
Sunday, July 21, 2024

National Youth Dance Company 23/24: Oona Doherty: Wall review – a riveting exploration of identity by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonDoherty choreographs England’s flagship youth dance company in expressive solos, fragmented motion and beautiful tableaux that go by in a flash There’s a brillian…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM

Matthew Bourne: ‘I don’t understand why there aren’t more gay love stories in ballet’ by Sarah Crompton

The choreographer who changed how dance was perceived in Britain is now taking the reins of a major revival of ‘Oliver!’. He talks to Sarah Crompton about his memories of legendary compo…

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:06AM
Sunday, July 7, 2024

Acosta Danza: Carlos Acosta’s Carmen review – never quite reaches boiling point by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonHis dancers are superb, but abrupt tonal changes get in the way of the story’s emotional punch in Acosta’s expanded new production Since the start of the year I�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Echo and Narcissus review – third of Kim Brandstrup’s mini-masterpieces by Sarah Crompton

Ustinov Studio, BathThe Dane’s trilogy of works inspired by Greek myths concludes with a remarkable performance that adds a hint of redemption to the tale Over two years and three Deborah …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AM
Sunday, June 23, 2024

Illinoise review – brilliant story of loss, grief and reconciliation by Sarah Crompton

St James theatre, New YorkDreamlike logic and exceptional choreography make this wordless interpretation of Sufjan Stevens’s Illinois album a deserving winner of a Tony award A week ago, I…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AM
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Ashton Celebrated review – Royal Ballet turns traditional into timeless by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House, LondonFrederick Ashton’s musicality, footwork and storytelling are showcased in a programme of gracefully danced favourites When you watch the ballets of Frederick Ashto…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AM
Sunday, June 9, 2024

The Sarasota Ballet review – a delightful tribute to Frederick Ashton by Sarah Crompton

Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonAs part of the Royal Ballet’s season devoted to the British choreographer, the Florida company brings three of his works to radiant, graceful life…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AM
Sunday, June 2, 2024

an Accident/a life; Northern Ballet: Romeo & Juliet review – a triumph of the spirit by Sarah Crompton

Norwich Theatre Royal; Sadler’s Well, London Marc Brew’s recreation, choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, of the crash that left him paraplegic is an exhilarating riposte to fate. And …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AM
Sunday, May 26, 2024

Compagnie Maguy Marin: May B review – an absurdly beautiful dance translation of Samuel Beckett by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe French choreographer’s 1981 interpretation of the playwright’s world rewards patience with its magic and precision A silent dance based on the writings of Sam…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AM
Sunday, May 19, 2024

Rambert: Analogue review – close encounters on the dancefloor by Sarah Crompton

Stone Nest, LondonJill Johnson’s intricate new piece puts the audience in the midst of an exploration of interaction and connection There’s something magical about watching dance at a di…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AM
Sunday, May 12, 2024

The Winter’s Tale review – Royal Ballet’s powerful war of the worlds by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House, LondonChristopher Wheeldon strips Shakespeare’s play of distractions in this boldly choreographed, nuanced masterpiece Ten years ago, when Christopher Wheeldon created T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
Saturday, May 4, 2024

Boy Blue: Cycles review – a constantly shifting hip-hop high by Sarah Crompton

Barbican theatre, LondonThe company’s exploration of the act of dancing ebbs and flows loose-limbed precision – and some astonishing pyrotechnics It will soon be 50 years since hip-hop e…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM
Sunday, April 21, 2024

Hofesh Shechter: From England With Love; International Draft Work – review by Sarah Crompton

Queen Elizabeth Hall; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonShechter’s young dancers thrill in his hellish vision of England. Elsewhere, emerging choreographers from Brno to Birmingham…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime