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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Thomas Adès: See the Music, Hear the Dance, review, Sadler's Wells: 'an extraordinary feat' by Sarah Crompton

Thomas Adès music is realised on a grand scale in this exhilaratingly imaginative production, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:20AM
Friday, October 24, 2014

A Harlem Dream, Young Vic, review: 'snappy storytelling' by Sarah Crompton

This imaginative tale of Deep South dancers marks rising star Ivan Blackstock as a man to watch, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:17PM
Saturday, October 18, 2014

Our Town, Almeida, review: 'as flat as a breakfast pancake' by Sarah Crompton

This evocation of small-town America never really gets off the ground, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:13AM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Manon, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, review: 'convincing and exciting' by Sarah Crompton

Francesca Hayward as Manon completely inhabits the decadent world of 18th-century Paris, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:52AM
Saturday, September 13, 2014

The Elixir Festival, Sadler's Wells, review, 'inspirational' by Sarah Crompton

A performance by retired dancers showed that dance is good for you whatever your age

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:57AM
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Sampling the Myth, review: 'established works shine in a different light' by Sarah Crompton

A mixed bill of live dance pieces and short films reworking a variety of myths is filled with transfixing moments, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:01AM

History is the future by Sarah Crompton

Move over Shakespeare. The history play is back, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM
Friday, August 29, 2014

The rise of the funny girls by Sarah Crompton

More women stand-ups are making us laugh - and in many different ways says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:52PM
Sunday, August 24, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014: Sweet Mambo, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, review: 'melancholy loveliness' by Sarah Crompton

Pina Bausch's final work is here imbued with a swooning and emotional atmosphere, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:53AM
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014, Front, Royal Lyceum Theatre: 'deeply impressive' by Sarah Crompton

This has a stark dignity that makes it linger and lurk in the mind, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:16AM
Friday, August 22, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014, Gnosis, review: 'one of the most moving things I have ever seen' by Sarah Crompton

Akram Khan's final performance at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh was marred by injury but still devastating, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:05AM
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Triple Bill, Mariinsky Ballet, review: 'rapt heights' by Sarah Crompton

The Mariinksy's triple bill showed their various and varying strengths, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:39PM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Solo For Two, London Coliseum, review: 'thrilling' by Sarah Crompton

Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev's creative gifts were set free in this daring programme, writes Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:59PM
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Behind the scenes with the Mariinsky Ballet in class by Sarah Crompton

Exclusive: watch the world famous Mariinsky Ballet in their daily class

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:29AM
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Monday, August 4, 2014

WATCH the Mariinsky Ballet in class by Sarah Crompton

Exclusive: watch the world famous Mariinsky Ballet in their daily class live on the Telegraph website

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:47PM
Friday, July 25, 2014

The Mariinsky Ballet: 'as exciting as the World Cup' by Sarah Crompton

Ballet connoisseurs and football fans have more in common than they might think, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM
Friday, July 18, 2014

San Francisco Ballet perform Morris, Wheeldon, Robbins, Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, review: 'exhilarating' by Sarah Crompton

The San Francisco Ballet looked light, sharp, and totally at home, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:25PM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

San Francisco Ballet, Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, review: 'mysterious' by Sarah Crompton

San Francisco Ballet's Paris season is inventive, says Sarah Crompton, but sometimes hard to understand

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:57AM
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Gillian Anderson and Ben Foster on A Streetcar Named Desire: 'We're not doing a full-on sex show...' by Sarah Crompton

Gillian Anderson and Ben Foster tell Sarah Crompton about their suggestive, violent new production of A Streetcar Named Desire

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:01AM
Saturday, July 5, 2014

Playing Beckett: 'First I'm blindfolded, then I place my head in a vice' by Sarah Crompton

Lisa Dwan describes the agony and exhilaration of performing in Samuel Beckett's late plays

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:00AM
Friday, July 4, 2014

Great Britain: a crude, corrosive triumph by Sarah Crompton

Richard Bean's new play about phonehacking is satire at its best, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:47AM
Monday, June 30, 2014

Xander Parish: 'Who was I to go and join the Mariinsky Ballet?' by Sarah Crompton

Xander Parish is back from St Petersburg and is dancing in three of the greatest roles in classical ballet

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:00AM
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Kevin Spacey proves the power of the monologue by Sarah Crompton

It's a great theatrical form, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00PM
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Bill Nighy, Carey Mulligan, Matthew Beard: interview by Sarah Crompton

Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy and Matthew Beard on performing David Hare's modern masterpiece Skylight

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:00PM
Sunday, May 25, 2014

Carlos Acosta: a great dancer prepares for his final balletic bow by Sarah Crompton

Sarah Crompton pays tribute as Acosta announces his retirement

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:00PM
Saturday, May 17, 2014

Wolf Hall, review: 'breathtaking moments' by Sarah Crompton

This is the RSC ensemble at its best, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00PM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Royal Ballet Triple Bill: Serenade, Sweet Violets, Danse à Grande Vitesse, review: 'thrilling' by Sarah Crompton

Serenade, Sweet Violets and Danse à Grande Vitesse make for an absorbing evening at the Royal Ballet, says Sarah Crompton

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:35AM
Saturday, April 26, 2014

The Tempest Replica, review: 'hauntingly odd and original' by Sarah Crompton

Crystal Pite's new work at Sadler's Wells dives under the skin of Shakespeare's paly

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:32AM

How long is too long ? by Sarah Crompton

And does it all depend on whether you need to eat a sandwich? Sarah Crompton reports from the stalls

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:22AM
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Lord of the Flies, The Lowry, Salford, review by Sarah Crompton

Matthew Bourne's rendering of Lord of the Flies as dance is an extraordinary twist on an old tale, says Sarah Crompton    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:28AM

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