Since its 34th season in 2012, Chicago’s foremost contemporary dance company, Hubbard Street Dance, has…
Reviews
One of this year’s much anticipated launches was that of new Rambert2 Company in November. And…
Insisting on themes of violence and death, SHOW is extremely raw and infused with elements…
The Royal Opera House‘s screening of the Royal Ballet’s Sylvia at the new Linbury Theatre was…
Review by Shezad Khalil Kamala Devam Company’s first UK tour ended with a performance of…
I have mixed feelings…Icon, which premiered in 2016 in Sweden, is a combination of highly fluid…
As The Snowman is a kids Christmas ballet, I took my adorable 4 year old…
With ballet companies often being based at opera houses, and often featuring in operas themselves,…
Specialized in opera, ballet and theatre from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the Canadian…
The new season of Vicenza Danza opened with a spectacular performance of Grupo Corpo, a…
Mark Morris presented a retelling of a Middle Eastern love story ‘Layla and Majnun’ that…
Inspired by Chandradhar Sharma Guleri’s iconic Hindi short story Usne Kha Tha, choreographer Gary Clarke’s love story follows young…
It would be interesting to know what George Balanchine would think of the festival held…
The epic Balanchine celebration at the New York City Center concluded with a yet again…
Granada-born choreographer Blanca Li and her eponymously named dance company may call Paris their base,…
There is always a sense of excitement at any season opener. Miami’s City Ballet’s first…
If you’re seeking a breezy, light-hearted, rom-com of a ballet, then you’ve come to the…
Balanchine: The City Center Years opened with a spectacular first night (read review of first night) and…
A full house was patiently waiting to enter the New York City Center to watch…
In an ever-evolving dance world, choreographers face the endless pressure of providing innovative new content…
With rippling snake arms that whip out from her back, dancer Jasmin Orr emerges from…
It is particularly interesting to watch the Staatsballet’s production of Swan Lake (or should I…
The beautiful, opulent Staatsoper Unter den Linden, with its creamy white and gold interior, recently…
An astronaut digging a naked body from the ground. A man whose roots come out…
French choreographer Jerome Bel’s The Show Must Go On is a dance work that lives…
The New York City Ballet (NYCB), the company founded and honed by the great ballet…
Emily May reports from Berlin. As you enter the packed, buzzing Haus der Berliner Festspiele (House…
Rambert’s Life is a Dream opens onto a grey and sleepy scene – dancers lull…
Presented by Wayward Theatre and produced by Step Out Arts, Red Ink is a bold,…
Lest We Forget, a triple bill by English National Ballet returns to Sadler’s Wells to…
The NUREYEV film revives famed dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s life with a multi-textured weaving of biographical…
The London Design Biennale brought together design from across the globe with the participation of…
A year ago, the platform Woman SRSLY started in London as a space to give…
With 5 minutes to curtain call, there was still a huge queue down St Martin’s…
The Jewish Connection Project is a dance that starts with the individual to then regain…
It is hard to describe Foreign Tongues in a few words, as the whole performance…
A flickering light reveals the members of the Australian circus company, Gravity & Other Myths,…
The swelteringly hot streets of London in British summertime create the perfect backdrop for the…
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to be in upstate New York during the summer,…
With the background of one of the side walls of the Tower of London, more…
Celebrating 10 years of Compañia Sharon Fridman‘s activity, All Ways marks the end of a circle that…
What is left for us to do when we feel the end is approaching? What…
That you must see the Nederlands Dans Theater 1 while they’re in London, is about…
Guest review by Ada Bronowski William Forsythe is a choreographic living legend whose works have been…
English National Ballet’s production of Kenneth MacMillan’s Sleeping Beauty is a lavish fairytale filled with…
On the 100th anniversary of the First World War, Akram Khan presents XENOS – a…
Life is a Dream, performed by Rambert’s dancers, displays a range of dreamscapes from flighty…
The Royal Ballet’s production of Elizabeth is a mesmerising rich tapestry of ballet, opera, theatre…
Northern Ballet brings Charlotte Bronte’s classic English tale of Jane Eyre to life with an…
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s unique blend of contemporary, Chinese dance, Taiwanese indigenous dance, Peking opera movements,…
Last night’s UK debut of Korea National Contemporary Dance Company at The Place was a…
Hofesh Shechter’s UK premiere of the sublime and exhilarating SHOW is surprisingly presented at the small…
Flamenco dancer and choreographer Manuel Liñan´s latest production, Sinergia, is sublime in its simplicity yet…
BalletBoyz gave four leading choreographers fourteen days to create a piece that explores balance and…
DeNada Dance Theatre, lead by ground-breaking choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra, is one of the best revelations of the last few years and one of…
The extensive research behind DFS reflects in all performers’ outstanding dancing and singing skills, what’s most striking…
Rumpelstiltskin is a classic fairytale that every household has in their conscious, and balletLORENT has…
Viviana Durante Company’s Kenneth MacMillan: Steps Back in Time is “magical, intimate and emotional”
There is almost nothing quite so special as being a mere few feet from some…
‘Knot‘, performed by acrobatic duo Nikki and JD, kicks off with a red herring and…
At the start of Sunday afternoon’s Miami City Ballet’s performance, the curtain rose on one…
English National Ballet ‘Voices of America’ presents a sensational programme packed with superlative exuberance and contagious…
A female figure is spread-eagled on her back, flat and motionless. Dressed in flesh-coloured underwear,…
Used To Be Blonde by Sharon Eyal, the 2017-18 guest artistic director of National Youth…
‘Sutra’, by choreographer by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, showcases Shaolin monks in an intriguing performance of…
The Silence Breakers were named Person of the Year last December by Time magazine thus…
Richard Alston Dance Company’s Mid Century Modern is an immersion in contemporary dance heritage, as…
In Charge, a transporting vitality shines through the entire piece carrying the spectator into a…
Oozing suspensions, rapid turns and punctuated stillness after sliding and gliding with momentum – such…
Miami City Ballet presented their Program Three at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Au-Rene…
Ballet Black‘s double bill of The Suit and Arthur Pita’s A Dream Within A Midsummer…
The standout feature of Tara D’Arquian’s Bad Faith is the strong philosophical research behind the…
It is far too restrictive to define Candoco only as a company of disabled and…
Artistic director Emily Molnar’s decision to present a triple bill by female choreographers deserves a…
Created in 2000, Körper is a remarkable piece that still after nearly 20 years never…
Madness, pursuit of power, murder, self-destruction, love and blood are essential elements in every Shakespeare’s…
Stasis The Sedate Christina Dionysopoulou Stigma EDIFICE Dance Theatre Tenome – eyes on hand One woman constantly sewing.…
Stasis The Sedate Christina Dionysopoulou Stigma EDIFICE Dance Theatre Tenome – eyes on hand Stasis‘ The Sedate opens with a…
21 Feb Svenja Bühl The way you feed me, the way you warm my skin; is…
Living Room Circus The Penguin & I Retrospect Dance Theatre In Light of Those You…
Wed 14 Feb GoldHill Dance Company Hand Towards Nicole McDowall Nelum Arielle Smith Lots Of Varied Expectations Resolution…
Let’s make things clear from the beginning – Yo Carmen is not another version of…
Viktor is a surreal journey that takes you all the way through a dense experience…
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s adaptation of Pluto for Japanese Bunkamura Theatre highlights the gravitas of war…
Grains opens with a female trio lit by a square light beam. A slow clapping on…
Autobiography, by Company Wayne McGregor, is comprised of vignettes that animate various aspects of life…
I wondered, who is TOBY? A small collective of London-based female dancers performing distinct work, they…
Through Episodic 86, TOBY provided a highly energised opening. With abounding strength and power, the female performers present…
Róisín O’Brien’s research explores two contradictory images of Donald Trump. Admired by some, criticized by many,…
Matthew Bourne is a creative genius as he sets Cinderella in 1940s bombed out London…
It wouldn’t be Xmas without the Nutcracker and the English National Ballet’s version is the…
The Sarasota Ballet program, Metropolitan, presented two treasures and a powerful new work in early…
It was to much anticipation that the curtain raised on Sergei Polunin’s Project Satori, the…
Drawing inspiration from folk tales and one of the most famous classical ballets, Irish choreographer…
Renowned choreographer Gianluca Vincentini curated the last edition of Wild Card, a special event that…
Svetlana Zakharova is a supernova ballerina, a breathtaking and explosive Bolshoi star who illuminates the…
Watching Matthew Bourne’s new adaptation of The Red Shoes is like remembering a dream where…
To celebrate the launch of Ballet Now – an exciting ground-breaking choreographic platform created by Birmingham…
The essence of Ellipsis Land is the relationship between space, body and technology. Starting from…
The Birmingham Royal Ballet brings Aladdin to life in a colourful and lavish visual feast…
Jasmine Vardimon’s enchanting theatrical production of Pinocchio delights children and adults alike. On Pinocchio’s journey…
Playing with ideas of identity and androgyny, Let Me Change Your Name is an irreverent…
Vamos Cuba! returns to London bringing the feel good, colourful and sassy show to the…
In Rule of Three, Belgian choreographer Jan Martens blends storytelling with live music to create…
Michael Clark Company presented a three act cool pop tribute to his mentors past and…
Three spectacular choreographies set to the same Beethoven’s music, Grande Fugue op. 133, created by…
Inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding, Origami is a breath-taking 40 minute performance…
As the curtain rises on Here/Now, the entire audience collects and abides. The bareness of…
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida opened their 2017-2018 season with a program that exactly matched…
Julia Cheng and Si Rawlinson succeeded brilliantly in their eloquent interpretation of political and social…
After sensational works like Political Mother and barbarians, Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Hofesh Shechter returns…
Rosie Kay Dance Company – 5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Frontline “incredibly inspiring and emotional”
Set in a real drill hall, 5 SOLDIERS is an honest and moving choreographic exploration…
Romeo & Juliet is one of the most famous and popular ballets, with the lead…
The riveting Tanguera showcases the nuanced, intimate art of tango in a bold, Broadway fashion.…
The air cackled with electricity, excitement churned in the air and audience goers twittered with…
Peru is not a natural home for ballet. Children are far more likely to be…
Francesca Marotto travelled to this year’s Latitude Festival in the English Countryside to catch the…
New York company Dorrance Dance, led by tap dance genius Michelle Dorrance, presents a mesmerising…
A nearly sold out Metropolitan Opera House in New York was ready to host its…
by Tia Asterope This year’s 4th Ignition Dance Festival was a victorious showcase of highly…
Our wonderful contributor Alison Roberts-Tse visits The House of Dancing Water on her trip to…
Belgian choreographer Alain Platel, with his recognised dance collective Les Ballets C de la B,…
I attended the premiere of Alexander Whitley Dance Company’s 8 Minutes, at Sadler’s Wells on…
Elixir Festival hits Sadler’s Wells kicking off with KnowBody II, a programme of 6 age-defying…
Richard Alston Dance Company’s triple bill presents a hard-hitting program of irresistible and captivating dance…
Acclaimed company Rosas brings back De Keersmaeker’s iconic piece Rain, a vibrant representation of a…
Scottish Ballet’s explosive double-bill of Angelin Preljocaj’s MC 14/22 (Ceci est mon corps) and Crystal…
Ella Mesma’s Guerreras, meaning “female warriors” in Spanish, incorporates aggressive behaviour and fierce warrior-like moments,…
Akram Khan’s DESH celebrates the importance of cultural identity with emotional honesty; an immersive piece that…
The renowned British choreographer and multi-disciplinary artist Darren Johnston, has confirmed once again his exceptional…
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s m¡longa bills itself and delivers as “tango for the 21st century.” And…
Project O’s Voodoo is a two hour performance executed four consecutive times, mutating over the course…
The Hong Kong Dance Company presents the Legend of Mulan with a unique combination of ballet,…
Dance NOW! Miami is a contemporary dance company established by two international dance artists. The…
by Diana Dunbar American Ballet Theatre opened its fall season with two of Frederick Ashton’s…
Dance Proms brings hundreds of young dancers from around the UK and the world to…
by Nick Kyprianou Described as a ‘A Double Bill Of Dance Based On Literary Tragedies’,…
A bare chested male dancer walks out onto the black stage and firmly plants himself into…
By Diana Dunbar In the Poetry Project, presented by Miami’s Momentum Dance Company, poems dance…
Nederlands Dans Theater’s junior company NDT2 is an astonishing company of 18-23 yr olds who almost…
The anticipation for English National Ballet’s new dance platform SHE SAID has been building with gorgeous advertising…
Miami City Ballet celebrates its 30th anniversary with a reinterpretation of a pearl of a…
The Performing Arts Network presented “Beneath Winter Skies” an intimate performance at its studios on…
Resolution – The Place’s annual festival for new dance – in its 27th year, bringing you incredible…
The spectacular swash-buckling tale of Le Corsaire (the pirate) sensationally showcases English National Ballet’s incredible…
Akram Khan is one of the UK’s most inspiring and unique dance makers and Until…
Currency Festival held by UK’s premiere centre for contemporary dance, The Place, is a brilliant example…
‘Duende’, that elusive quality of heightened awareness and inspiration, was in the air at the…
Relationships filled the stage at the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach (north of Miami). Relationships…
Young dancers from across London joined together on Sunday in London’s biggest celebration of youth…
An eclectic evening of works, buddying professional dancers with new talent and celebrating Shoreditch Youth…
“It all starts with an idea” Miami’s leading contemporary dance company Augusto Soledade Brazzdance celebrates…
It was an emotional farewell performance that almost defied belief that this was the final curtain…
This is the 13th year of the Miami Dance Festival. What began as a 4 day festival…
Titanium is an explosive, energetic and entertaining blend of ferocious flamenco, bad ass breakdance and…
Is it dance or theatre? New collaboration between The Place and Battersea Arts Club refuses…
Wonderful Review: d’avant – Sasha Waltz and Guests @ Southbank, London d’avant is an intriguing performance of…
The traditional heart wrenching love story of Romeo & Juliet is reimagined by Les Ballets…
“Having attended a few of Yakira’s classes, it is exciting to see her vocabulary on…