Review: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION, Royal Ballet & Opera
The Royal Ballet season opens on the main stage with a special programme: A Centenary Celebration.
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Review: FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL Celebrates Dance's Past and Present
Set to repetitive, hypnotic music also composed by Spivey, the work had an almost ritualistic quality.
Review: THE BROWN SUITE, Richmond Theatre
It's not often that Richmond Theatre plays host to a world premiere: Blacbrik's Nahum McLean and Darius Drooh's first long-form dance production The Brown Suite makes a stylish splash before embarking on a nationwide tour.
FALL FOR DANCE at New York City Center Enthralls Audiences with Program 4
Fall For Dance at New York City Center has kicked off the dance season and fans are enjoying the experience.
Review: PASTORAL, Barbican Theatre
“A lot of dance is Disneyfied.
Review: MÁM Brings Ritual and Revelry to the National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of MÁM at National Arts Centre?
Review: RHYTHM RIOT, Sadler's Wells
There is surely no event more certain in the dance calendar than an English National Ballet mixed bill at Sadler’s Wells.
Review: THE MCRAE/VASSILEV PROJECT, Royal Ballet And Opera
The Royal Ballet 26/27 season kicked off in the Linbury Theatre with a vehicle for Steven McRae.
Review: MERE MORTALS, Sadler's Wells
Seven years is a long time to keep a London audience waiting.
Review: LINDSEY STIRLING’S DUALITY TOUR at Acrisure Amphitheater
We were fortunate to attend the second-to-last stop on Lindsey Stirling’s Duality Tour, after her most recent album of the same name.
Misty Copeland's Joyce Festival Has the Stars but Not the Story
The Ballet Festival's second week assembles a diverse, technically flawless lineup — then gives them very little to say.
Misty Copeland’s Joyce Ballet Festival Finds Freedom in Ballet’s Traditions
What did our critic think of THE JOYCE THEATER BALLET FESTIVAL at The Joyce Theater?
Review: CARLOS ACOSTA - MYTHS AND MODERN MASTERS, Royal Ballet And Opera
There are few ballet dancers who can claim to be a household name, but the former Royal Ballet Principal, Carlos Acosta, is one of them.
Review: THE CAR MAN, Sadler's Wells
Luca swaggers into Harmony (population 375, and dropping) looking less like a drifter than an escapee from a protein powder advert, and Matthew Bourne's dance-noir wastes no time weaponising that effect.
Review: MARIANELA-TIMELESS, Royal Ballet And Opera
When you look at the casting of Marianela - Timeless, it seems there's been a mistake.
Review: HUGO MARCHAND Artists at the Center at NY City Center-Just Marvelous
For those who are fortunate enough to get a ticket to Hugo Marchand-Artists at the Center, it is a marvelous program.
Review: IN THE BRAIN - Hofesh Shechter II, Southbank Centre
Hofesh Shechter has been on the UK dance scene since the early noughties, and though I'm not a hardcore disciple…I, like most other London thespians was nearly deafened by Political Mother in 2010.
Review: Mark Morris Still Has Stories to Tell
In 'Dances to American Music' at the Joyce Theatre, Morris pays tribute to regional American music.
Review: THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL SUMMER PERFORMANCE, Royal Ballet And Opera
The Royal Ballet School annual Royal Opera House matinee is a big deal, but perhaps this year more than ever.
Review: SWAN LAKE, State Ballet of Georgia, London Coliseum
After their appearance at the London Coliseum in 2024, the State Ballet of Georgia return to the capital with a brand new version of Swan Lake.
Review: FLIP at Charlotte Ballet
Funkier and more humbly budgeted than Charlotte Ballet's extravaganzas at larger venues, FLIP at the McBride Bonnefoux provided a different kind of adventure, substituted promise for polish, and dug deeper into the company's soul.
Review: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, Peacock Theatre
What did our critic think of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, LONDON CHILDREN'S BALLET at Peacock Theatre?
Review: Pilobolus' 'Trips' is Exactly What Dance Needs Right Now
In 2026, Pilobolus' 'rebellious dance' isn't merely countercultural subversion.
Review: COMPAŇÍA MARCO FLORES - RAYUELA, Sadler's Wells East
In Reyuela, Flores and his collaborators see flamenco as a game of risk, mischievousness, and arrogance.
Review: ZOONATION YOUTH COMPANY, Royal Ballet And Opera
ZooNation Youth Company presents two shows as part of the Next Generation Festival 2026 - a showcase for dancers under 21 to engage with the music, dance styles, and personal attitudes they enjoy most.
