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Review: LUNAR HALO, CLOUD GATE DANCE THEATRE, Sadler's Wells
I’ve never seen a lunar halo – a sparkling ring around the moon – so the fact that Cheng Tsung-lung’s work of the same name uses it as a premise is indeed intriguing. Cheng as both choreographer and Artistic Director, presents Cloud Gate Dance Theatre (of Taiwan) at Sadler’s Wells....
Review: YOUNG ASSOCIATES MIXED BILL, Sadler's Wells
Sadler’s Wells is a busy old place, with numerous performance spaces, departments and associated initiatives. One being the very worthwhile Young Associates programme which helps “talented dance artists aged 18-24 giving them a crucial first step into their careers as choreographers”....
Review: RAMBERT / BEN DUKE - DEATH TRAP, Sadler's Wells
Two very different performances, Cerberus and Goat, from Rambert, deliver a meta dance comedy exploring life, death and performance....
Review: RHIANNON FAITH COMPANY: LAY DOWN YOUR BURDENS, Barbican
Rhiannon Faith Company premieres Lay Down Your Burdens at the Barbican Centre, another “socially conscious” work to add to their ever-growing portfolio...
Review: THE DANTE PROJECT, Royal Opera House
With a potent and varied score from Thomas Adès, vibrant choreography from Wayne McGregor, and intruguing design from Tacita Dean, The Dante Project captures the attention despite the assumption audiences know who's who in this revered Italian narrative poem.
The Dante Project is fierce yet tender...
Review: 'The Jungle Book Reimagined' Takes a Dark Look at Humankind
The beloved children’s classic gets a beautifully bleak update that compels audiences to confront our climate disaster and our predatory nature....
Review: LOVETRAIN2020, EMANUEL GAT, Sadler's Wells
LOVETRAIN2020 by Emanuel Gat started promisingly: atmospheric lighting, shafts of layered space and glimpses of new romantic courtiers bedecked in asymmetrical, louche garbs....
Review: PIONEERS, BALLET BLACK, Royal Opera House
Ballet Black return to the Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre with their double bill Pioneers. Then Or Now takes the poetry of American Feminist, Adrienne Rich and uses it as a foundation to discuss the current period of political and social change....
Review: RE:BIRTH, VAN HUYNH COMPANY, The Place
It seems unfathomable that a dance company has been based in London for 15 years and I've never seen their work before. However, such is the case with the Van Huynh Company who presented Re:birth (2022) at The Place on November 14.
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Review: MALAVIKA SARUKKAI: ANUBANDH – CONNECTEDNESS at The Kennedy Center
'Malavika Sarukkai: Anubandh – Connectedness' explores a narrative with a universalized touch – one that helped build the connections central to the piece itself. The added elements of poetry, music, and chanting create an ethereal and somehow familiar feeling to the overall performance....
Review: Pam Tanowitz, Artists at the Center Presents SONG OF SONGS at New York City Center
New York City Center is presenting the NYC premiere of 'Song of Songs' featuring gorgeous choreography by Pam Tanowitz perfectly set to David Lang’s exceptional choral music performed live on stage....
Review: KYLE MARSHALL CHOREOGRAPHY Makes Stunning Debut at The Joyce Theater
Broadwayworld had the pleasure of attending the opening night of “Kyle Marshall Choreography” at The Joyce Theater on Wednesday, November 8. ...
Review: NUTCRACKER, Tuff Nutt Jazz Club, Southbank Centre
Every Christmas we are promised a 'new take' on either Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Often these are changed for change's sake, but in Drew McOnie's new take on the iconic ballet, we have a joyful, fresh and vibrant production, with a subtle message of acceptance and l...
Review: ZONA FRANCA, Southbank Centre
Welcome to Zona Franca, a show created by Brazilian choreographer Alice Ripoll and dance company Cia Suave that does its level best to defy being pigeonholed. Can this even be called a dance production if only about a third of the time is spent on hip-shaking and booty-waving? ...
Review: NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE: GENESIS DANCE PROJECT AND NEW WORKS, Sadler's Wells
New English Ballet Theatre is in its 13th year as a company and presents a mixed programme at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells that's also a rather mixed bag…
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Review: GENERATIONS: THREE SHORT BALLETS, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
Northern Ballet presents the Generations: Three Short Ballets triple bill at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House as part of its national tour this autumn.
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Review: MALEVO, Peacock Theatre
Bang-bang-bang. Tap-tap-tap. Stomp-stomp-stomp. Crackity-crack-crack. Matías Jaime’s Argentinian hit Malevo sounds like the world’s loudest hailstorm while serving up a feast of blistering choreography....
Review: MAUD LE PLADEC-TWENTY-SEVEN PERSPECTIVES, Sadler's Wells
I wonder why London has had to wait five whole years to see this extremely worthwhile piece? ...
Review: THE LIMIT, Royal Opera House
A play about the limits of language ought to easily translate into a ballet. Words naturally count for less and speech is no longer the primary means of communicating emotions. But does Sam Steiner’s indie darling Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons make the leap into dance?...
Review: HOPEBOYKINDANCE Presents STATES OF HOPE At The Joyce Theater
Through States Of Hope, a fully scripted, evening-length, new dance theater work, Hope Boykin shares experiences and insights in a multifaceted excavation of self-discovery, reshaping, and renewal—a dance memoir of sorts....
Review: ANEMOI/THE CELLIST, Royal Opera House
The Royal Ballet presents revivals of two contrasting yet sublime one act ballets. The abstract nature of Anemoi is ethereal and makes for an enthralling ballet. The Cellist is a commission by the Royal Ballet, Choreographed by Cathy Marston. Marston’s skills are a masterclass in clear balletic st...
Review: BLACK SABBATH - THE BALLET, Sadler's Wells
A stunning celebration of the music of Birmingham legends Black Sabbath performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. The combination of heavy metal music with ballet may not seem an obvious one but here we are thanks to the direction of Carlos Acosta, who had the vision to celebrate Birmingham’s most...
Review: POCKETART COLLECTIVE/LOUISE ORWIN DOUBLE BILL, The Place
Autumn at The Place continues with a double bill featuring the Prague-based Pocketart Collective with The Lion’s Den and Louise Orwin's Famehungry.
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Review: JEKYLL & HYDE at KC Ballet
An instant hit for fans of the gothic and the macabre...
Review: MOS, IOANNA PARASKEVOPOULOU, Barbican Centre
Foley artists don’t often get moments to shine - step forward Athens based dancer and choreographer Ioanna Paraskevopoulou with her work MOS presented by Dance Umbrella....
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