Review: TWO BLOOD – AUSTRALIAN DANCE THEATRE - OZASIA FESTIVAL 2025 at Odeon Theatre
I really need to see this production again.
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Review: COMPAGNIE DYPTIK: LE GRAND BAL at The Joyce Theatre
What if dance could transform our feelings of loneliness to those of belonging? Help us forget our own pain, albeit temporarily, and instead allow us to find a sliver of joy? Enable us to feel free and, perhaps, even feel like the most authentic version of ourselves?
Review: LANDSCAPE - ELENA ANTONIOU, Shoreditch Town Hall
Normally all we see are signs confirming no photography or filming at the theatre, but Elena Antoniou wants you to do the exact opposite during her work LANDSCAPE.
Review: NORTHERN BALLET: LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, Royal Ballet And Opera
A delightful 'first ballet' aimed at children, Northern Ballet's Little Red Riding Hood offers a twist on the old tale of the hungry wolf and the sweet little grandmother.
Review: LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE, Royal Ballet And Opera
Marianela Núñez said of La Fille mal gardée during a rehearsal that it was just what the world needed right now.
TURN IT OUT WITH TILER PECK & FRIENDS WAS SUBLIME at New York City Center
As the world we live in gets increasingly more divided—socially, politically, economically—there is no more joyous occasion than coming together for a beautiful piece of art that leaves the collective room oohing and aahing.
Review: Paris Opera Ballet Presents RED CARPET By Hofesh Shechter At New York City Center
“Let’s experience dance as if it were a concert,” says choreographer Hofesh Shechter, in reference to his New York premiere of Red Carpet at New York City Center.
Review: DANCE UMBRELLA - SUNDAY SHORTS, Barbican Cinema
Dance Umbrella - the contemporary dance festival - started in 1978 and continues its mission today.
Review: IHSANE at National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of IHSANE at National Arts Centre? NAC Dance’s new 2025-2026 season is now in full swing, presenting events showcasing artists from across the globe.
Review: NEVER TOO LATE at Laurie Beechman Theatre
Never Too Late marks a milestone moment in the career of viral dance icon Kim Hale, who has inspired millions with her story of reconnecting with her love of dance later in life.
Review: BLACK HISTORY MONTH DRAFT WORKS, Royal Ballet And Opera
The Royal Ballet 25/26 season continues with Black History Month Draft Works, this year curated by principal dancer Marcelino Sambé.
Review: R:EVOLUTION, Sadler's Wells
English National Ballet’s season opener, R:Evolution offers up a varied set of challenges for the company, taking us back to the 1940s with George Balanchine and Martha Graham, to the present day with William Forsythe and David Dawson.
Review: LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, Royal Ballet And Opera
Narrative ballet is hard, so anyone willing to go there deserves a medal regardless of the outcome.
Review: Kyle Abraham's 20 Years of Urgency at Lincoln Center Rose Theatre
Art has long been a way to wrestle with the contradictions of human existence.
Review: FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL at New York City Center through 9/27-Exquisite
The Fall for Dance Festival is now happening at New York City Center through 9/27.
Review: LONDON CITY BALLET - MOMENTUM, Sadler’s Wells
London City Ballet return for their second season with another mixed bill, and the results are also mixed.
Review: I HAVE A SECRET TO TELL YOU... at The Kennedy Center Theater Lab
The Kennedy Center’s Local Dance Comissioning Project (LDCP) 2024/2025 awardees Jamison Curcio and Shanice Mason presented a vulnerable, metaphysical dance autobiography in I have a secret to tell you….
Review: RADIUM GIRLS-Inspiring Empathy & Action Through Dance
Wolfe’s first immersive dance production draws inspiration from Kate Moore’s book 'The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women,' which chronicles the young women employed in New Jersey and Illinois factories painting watch dials with luminous radium paint.
Review: 3G Art Collective-A Devotional Evening of Dance, Memory, & Legacy
What does it mean to inherit a legacy of survival? Shany Dagan, John Reed, and Jana Krumholtz, all grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, unveiled three vulnerable and interdisciplinary dance works that explore the answer to that question.
Review: PEAKY BLINDERS: THE REDEMPTION OF THOMAS SHELBY, Sadler's Wells
From the moment the curtain raises and smoke billows away to reveal a barely lit stage, it’s clear that Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby isn’t interested in gently inviting you in and asking how you take your tea.
Review: GISELLE - NATIONAL BALLET OF JAPAN, Royal Ballet And Opera
Current geopolitics mean the Royal Ballet and Opera no longer welcomes the big Russian companies - Bolshoi and Mariinsky - for summer seasons when the resident company take their annual break.
Review: SONGS OF THE BULBUL, Sadler’s Wells East
What did our critic think of SONGS OF THE BULBUL at Sadler’s Wells East?
Review: THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL SUMMER PERFORMANCE, Royal Ballet And Opera
Iain Mackay has devised a successful programme which shows the strength and breadth of the school, its current student body and the legacy that underpins the institution as we know it.
Review: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL/RAMBERT SCHOOL, Royal Ballet And Opera
Audience members got two for the price of one with English National Ballet School and Rambert School collaborating on a joint show for the continuing Next Generation Festival at the Royal Ballet and Opera's Linbury Theatre.
Review: QUADROPHENIA: A MOD BALLET, Sadler's Wells
This is a production that falls into the above average category but not yet a 'great' achievement.