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Review: OUR MIGHTY GROOVE, Sadler's Wells East
In the new Sadler's Wells East venue, we are invited to observe and then enter the world of Club Groove in a pulsing, energetic, modern dance piece allowing the audience to mingle on the dance floor. The story is slight but the vibe is unmistakable. This production opens with a half-hour of powerhou...
Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The Kennedy Center Opera House – February 4th
The excitement was overflowing in The Kennedy Center Opera House as the annual Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater program began. The audience was so heavily anticipating the start that they found every excuse to cheer — they even applauded the sponsor acknowledgement. ...
Review: LEÏLA KA AND CHRISTOS PAPADOPOULOS, Sadler’s Wells
The prizes continue at Sadler’s Wells with both a Bloom and Rose contender showing their work....
Review: NATIONAL BALLET OF CHINA'S CHINESE NEW YEAR at Kennedy Center
Thus it was with great fanfare and symbolism that the National Ballet of China’s return to the Kennedy Center took place Wednesday, with performances of Chinese New Year, a reimagining of The Nutcracker story. ...
Review: MARCO DA SILVA FERREIRA: CARCAÇA, Sadler’s Wells
Competition in the Arts...now there's a loaded statement! Nonetheless, London has a new biennial event, or rather two, in the form of the Rose, and Bloom Prize.
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Review: GISELLE at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
Giselle may be dubbed 'the ballerina's Hamlet' because of the complexity of the title role, but Tirion Law effortlessly tackles the challenges and uses them to showcase her talent as principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada....
Review: NORTHERN BALLET - THREE SHORT BALLETS, Royal Ballet And Opera
Northern Ballet return to the Linbury Theatre for a triple bill of diverse works…or is it really a double bill with an additional third piece that's just five minutes long?!
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Review: MANON at San Francisco Ballet
The chance to see a classic full-length ballet for the first time is always a rare and welcome opportunity, so it’s especially exciting that San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2025 Repertory Season with Kenneth McMillan’s Manon, choreographed in 1974 and subsequently performed all over the ...
Review: DEWEY DELL - THE RITE OF SPRING, Southbank Centre
The one thing we can always count on is a new reading of The Rite of Spring. Welcome to London the Dewey Dell, 2023 production at the Purcell Room on the Southbank.
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Review: ONEGIN, Royal Ballet and Opera
Cranko took the predictable love melodrama - I want you, I don't, actually I do, well now I don’t - and turned it into a full-length, 3 act ballet. It divides people - some love, some less so. I definitely think it has strong moments throughout, and an overall, refined structure that can't be deni...
Review: RONALD K. BROWN’S EVIDENCE Celebrates 40 Years with Return to The Joyce Theater
Ronald K. Brown's EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, marks its return to The Joyce Theater from January 14–19 with a worshipful celebration of the company’s 40th anniversary....
Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Royal Albert Hall
When I first saw The Nutcracker, I was convinced one of these things must be true: either someone had spiked my drink, the cast were all on drugs or we were all in some kind of baffling nightmare. No other explanation seemed plausible to my young mind....
Review: THE NUTCRACKER at the the Artscape Theatre Centre Is a Lush, Festive Treat
In December 2022, I had the honour of seeing Veronica Paeper and Cape Town City Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER. The same talented production team returns this season to stage this timeless ballet again. The result is just as beautiful as when I watched it two years ago.
While this year’s production ta...
Review: ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN NUTCRACKER at Dance St. Louis
One of the most perfect evenings I've ever spent in a theater....
Review: ALVIN AILEY at New York City Center is Doing its Best Work
There is no better time to be had than what The Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre offers audiences at its five-week residency at the New York City Center. The show, which consists of a rotating roster of new, returning and classic works, should be mandatory holiday viewing. It is White Christmas or The Rock...
Review: HEXEN, AN ANCESTRAL WITCH PLAY at The El Portal Theatre
Thru an intricately woven saga spanning many eras of time, the Star of HEXEN, An Ancestial Witch Play, Dreya Weber, an actress, singer, dancer, writer, lyricist, director and aerial artist, takes us on a magical, mystical series of events beginning many centuries ago with three of her ancesto...
Review: STEP AFRIKA! MAGICAL MUSICAL HOLIDAY STEP SHOW at Arena Stage
What did our critic think of STEP AFRIKA! MAGICAL MUSICAL HOLIDAY STEP SHOW at Arena Stage?...
Review: NUTCRACKER, London Coliseum
It has been some time coming. For nearly 15 years English National Ballet enthusiastically performed Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker, a traditional but rather staid production with a fuzzy narrative and lacking opportunity for the company to shine....
Review: LITTLE WOMEN BALLET at Wilshire Ebell Theatre
Little Women Ballet is the world premiere of a charming new ballet at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Mid-Wilshire. This is a lavish, romantic, nostalgic, family-friendly night of dance that is not to be missed....
Review: CARLOS ACOSTA'S NUTCRACKER IN HAVANA, Southbank Centre
Carlos Acosta's touring show is a delightful Christmassy treat...
Review: MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE: THE NEXT GENERATION, Sadler's Wells
Even 30 years after he created it, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is still his defining production. Just why hasn’t he yet surpassed this masterpiece?...
Review: Kyle Abraham Explores His Ouroboros
The one constant in life is change. Humankind is destined, and doomed, to cycle through periods of denial, discomfort, exploration, adaptation, and integration to return to a similar starting point after a period of transformation. Kyle Abraham’s latest work, Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful, explores...
Review: RUINATION, Royal Ballet and Opera
In a season where theatres are filled with the usual hoary horde - here a Christmas Carol, there a Nutcracker or Messiah - the Royal Opera House deserves praise and maybe even a standing ovation for bringing back its Yuletide hit from 2022. Ben Duke’s Ruination (a co-production between the Royal B...
Review: BALLETX at Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of BALLETX at Kennedy Center?...
Review: Holiday Favorite THE NUTCRACKER at The Academy Of Music
What did our critic think of holiday favorite THE NUTCRACKER at The Academy Of Music?...
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