Review: CINDERELLA, Royal Ballet and Opera
This year’s festive crowd pleaser from the Royal Ballet does not feature a growing Christmas tree nor a Kingdom of Sweets.
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Review: GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER® at Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER® at Kennedy Center?
Review: THE PICNIC, Sadler's Wells
Billed as a 'weird and wonderful gathering', Eva Recacha's full-length work The Picnic is inspired by the painting The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, dating from the 15th century.
Review: NOBODADDY - TEAĊ DAṀSA, Sadler’s Wells
Teaċ Daṁsa return to Sadler’s Wells with Michael Keegan-Dolan's latest work: NOBODADDY (Tríd an bpoll gan bun).
Guest Review: THE NUTCRACKER SUITE by Dorrance Dance Turns NY City Center into a Jazz Haven
New York City Center was transformed into a golden age jazz club this weekend as Dorrance Dance’s 'The Nutcracker Suite' took the stage from Friday, November 22, through Sunday, November 24.
Review: INTIMATE FRIENDS OF FLAMENCO at GALA Hispanic Theatre
The final show of the XX Fuego Flamenco Festival runs through November 23
Review: MADDADDAM, Royal Ballet And Opera
Whether on the news or on Netflix, dystopia seems the theme of the year.
Review: GALLIM BRINGS NEW YORK PREMIERE OF 'WONDERLAND' to The Joyce Theater
'Wonderland' was originally presented as a half-evening work in 2010, but this is the first time it will be seen by New York audiences in its full-length version.
Review: BALLET BLACK: HEROES, Royal Ballet And Opera
Ballet Black return to the Royal Ballet and Opera's Linbury Theatre with their current double bill Heroes.
Review: STORIES, Peacock Theatre
Smashing together tap dance and film noir, Romain Rachline Borgeaud’s Stories is wrapped around an immersive form of storytelling.
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Review: THE RITE OF SPRING/COMMON GROUND[S], Sadler’s Wells
Sadler’s Wells advertise The Rite of Spring / common ground[s] bill as “iconic” and I'm tempted to agree.
Review: LABORATORY DANCE PROJECT at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater
While neither piece of choreography made full use of the dancers’ prowess, Thursday’s opening night performance was nonetheless a captivating and welcome distraction.
Review: LENIO KAKLEA - ΑΓΡΊΜΙ (FAUVE), Sadler’s Wells
Αγρίμι (Fauve) by Lenio Kaklea is a brave piece of modern dance that should be recognised for its shunning of conventions and committed performances.
Review: LEGACY, Royal Ballet and Opera
It’s interesting to consider that ballet began its development in the mid 16th century, however it wasn't until around 400 years later that BIPOC (American) dancers Maria Tallchief, Raven Wilkinson and Arthur Mitchell, first joined ballet companies.
Review: LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE, Sadler's Wells
A sweet revival of Frederick Ashton's best-known and loved ballet returns to Sadler's Wells.
Guest Review: ARB’s WONDERMENT Celebrates the Magic of the Mind with Whimsy and Drama
Anyone who has spent a childhood afternoon daydreaming in their bedroom is sure to be captured by the whimsical charm of WONDERMENT, the program that opened the American Repertory Ballet (ARB) 2024-2025 season.
Review: LUNA, Sadler's Wells
Guided by the vision of five female, international choreographers, Luna narrates the complexities of womanhood-its beauty, struggles, and power.
Review: ENCOUNTERS: FOUR CONTEMPORARY BALLETS, Royal Ballet And Opera
The Royal Ballet season continues with its first modern bill - Encounters: Four contemporary ballets.
Review: ATONEMENT Astounds at The Joffrey Ballet
What did our critic think of ATONEMENT at The Joffrey Ballet? Read the review.
Review: RADIOACTIVE PRACTICE - ABBY Z AND THE NEW UTILITY, Sadler's Wells
Dance Umbrella continues in London with Radioactive Practice by Abby Z (Abby Zbikowski) and the New Utility.
Review: Chamber + Silent Tides + Bolero X at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of Chamber + Silent Tides + Bolero X at National Arts Centre? Read the review.
Review: FOUR - YOUNG ASSOCIATES, Sadler's Wells
It can be a mistake to get overexcited.
Review: THE NATIONAL BALLET OF UKRAINE 'NADIYA UKRAINE' at The Kennedy Center
The National Ballet of Ukraine and the Shumka Dancers recently performed a beautiful program at the Kennedy Center Opera House aptly titled Nadiya Ukraine, “nadiya” meaning “hope” in Ukrainian.
Review: HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY: THEATRE OF DREAMS, Sadler's Wells
As his latest production Theatre Of Dreams amply demonstrates, it’s probably easier to pin strawberry jelly to a wall than to precisely pin down Hofesh Shechter’s exuberant full-on style.
Review: HATCHED ENSEMBLE - MAMELA NYAMZA AT DANCE UMBRELLA, Barbican Theatre
Dance Umbrella 2024 opened at the Barbican last night for the 46th year of the cutting-edge dance festival.
