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.
UK / West End Dance News Coverage — Page 5
The latest news on performances of Dance in UK / West End.
Review: FRONTIERS - NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES, The Place
The Place welcomes back the National Dance Company Wales in a double bill: Frontiers.
Review: INCARNATION - MARIA CARUSO, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
One person shows aren't easy things to do, and the Theatre Royal Drury Lane is a big space to fill, so Maria Caruso has all the cards stacked against her for her new solo performance Incarnation.
Review: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, Royal Ballet And Opera
The Royal Ballet 24/25 season opened on September 28 with Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Review: THE BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY, Barbican Theatre
Charles Mingus originally intended for his iconic 1963 jazz album The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady to be accompanied by dancers and, thanks to performance company Clod Ensemble and the Nu Civilisation Orchestra, it becomes the inspiration for a vibrant and inclusive show.
Review: LONDON CITY BALLET: RESURGENCE, Sadler's Wells
Almost thirty years since they last performed, London City Ballet are making a return to their former home at Sadler's Wells this week.
Review: THE BELT- PAST & FUTURE, Coronet Theatre
I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again…but what The Coronet Theatre is doing feels new, relevant and exciting.
Review: ZOONATION: THE MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY, Royal Ballet And Opera
It's not often one comes across theatre that's transformative; but when you do, you know.
Review: STATE BALLET OF GEORGIA'S SWAN LAKE, London Coliseum
It's a significant cultural moment for the State Ballet of Georgia, who come to London for the first time in their 175 year history to perform the iconic Swan Lake.
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures Announces The Return of DOORSTEP DUETS
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, in partnership with Farnham Maltings, has revealed the return of Doorstep Duets, touring to communities across the South-East this summer from 13 August to 10 September 2024.
Varna International Ballet Announces New UK Tour
RG Live will present the return of the celebrated Varna International Ballet and Orchestra to the UK following a breathtaking debut tour in 2023.
Review: BEFORE I GO, Brixton House
Before I Go, first seen during the Brixton House's Housemates Festival in summer 2023, is a one hour work written by Tobi King Bakare that centres on Ajani, a young, black man who has issues with communication when it really matters.
Review: NATIONAL YOUTH DANCE COMPANY: WALL - OONA DOHERTY, Sadler's Wells
National Youth Dance Company has been running since 2013, and acts as “England’s Flagship youth dance company”, the brainchild of, and run by Sadler’s Wells.
Review: THE NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL - RAMBERT SCHOOL, Royal Opera House
The Next Generation Festival continues at the Royal Opera House with Rambert School.
Review: DEBUT SOUNDS: SOUND IN MOTION, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Debut Sounds: Sound in Motion is the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s annual concert showcasing the LPO’s Young Composers.
Review: THE NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL: BUNDESJUGENDBALLETT, Royal Opera House
The Next Generation Festival continues at the Royal Opera House with two performances by the BundesJugendBallett AKA German National Youth Ballet.
Review: ACROBATIC SWAN LAKE, Sadler's Wells
Zhang Quan’s Acrobatic Swan Lake is so much more than its title suggests.
Review: THE NEW GENERATION FESTIVAL - THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL, Royal Opera House
The Next Generation Festival at the Royal Opera House continues with the first outing for The Royal Ballet School's annual performance dates
Review: SWAN LAKE IN-THE-ROUND, Royal Albert Hall
Derek Deane’s Swan Lake has quite the reputation.
Review: ASHTON CELEBRATED - PROGRAMME 2, Royal Opera House
We're back for more Ashton, with a variation on the initial Royal Ballet programme
Review: SARASOTA BALLET GALA - ASHTON WORLDWIDE, Royal Opera House
The final Ashton Worldwide bill at the Royal Opera House (23-24 season) was a Gala programme performed by the Sarasota Ballet in the Linbury Theatre
Review: ASHTON CELEBRATED - PROGRAMME 1, Royal Opera House
The Ashton Worldwide (2024-2028) international festival continues at the Royal Opera House with the Royal Ballet on the mainstage in Ashton Celebrated.
Review: SARASOTA BALLET - PROGRAMME 1, Royal Opera House
'wit, charm and elegance' are the words used to describe the work of Royal Ballet founding choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988).
Review: ROMEO AND JULIET, Sadler's Wells
Leeds based Northern Ballet always pack a punch when they visit London every May, and this time was no different, with Massimo Moricone’s slick and captivating Romeo and Juliet.
Review: EMERGING DANCER 2024, Sadler's Wells
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer award returned to Sadler’s Wells after a two year absence, with a unique opportunity for the most junior members of the company to shine.
Review: MAY B - COMPAGNIE MAGUY MARIN, Sadler's Wells
Marin is regarded as a major force in French modern dance, and one can understand why when appreciating the work's overall accomplished structuring…but that doesn't mean it will be an unequivocally enjoyable experience for all.
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE, Royal Opera House
Part violent psychodrama, part sunny romcom, The Winter’s Tale was not the most obvious of plays for the Royal Ballet to take on.
Review: CYCLES, Barbican Centre
With their new work Cycles, it is clear that Boy Blue are at something of a crossroads.
Review: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, Sadler's Wells
Is there anything similar to The Sleeping Beauty overture? With Tchaikovsky filling the theatre with full-blown fairy tale drama - it's quite the opener.
Review: DANCE ON ENSEMBLE, Sadler's Wells
“When are we old? How can experience and embodied knowledge be brought into creative play? And what is the role of dance in questioning the idealisation of youth in our culture?”
Review: GISELLE: REMIX, Pleasance Theatre
Created by cabaret artist Jack Sears and Royal Ballet soloist Hannah Grennell, Giselle:Remix fuses dance and lip sync.
Review: THE POWER (OF) THE FRAGILE - MOHAMED TOUKABRI, Sadler's Wells
The Elixir Festival returns to Sadler’s Wells with the same, integral mission: “rethinking perceptions around dance and age.
Review: INTERNATIONAL DRAFT WORKS, Royal Opera House
The evening includes ten works and the premise is an important, and pressing one: where is ballet (as we know it) going…?
Review: THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, Sadler's Wells
The Velveteen Rabbit is a story which needs little introduction, and which retains wide appeal.
Review: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET - CARMEN, Sadler's Wells
Inger's Carmen is successful in two key ways: firstly it tells the existing narrative of Carmen incredibly clearly, secondly it actually does so with “new resonance' - who'd have thunk it.
Review: ASSEMBLY HALL, Sadler's Wells
Assembly Hall takes place in, as you might have guessed, an assembly hall, where a group of medieval reenactors are coming together for what may be the final meeting of the General Assembly of the Benevolent and Protective Order.
Review: CALIFORNIA CONNECTIONS, Royal Opera House
Original programming continues at the Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre with the ever original Yorke Dance Project
Review: DANSES CONCERTANTES/DIFFERENT DRUMMER/REQUIEM, Royal Opera House
The entire evening confirms MacMillan’s scope as a choreographer, but we knew that already right?
Review: UNIVERSE: A DARK CRYSTAL ODYSSEY, Sadler's Wells
Getting to grips with what a mute medium like dance is trying to convey is never easy even when there is a recognisable concept like Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal.
Review: AUTOBIOGRAPHY (V95 AND V96) - COMPANY WAYNE MCGREGOR, Sadler's Wells
Wayne McGregor has been working with digital intelligence in relation to creativity since 2017, and why not? This is the digital age after all.