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Review: THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, Sadler's Wells
by Louise Penn - April 08, 2024

The Velveteen Rabbit is a story which needs little introduction, and which retains wide appeal. This retelling by Ben Crompton for balletLORENT pops with life as a man reacquaints himself with childhood toys, notably a beloved rabbit. Aimed at a family audience, this is a delightful way to while awa...

Review: MAX ROACH 100 at The Joyce Theater for Extraordinary Music and Dance  
by Marina Kennedy - April 05, 2024

Weekend plans?  We have a suggestion that our readers will thoroughly enjoy.  Max Roach 100, a centennial celebration of the gifted artist, is being performed at The Joyce Theater through Sunday, 4/7....

Review: TRISHA BROWN DANCE at The Joyce Theater
by Miranda Stück - April 03, 2024

The ultimate pioneer of post-modern dance, Trisha Brown, is known for her abandonment of classic shapes, twisted choreographic pathways, and the constant contrast of freedom and bondage in dance. Following the choreographer’s death in 2017, Trisha Brown Dance Company continues her legacy through cla...

Review: THE WHITE FEATHER, A PERSIAN BALLET at Kennedy Center
by Michela Dwyer - April 02, 2024

What did our critic think of THE WHITE FEATHER, A PERSIAN BALLET at Kennedy Center?...

Review: AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET's ELEVATE Sparkles at Kaye Playhouse
by Christina Pandolfi - April 02, 2024

What did our critic think of ELEVATE at Kaye Playhouse? For the better part of a century, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) has been the preeminent ballet company of New Jersey. And on March 30th, the company was able to both celebrate this milestone, but also showcase their growing talents as an orga...

Review: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET - CARMEN, Sadler's Wells
by Matthew Paluch - March 28, 2024

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: CALIFORNIA CONNECTIONS, Royal Opera House
by Matthew Paluch - March 22, 2024

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
by Matthew Paluch - March 21, 2024

The entire evening confirms MacMillan’s scope as a choreographer, but we knew that already right? ...

Review: ILLINOISE is Storytelling at its Very Finest
by Lora Strum - March 20, 2024

What did our critic think of Illinoise at Park Avenue Armory? Illinoise is, at its core, a story about stories, both the ones we tell ourselves and the ones we’re brave enough to share with others. ...

Review: ASSEMBLY HALL, Sadler's Wells
by Kat Mokrynski - March 22, 2024

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. However, everything is not as it seems . . ....

Review: UNIVERSE: A DARK CRYSTAL ODYSSEY, Sadler's Wells
by Franco Milazzo - March 19, 2024

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: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at San Francisco Ballet
by Jim Munson - March 14, 2024

What did our critic think of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews the delightful production running through March 23rd at the War Memorial Opera House....

Review: AUTOBIOGRAPHY (V95 AND V96) - COMPANY WAYNE MCGREGOR, Sadler's Wells
by Matthew Paluch - March 13, 2024

Wayne McGregor has been working with digital intelligence in relation to creativity since 2017, and why not? This is the digital age after all. Who needs humans?!...

Review: AIROTIC SOIREE at HK Hall
by Daniel Nolen - March 11, 2024

The magnificence of the human physique is on full breathtaking display at AirOtic Soirée, an acrobatic burlesque spectacular now running at HK Hall in New York City. Performed by a lineup of four highly trained dancers in peak physical condition, this dazzling, sensual cabaret-style circus act does ...

Review: FLAMENCO FESTIVAL at NY City Center is A Stunning Display of Dance
by Marina Kennedy - March 11, 2024

As part of their 80th Season, New York City Center is presenting the exciting Flamenco Festival through Sunday, March 17....

Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET: MIXED BILL, Sadler's Wells
by Vikki Jane Vile - March 09, 2024

New York City Ballet are at Sadler’s Wells for the very first time, and returning to London for the first time since 2008 in a rare event for dance fans in the capital. Now under the direction of Jonathan Stafford, they arrive with a diverse quadruple bill, presumably designed to offer something for...

Review: SWAN LAKE, Royal Opera House
by Vikki Jane Vile - March 08, 2024

If you came for anything other than wall-to-wall superlatives for the Royal Ballet’s A-team and Liam Scarlett’s superior production of Swan Lake then you’ll be disappointed with this review, because yet again, for the fourth time in six years, ballet heaven is delivered with a side of perfection. It...

Review: BALLET NATIONAL DE MARSEILLE: ROOMMATES, Queen Elizabeth Hall
by Franco Milazzo - March 02, 2024

With an eclectic programme including an immersive dreamscape, an intense two-hander and a revolutionary footstomper, the Ballet national de Marseille present a six-pack of impressive dance pieces....

Review: HOW TO BUILD A UNIVERSE - EXTENDED PLAY (JAMAAL BURKMAR), The Place
by Matthew Paluch - March 04, 2024

From the outset, the word/concept heavy narration often doesn't relate to the disjointed movement being executed, so disconnection feels apparent...

Review: GISELLE at The Academy Of Music
by Scott Serio - March 01, 2024

Philadelphia Ballet's GISELLE at The Academy Of Music in Center City...

Review: SWAN LAKE at San Francisco Ballet
by Jim Munson - February 29, 2024

What did our critic think of SWAN LAKE at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews the smashing production of the all-time classic running through March 3rd at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House....

Review: Sankofa Danzafro in BEHIND THE SOUTH: DANCES FOR MANUEL at The Joyce Theater Captivates
by Marina Kennedy - February 29, 2024

The Joyce Theater Foundation is now presenting Colombia’s Sankofa Danzafro in the U.S. premiere of Behind the South: Dances for Manuel. The enthralling work effectively utilizes the art of dance to preserve and highlight the history and culture of the Afro-Colombian people....

Review: INK - DIMITRIS PAPAIOANNOU, Sadler's Wells
by Matthew Paluch - February 29, 2024

In the 2024 UK premiere of his 2020 work, INK, we see Papaioannou himself and Šuka Horn perform a “nightmarish manhunt…testing the limits of reality.”...

Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center
by Michela Dwyer - February 24, 2024

What did our critic think of AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center?...

Review: THE WASHINGTON BALLET: JAZZ ICONS - A FINE ROMANCE at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - February 19, 2024

The dance school choices for students, I recall, were ballet and jazz tap. Ne’er the twain shall meet, as Kipling said of the east and west. ...