Star ballerina and choreographer passionately committed to dance in CubaWhen Alicia Alonso was 20, and launched on a dancing career in New York, her future seemed assured. She had just been …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03PM[SHARE]Lin Hwai-min has spent 46 years tackling revolt, repression and rice in his fast-changing homeland. Now he is handing over his dance-theatre juggernaut to a former slipper seller It's a hot,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM[SHARE]Jessie Cave's intimate standup, a beatbox Frankenstein and a twist on the star-crossed lovers are among the Edinburgh shows we've previously reviewed. Here's what we said … Pleasance Court…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AM[SHARE]As he takes his celebrated Shostakovich Trilogy to London, the choreographer explains how he was inspired by the Russian composer's political risks Alexei Ratmansky says he's been making da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04PM[SHARE]Romeo and Juliet muddled into middle age, Akram Khan suffered shell-shock, Rambert2 lost control " and William Forsythe gave ballet a stratospheric street shakeupMore best culture 2018 Over …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM[SHARE]It is the 'Persian Romeo and Juliet' " a hokey old work full of paper beards, corny wedding tunes and lots of camels. So why has the great cellist teamed up with choreographer Mark Morris to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM[SHARE]From Generation Wealth to Biodiversity, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM[SHARE]Sadler's Wells, LondonDriven by an immersive techno score, this visceral performance by Sharon Eyal's L-E-V dance company was irresistibly intenseLove Chapter 2 is an extension of OCD Love, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AM[SHARE]With its culture of discipline, control and pecking orders, the dance world has always been plagued by claims of bullying and sexual exploitation. But old hierarchies are being challengedBal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AM[SHARE]From Leave No Trace to Little Mix, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM[SHARE]Sadler's Wells, London A virtuoso ensemble wring nuanced emotions from a triple bill that teams two emerging choreographers with a Twyla Tharp classicDavid Bintley has never made a particula…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM[SHARE]From Zama to Tacita Dean, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM[SHARE]The astonishingly expressive performer, who can conjure both charged stillness and whirling energy, is taking on his final major stage roleWhen Akram Khan was complimented by Mikhail Baryshn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM[SHARE]Audiences tweeted their love after live cinema screenings of the Royal's current production " but others hate the gothic set and costumesAs the Royal Ballet dance the final performances of t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PM[SHARE]Royal Opera House, LondonThere are superlative performances " and the world's most glamorous black tutu " in Liam Scarlett's new take on the classicFundamentally, what I want from a producti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM[SHARE]Hans Christian Andersen's fables have inspired countless ballets. Few people know, however, that he was a failed dancer himself. Judith Mackrell reportsBy the time Hans Christian Andersen wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06PM[SHARE]Barbican, LondonDance and spoken word combine in an evocative retelling of Kane's violent play about rape, madness and abuseHorrors haunt the text of Crave, the 1998 play by Sarah Kane in wh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AM[SHARE]Sadler's Wells, LondonRelentless waves of words wash over the beautiful island in Formosa, the farewell work by visionary choreographer Lin Hwai-minIt will be an epochal moment when Lin Hwai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM[SHARE]The choreographer on staging Crave with an all-female cast and the struggle of performing with Merce Cunningham's companyJulie Cunningham might have been precision-engineered to dance the re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM[SHARE]Matthew Bourne is the latest choreographer to refuse to work in Russia. But if more British artists follow suit it might just make life harder for LGBT artists who oppose Putin' Jonathan Jon…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM[SHARE]Barbican Pit, LondonA programme of MacMillan's early works by his former ballerina Viviana Durante is brimming with tricksIn the early 1950s, Kenneth MacMillan saw little in the world of bal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM[SHARE]Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonOutfitted in Vivienne Westwood, the fleet-footed outsiders in Holly Blakey's subversive new piece are in thrall to their own imageStyled by the Vivienne Westwood …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:17AM[SHARE]Sadler's Wells, LondonWilliam Forsythe's new work blends classical steps and disco bounce to a smooth poppy beat " and the dancers are clearly enjoying themselvesWilliam Forsythe's new work …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08AM[SHARE]Sadler's Wells LondonAlston's latest programme is a touching testament to his half century in the rigorous pursuit of purity in movementFifty years ago Richard Alston was a fierce, skinny bo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM[SHARE]Royal Opera House, LondonA revelatory tribute to Leonard Bernstein features designs by Erdem and a set by Edmund de Waal, with the music of Chichester Psalms and SerenadeThere's a kinetic ki…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AM[SHARE]Sadler's Wells, LondonDisabled and non-disabled performers tackle political correctness and prejudice with mischievous humourIt's always great to witness the buzz that choreographers get fro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:40AM[SHARE]Sadler's Wells, LondonCrystal Pite, Emily Molnar and Sharon Eyal deliver a triple bill of new works that range from hazardous to poignantTamara Rojo's all-female programme She Said was part …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM[SHARE]Wilton's Music Hall, LondonFrom gibbering witches to cascading horror, this darkly hectic dance adaptation is beautifully executedAs the choreographer of Dracula, The Odyssey and other dark …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00PM[SHARE]Hackney Showroom, LondonSally Marie's highly physical work explores women's experience of their bodies with raunchy energy, tenderness and rage, but communicates less than it couldAs the #Me…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM[SHARE]When the iconoclastic choreographer reinvented herself as a film-maker at the turn of the 70s, she opened up a new world of possibilities for her artWhen Yvonne Rainer made the switch from c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:25AM[SHARE]Zenaida Yanowsky and Liam Riddick take top dancer prizes, while Lez Brotherston wins outstanding contribution awardWe know that certain stories and certain archetypes have a strong hold on t…
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