Friday, July 3, 2015
Dutch National Ballet: Cinderella | Whelan/Watson: Other StoriesSergei Prokofiev's ballet score has been choreographed dozens of times since it was composed in 1935. In this version, created…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 1, 2015
A quietly radical dance programme in the Italian city has included performances at boat yards, piazzas and palacesWhen Venice launched its first international art biennale back in 1895, it w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:22AM[SHARE]Friday, June 26, 2015
Dance at Manchester International Festival | Wales Dance Platform 2015One of the highlights of this year's Manchester international festival will be Tree Of Codes, a new work by Wayne McGreg…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AM[SHARE]Monday, June 22, 2015
The choreographer of a new work for the Royal Ballet's Edward Watson and former New York City Ballet star Wendy Whelan talks about his influences " and the need to inject glamour into contem…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:21AM[SHARE]Friday, June 19, 2015
Ballet Cymru's Cinderella | Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company: FlamencuraThis small-scale Welsh company has a fine track record in its reinventions of classic work, and this new version of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:14AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Sadler's Wells, LondonThis Faustian tale mixing dance, roller-skating and rock music has bags of charmPhilippe Decouflé is a showman, creating his works out of a freewheeling jumble o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 15, 2015
The dance scene is booming right now. So why are male choreographers getting all the attention?Dance has always been seen as the one art form where women weren't just more visible than men, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:44PM[SHARE]Friday, June 12, 2015
Birmingham Royal Ballet Mixed Bill | Philippe Decouflé Company DCA: ContactDavid Bintley is celebrating his 20th anniversary as director of Birmingham Royal Ballet with a double bill of his…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 11, 2015
The Place, LondonTo celebrate the 20th anniversary of his company, Alston presents two of his finest dancers in a duet that delves deep into the melodic beauty of ChopinEver since the 1980s,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AM[SHARE]Monday, June 8, 2015
The British choreographer's Tony award-winning An American in Paris puts him up on a level with Jerome RobbinsChristopher Wheeldon's adaptation of the 1951 movie An American in Paris has bee…
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Northern Ballet: Madame Butterfly & Perpetuum Mobile | Richard Alston At HomeOver the last few seasons, Northern Ballet has begun mixing its traditional story ballet repertory with progr…
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The Place, LondonGreen uses movement to tell the story of her estranged father, while Sullivan explores social dancing as identity in a mixed double bill Related: 'Turn to the pigs for inspi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 31, 2015
Royal Opera House, LondonThe ballets of West Side Story choreographer Jerome Robbins get the attention they deserve, while Lauren Cuthbertson makes a superb debut in MacMillan's Song of the …
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Coup Fatal | Royal Ballet: Mixed Bill Continue reading...
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Sadler's Wells, London Even at 50, Guillem can still dance almost anyone else off the stage, in a programme that was more about risk than nostalgiaSylvie Guillem has been very clear about he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:57PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonSetting Milton's Paradise Lost as a solo dance is a monumental task, but Ben Duke does it with shambolic vigour Continue reading...
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Friday, May 22, 2015
Birmingham Royal Ballet | Sylvie Guillem Continue reading...
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Contemporary dance is now of an age when it has to decide which pieces belong in the canon " and whether there should even be a canonHeritage only used to be a concern for the big ballet com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AM[SHARE]Friday, May 15, 2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Sadler's Wells, LondonTredegar Town Band share the stage with dancers for Dark Arteries, a tale of mining history that has some heart-racing momentsRambert have a long and proud tradition of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Royal Opera House, LondonWayne McGregor's triptych based on Virginia Woolf's life and writings is a haunting meditation on memory, madness and timeWayne McGregor doesn't flinch from exposing…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM[SHARE]Friday, May 8, 2015
Rifles Officers' Club, LondonRosie Kay's study of the intense demands on young soldiers delivers a fierce battle for hearts and minds, while never losing empathy with the recruits Continue r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AM[SHARE]The French choreographer will lead 100 dancers in a weekend of participatory performances among the paintings " this exhibition really will move youTate Modern is to be transformed into a Mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 7, 2015
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Four performers sing, dance and climb the scenery in a chaotic exploration of male bonding and identityEven within the fragmented culture of contemporary dance t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Unto the Lions, inspired by the Indian epic, is the headline event in a programme that also features Hofesh Shechter, Russell Maliphant and Sidi Larbi CherkaouiIt would be misleading to desc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:20PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 2, 2015
Wayne McGregor suspects both Woolf lovers and ballet traditionalists will be wary of his adaptation of her novels. But, he tells Judith Mackrell, she, too, was no stranger to riskChoreo…
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Breakin' Convention | Rojas And Rodriguez: Titanium Continue reading...
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Sadler's Wells, LondonTanztheater Wuppertal's dancers negotiate a prickly set in Pina Bausch's cruel but tender comedy Continue reading...
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