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Monday, August 18, 2014

Edinburgh festival 2014 review Lenka Vagnerová's Riders spread their wings by Judith Mackrell

Zoo Southside, EdinburghThis avian dance fantasy occasionally takes flight but is brought down to earth through its attempts at jokey narrative Continue reading...

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Friday, August 15, 2014

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: The Object of My Affection by Judith Mackrell

Greenside Nicolson Square, EdinburghThe MurleyDance company attempt to rise to the challenge of limited performance space with this triple bill of ballet Continue reading...

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Mariinsky Ballet mixed programme review the best of the season so far by Judith Mackrell

Royal Opera House, LondonGolovine's original stage designs, Technicolor playing from the orchestra and the ardent energy of the corps brought this Firebird to flaming fruition Continue readi…

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Wonders of the Universe/The Cut Tuk Show dance can be funny too by Judith Mackrell

Dance Base, EdinburghA hilarious double-bill of tightly choreographed dance pieces pairs scientists explaining the big bang theory, and a cook chopping up chicken Continue reading...

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Ladysmith Black Mambazo triumphs with Inala Edinburgh 2014 review by Judith Mackrell

Edinburgh PlayhouseThe South African choir pairs with Rambert and Royal Ballet dancers for a dynamic marriage of contemporary dance and choral music How Ladysmith Black Mambazo became balle…

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Monday, August 11, 2014

Scottish Dance Theatre: Miann review rare and haunting intimacy by Judith Mackrell

Summerhall, EdinburghA performance full of texture and touch turns on the close proximity of the audience to the panting, sweating dancers Continue reading...

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Mariinsky Ballet: Balanchine review performances of studied excellence by Judith Mackrell

Royal Opera House, LondonThe Mariinsky's joyful dancing does much to make up for Balanchine's occasional lack of choreographic imagination Continue reading...

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Friday, August 8, 2014

Movers and shakers: dance goes global at the Edinburgh fringe by Judith Mackrell

Our critic highlights the mavericks, the out-theres and the unknowns at the fringe, and previews festival work by everyone from Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Pina Bausch Read our feature on Lad…

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Solo for Two review Vasiliev and Osipova cast a spell in contemporary works by Judith Mackrell

Coliseum, LondonA challenging programme by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ohad Naharin and Arthur Pita sees the Bolshoi dancers on superb form Continue reading...

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Leap of faith: how Ladysmith Black Mambazo turned into ballet dancers by Judith Mackrell

They are one of the most revered singing groups on Earth. But what happened when Ladysmith Black Mambazo had to learn to dance like ballet pros? We go behind the scenes of Inala, the South A…

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake review lyric sweep and poetic nuance by Judith Mackrell

Royal Opera House, LondonThe Mariinsky company lives up to its reputation in a production brimming with collective and individual excellence Continue reading...

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

All change for Osipova and Vasiliev by Judith Mackrell

Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev were the Bolshoi's golden couple on stage and off. But their love affair is over and they're flirting with new kinds of dance. Judith Mackrell asks them wh…

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Friday, August 1, 2014

This weeks new dance by Judith Mackrell

Natalia Osipova & Ivan Vasiliev: Solo For Two | Edinburgh Fringe Continue reading...

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Mariinsky Ballet: Romeo and Juliet review leads save dated classic by Judith Mackrell

Royal Opera House, LondonThe violence is hammy, as are some performances in Lavrovsky's seminal ballet, but Vladimir Shklyarov and Diana Vishneva are nearly flawless Continue reading...

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Monday, July 28, 2014

Nobody's Baby review Arthur Pita's evocative dance fantasy by Judith Mackrell

Royal Opera House, LondonDepression-era dance marathons provide the backdrop for this gruellingly long, and brilliantly inventive, piece Continue reading...

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Friday, July 25, 2014

This weeks new dance by Judith Mackrell

Edinburgh Fringe: week one | Mariinsky Ballet Continue reading...

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Remembering Merce Cunningham: five classic dance videos by Judith Mackrell

Five years after Merce Cunningham's death, revisit his magical, mysterious work and his influential technique with these clips Continue reading...

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Monday, July 21, 2014

San Francisco Ballet an American company in Paris by Judith Mackrell

SFB's Paris season has works by Mark Morris, Christopher Wheeldon and Jerome Robbins: Morris's Maelstrom is still shockingly original using the simplest of meansIt wasn't so long ago that c…

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Friday, July 18, 2014

City of dance: San Francisco Ballet's feverish summer in Paris by Judith Mackrell

From Charlie Chaplin to Bauhaus, SFB goes for variety with 16 one-act ballets for its Paris summer seasonIn London, we've got used to the summer diary being taken over by visiting Russians, …

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This weeks new dance by Judith Mackrell

Carlos Acosta: Cubania | Restless Creature Continue reading...

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Friday, July 11, 2014

Yvonne Rainer: Dance Works review funny, anarchic and oddly moving by Judith Mackrell

Raven Row, LondonRainer's dances seem as revolutionary as ever, performed alongside films and photographs in this evocative exhibitionWhen, in 1965, Yvonne Rainer wrote the opening lines of …

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This weeks new dance by Judith Mackrell

Rosemary Lee Dance | Big Dance Weekend Continue reading...

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Save the last dance: ballet stars' final performances should be seen by all by Judith Mackrell

As Nicolas Le Riche's departure from Paris Opera is streamed live online, it's time British ballet made the work of its greatest dancers accessible to everyoneNicolas Le Riche is billed to d…

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Friday, July 4, 2014

New English Ballet Theatre review mixed programme yields mixed results by Judith Mackrell

Peacock theatre, LondonKristen McNally's new work Mad Women is surprising and sharp, but other new choreography here doesn't match the young company's ambitionI'm probably going to like any …

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This weeks new dance by Judith Mackrell

Les Saisons Russes Du XXI Siècle | Brasil Brasiliero Continue reading...

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Louise Lecavalier: So Blue review powerfully Zen and poignantly human by Judith Mackrell

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe 55-year-old dancer pushes herself through a marathon of self-flagellating moves, yet for all her physical charisma, this dance lacks real logic and shapeIn th…

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Nederlands Dans Theater review ravishing the eye, puzzling the brain by Judith Mackrell

The dancing is superb but the ambiguity of Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot's choreography can be challengingSadler's Wells, LondonIt's three years since Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot succeeded Jir…

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Dance funding rise has Birmingham and Leeds jumping for joy by Judith Mackrell

Innovators such as Akram Khan, Jasmin Vardimon and Matthew Bourne rewarded in 2015 Arts Council England settlement that brings dance a 9.4% funding rise, with boost to regional hubsEven for …

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Monday, June 30, 2014

Rambert Event review like a thrilling new encounter by Judith Mackrell

Rambert Building, LondonOften we're standing just inches from dancers in a proximity that creates a physical awareness impossible in the theatreMerce Cunningham invented the "event"…

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Friday, June 27, 2014

This weeks new dance by Judith Mackrell

Nederlands Dans Theater | New English Ballet Theatre: Tryst Devotion And Betrayal Continue reading...

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Charleroi Danses: Kiss and Cry review a show danced entirely by hands by Judith Mackrell

Barbican, LondonThis captivating show uses smoke, mirrors and doll's house furniture to tell the story of an old woman's doomed first loveAt the heart of this captivating and uncategorisable…

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