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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Edinburgh fringe 2022: 20 theatre, comedy and dance shows you shouldn't miss by Brian Logan, Catherine Love, Mark Fisher, Anya Ryan, Rachael Healy, Kate Wyver, Claire Armitstead, Arifa Akbar and Lyndsey Winship

In the first of our festival previews, we round up some of the best offerings we've already reviewed " including Tim Key, Liz Kingsman, La Clique and Hungry This searing, sweaty disco is a h…

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Friday, June 3, 2022

Like Water for Chocolate review " Christopher Wheeldon's delectable take on a magic-realist love story by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, LondonWheeldon choreographs Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel's 1989 tale of food and forbidden passions into a fulfilling ballet full of buoyant movement and visually arre…

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

AIM by Kyle Abraham review " a genre-defying picture of life and hope by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, LondonThe rightly revered US choreographer returns with an enigmatic piece that blends Mozart with Afrofuturism and feels experimental but authentic Very few choreographers …

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Sunday, May 29, 2022

Carmen review " Osipova's temptress stretches stage fiction and reality by Lyndsey Winship

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonStar dancer Natalia Osipova oozes drama in contemporary version of Bizet exploring backstage jealousy and on-stage attraction Natalia Osipova has danced many pass…

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Christopher Wheeldon: 'Most boys at ballet school were closeted, terrified our parents would disown us' by Lyndsey Winship

As his version of Like Water for Chocolate opens at the Royal Opera House, the choreographer talks about how the ballet world is changing " and why he took on the Michael Jackson musical One…

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Written in the Body review " subtle meditation on the sense of touch by Lyndsey Winship

Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, BrightonChoreographer Charlotte Spencer probes our experience of the world via our bodies, skin and hands It was a post-lockdown cliche to say we w…

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Circa: Sacre review " an original and awesome Stravinsky reboot by Lyndsey Winship

Theatre Royal, BrightonAustralian circus group Circa debuts a beautifully detailed interpretation of The Rite of Spring Since Nijinsky's riot-inducing premiere of Le Sacre du Printemps (The …

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

High hoops: how two brothers became Africa's biggest circus duo by Lyndsey Winship

Bibi and Bichu Tesfamariam went from juggling at school in Ethiopia to dazzling audiences with their circus skills around the world. So what's next? It all started with three oranges. One sc…

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Rambert review " whirlwinds of wow by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, LondonThe company's touring triple bill is a showcase of individual brilliance that testifies to the sure creative hand of artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer When artistic…

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Grease review " room-filling energy, nostalgia and first-rate tunes by Lyndsey Winship

Dominion theatre, LondonThe unreconstructed sexism remains but so too do the big song and dance numbers in a production featuring Peter Andre If you don't like the idea of joining an entire …

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Monday, May 16, 2022

Dance legend Alonzo King: 'People think of love as a sentiment but it's a force' by Lyndsey Winship

The revered American choreographer looks back at his political family life and the inspiration of his mother's movement ahead of a rare UK production with Rambert During the endless screen t…

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

Ballet Black review " powerful pairing from the trailblazing troupe by Lyndsey Winship

Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonThe rich abilities of the dancers are beautifully showcased in the double bill of Say It Loud and Black Sun Over the past 21 years, Ballet Black have blaz…

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Sunday, May 8, 2022

Matsena Productions / House of Absolute review " intense, raw dance by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, London This double bill brings a dramatic response to racial harassment and an affirmation of female power. Together, they showcase the vibrant talent in these two British co…

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Ballet Hispánico review " Latinx bite, humour and vogueing in heels by Lyndsey Winship

Curve, LeicesterThe New York company makes a long-awaited English debut with a colourful and lively triple bill that interrogates Latinx stereotypes while celebrating self-actualisation It's…

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Shechter II: Contemporary Dance 2.0 review " young steppers pulse to a clubby score by Lyndsey Winship

Watford Palace theatreHofesh Shechter's hardworking junior company move through Latin, locking, electronic beats and Bach Hofesh Shechter's dance always gives way to darkness at some point. …

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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Royal Ballet triple bill review " daredevil effervescence and virtuosity by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, LondonSteven McRae returns from injury to the role he'd made his own in Frederick Ashton's Rhapsody, while two other Ashton works make up an evening of playful combination…

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

National Dance Company Wales review " comedy and menace with rumbling tums and giant steps by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonA triple bill from this bright young company features entertainingly noisy body parts, a hint of disaster and some absurdist chaos NDC Wales are a very likable bunch of danc…

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Ultimate sleazeball or tortured romantic? The truth about serial seducer Casanova by Lyndsey Winship

He's been portrayed as a lascivious lothario, a likable scamp and even a female librarian. But who was the real Casanova? As the world's most infamous lover returns to the stage, our writer …

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Monday, April 18, 2022

'I would say that we trailblaze': dance dynamo Pawlet Brookes by Lyndsey Winship

For more than a decade, Let's Dance International Frontiers has brought fantastic talent to the stage in Leicester. Its founder looks back " and ahead 'You see people diversifying the curric…

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Mystery Sonatas/for Rosa review " prayers, patterns and a sudden loss of trousers by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, LondonAnne Teresa de Keersmaeker's piece, dedicated to women of resistance, trades on lightness and simplicity but is overlong This show is dedicated to women of resistance, …

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Friday, April 8, 2022

Akram Khan's Jungle Book Reimagined review " a bleak post-apocalyptic vision by Lyndsey Winship

Curve theatre, LeicesterA grim, sporadically great show sees Mowgli saved by animals who have taken over idle land in the wake of climate disaster News bulletins announce forest fires in nor…

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

'I couldn't keep it inside': ballet star Olga Smirnova on quitting the Bolshoi and fleeing Russia by Lyndsey Winship

After Putin invaded Ukraine, the Russian dancer denounced the war, left the Kremlin-allied company " and flew out of Moscow that night. As she prepares for her debut at the Dutch National Ba…

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Monday, April 4, 2022

Johannes Radebe: Freedom review " Strictly star leaves it all on the floor by Lyndsey Winship

Peacock theatre, LondonThe dancer takes us on his personal journey from South African township to 2020s London with speed, sass and sequins If you're a fan of Strictly Come Dancing's Johanne…

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Friday, April 1, 2022

'Two years ago it was impossible': how tech turns dance into a multisensory fantasy by Lyndsey Winship

From the Barbican in London to shopping centres around the country, audiences can become part of sophisticated new XR dance spectaculars " diving into Lewis Carroll's imagination or an extra…

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English National Ballet: The Forsythe Evening review " feel the funk by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, LondonThe energy is infectious as William Forsythe blends classical ballet with soul, house and R&B, from James Blake to Barry White Choreographer William Forsythe has no…

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Phoenix Dance Theatre review " tender and tense performances mark 40 years by Lyndsey Winship

Peacock theatre, LondonThe Leeds-based company come out fighting with family stories, purposeful dancing and a boxing-themed finale In 1981, Phoenix Dance Company was a group of three men in…

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Fishnets out, waacking in! Julia Cheng on how she has transformed Cabaret by Lyndsey Winship

How did this one-woman whirlwind go from dance school reject to Olivier-nominated choreographer of Cabaret? Via Bruce Lee, hip-hop and a kick up the butt It all started in a Luton youth club…

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Friday, March 25, 2022

Royal Ballet review " Kyle Abraham's fresh style connects to the real world by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, LondonThe versatility of the modern ballet dancer is showcased in a triple bill featuring works by Crystal Pite and Christopher Wheeldon Without seeming as if he's trying …

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Boris Charmatz / Serafine1369 review " resistance, endurance and an invisible violin by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, LondonAt the Dance Reflections festival, both choreographers bewilder with experimental works that explore time and personal space A double-bill in the Dance Reflections fest…

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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Lucinda Childs and Ruth Childs review " still challenging after 50 years by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, London Seminal works from the 1970s are revived by choreographer's niece and focus on the simple beauty of minimalist movements In the 1970s, Lucinda Childs was part of Ne…

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Friday, March 18, 2022

He's Dead review " was Tupac Shakur depressed? by Lyndsey Winship

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonInspired by the pain that is audible behind the machismo of the rapper's music, Malik Nashad Sharpe has created an intriguing show Was Tupac Shakur depressed? Th…

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