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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Ebony Scrooge review " effervescent hip-hop Dickens with a Caribbean twist by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells East, LondonScrooge is a glam ice queen fashion maven until her heart is melted in ZooNation's delicious festive show " danced to a blisteringly high standard Who knew Bob Cra…

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Emerald Storm review " a delirious bar-room dance-off with shots of showmanship by Lyndsey Winship

Emerald theatre, LondonA mashup of Irish dance, tap and talent-show sparkle, Adam Garcia's party wins you over with its energy and enthusiasm In the nicest possible way, this feels a bit lik…

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Friday, November 21, 2025

Marking Time review " Nico Muhly inspires a brilliant night of beguiling dance by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, LondonA trio of choreographers respond to Muhly's vivid scores with works that veer from the meditative to the macabre If you thought we had exhausted shows that were postpon…

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Sunday, November 16, 2025

The Royal Ballet: Perspectives review " intimate seduction, pure dance and enduring beauty by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, LondonIn an engaging triple bill, a new work from Cathy Marston explores the emotional charge of Britten's Violin Concerto, while works by Justin Peck and George Balanchin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]
Friday, November 7, 2025

Toussaint To Move: Free review " a joyful celebration of reggae culture by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells East, LondonAkeim Toussaint Buck's bass-heavy production invites the audience to get up and lose themselves in the music A must for reggae lovers, and anyone in the market fo…

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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Bibi Rukiya's Restless Daughter review " Lorca's matriarch sparks tragic dance of desire by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonInspired by The House of Bernarda Alba, Amina Khayyam explores tensions between tradition, freedom, fear and love I admire the work of Amina Khayyam. The Slough-based dancer…

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Monday, November 3, 2025

Choreographer Sharon Eyal: 'I don't like it when a dancer is comfortable " I want to see the struggle' by Lyndsey Winship

Her latest work is built on dark, minimal beats and groups of dancers moving in unison. It's sensual, visceral and, she says, totally intuitive A couple of summers ago I was in a club in Man…

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Friday, October 31, 2025

Joburg Ballet: Communion of Light review " pointe-shoe prettiness and mad, itching murder by Lyndsey Winship

Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonMixed bill features twee neo-classicism, jazzy frocks and racial antagonism as it rachets up to an urgent and commanding Salomé that feels genuinel…

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Wayne McGregor review: shimmering dance spectacular without a live dancer in sight by Lyndsey Winship

Somerset House and Stone Nest, London Installations, some triggered by the viewer's own body, show off the wide range of a choreographer always fizzing with fresh ideas Wayne McGregor wants …

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Akram Khan Company: Thikra " Night of Remembering review " forget the meaning, feel the colour and emotion by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, LondonThe mythological piece for 12 female dancers was developed in Saudi Arabia and pulsates with physical intensity and ancestral rage Akram Khan is a choreographer at his …

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Transform festival: Rinse and Blackmilk review " a double shot of engrossing dance by Lyndsey Winship

Stage@leeds/Stanley & Audrey Burton theatre, LeedsAmrita Hepi measures words and movement as she talks through her artistic journey and Tiran Willemse takes Moon River in a new direction…

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Sunday, October 19, 2025

National Dance Company Wales: Surge review " mythical monsters, soulful swingers and an alien chorus line by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonThis delightfully unique triple bill spans many worlds with Busby Berkeley-style sci-fi formations, a hazy summery waltz and a wild rampage of Welsh folk dance The sequins a…

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Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: We Caliban review " postcolonial take on The Tempest is difficult to pin down by Lyndsey Winship

York Theatre RoyalJeyasingh's choreography is well wrought and precise but Caliban's struggles with servitude and resistance feel adrift amid a sea of ideas Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh o…

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Gesualdo Passione review " six singers and four dancers deliver a mishmash with a mystical tingle by Lyndsey Winship

Barbican, LondonAmala Dianor Company and baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants combine for an occasionally exquisite yet oddly dispassionate show The marrying of music and dance is an indefa…

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Remembering Mama Africa: struggle of fearless singer Miriam Makeba told in daring dance drama by Lyndsey Winship

Mimi's Shebeen, choreographed by Alesandra Seutin, charts South African legend's exile and ascendancy with 'beautiful songs, strong messages and moments that hit' "You speak about Miriam Mak…

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

'Under 5ft 5in? Forget about being a prince!' How the Royal Ballet is kicking out the old rules by Lyndsey Winship

What will the ballet dancer of the future look like? We visit the hunting lodge where the next generation are being trained " and find huge changes are under way It's an idyllic autumn day …

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Monday, October 6, 2025

'A certain bite': how Martha Graham pushed dance in dazzling new directions by Lyndsey Winship

As her company prepares to celebrate its centenary, the legendary choreographer's groundbreaking work is finally getting the respect it deserves in the UK. What took so long? A century ago, …

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Friday, October 3, 2025

Andrea Peña & Artists: Bogotá review " writhing, sweaty dancefloor revolt is exhausting by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells East, LondonDance Umbrella festival opens with a bold yet alienating piece inspired by mythology and magical realism It's as if you've turned up at the party when they're all …

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English National Ballet's R:Evolution review " a triple whammy of Balanchine, Forsythe and Graham by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, LondonIn a stunning evening, fearless and faultless dancers deliver a trio of classics, ending with a gorgeous yet more subdued piece by David Dawson English National Ballet'…

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Monday, September 29, 2025

Last and First Men review " sci-fi dance can't match Tilda Swinton's cool apocalypse by Lyndsey Winship

Bristol Beacon Composer Jóhann Jóhannson's moody film, narrated by Swinton and inspired by a classic novel, gains little from a live dance interpretation Is it possible for the apocal…

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Friday, September 19, 2025

'It really bores me': Wayne McGregor on why he won't spell out his striking dance creations by Lyndsey Winship

The choreographer has paired the tragedies of Oedipus Rex and Antigone in a monumental double bill, Jocasta's Line, which refuses to spoon-feed audiences When Stravinsky composed Oedipus Rex…

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: 'Artists are liars who just make things up " but we reveal a lot' by Lyndsey Winship

The internationally feted choreographer has worked with pop megastars, a sculptor and the monks of the Shaolin Temple. Now he is tackling the cultural divisions and colonial legacy of his ho…

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Sunday, September 14, 2025

London City Ballet: Momentum review " lovely dancing set to beautiful music by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells, LondonAlina Cojocaru is breathtaking, Ratmansky's music zings and Joseph Taylor gets a fantastic angry solo It's exciting when artists push boundaries, melt genres, revoluti…

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Friday, September 12, 2025

Murmuration Level 2 review " mesmerising dance multiplies in tutting fractal forms by Lyndsey Winship

Peacock theatre, LondonStarting from a single dancer, an intricate moving patterns of limbs forms a complex weave of shifting patterns in Sadeck Berrabah's technically impressive show There'…

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

The mystery of the coffee-shop meltdown " told by dancers, a drummer and a brown bear by Lyndsey Winship

Frauke Requardt and Vivienne Franzmann's dance-theatre show Anatomy of Survival examines 23 versions of reality in 'powder keg' cities One morning, playwright Vivienne Franzmann was queueing…

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon review " riotous takeover of the Southbank Centre by Lyndsey Winship

Southbank Centre, LondonA cast of 80 spray-paint the pavement, parade a 40-phone selfie stick and bring dirty bass to ballet in (La)Horde's night of sensational dance morsels A black stretch…

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg and Caliban's take on The Tempest: the best theatre, comedy and dance of autumn 2025 by Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship

Andrea Riseborough and Sarandon deliver a decade-hopping drama, superstar standups hit the road and Shobana Jeyasingh rewrites Shakespeare ' See the rest of our unmissable autumn arts previe…

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Australian breakdancer Raygun is lampooned in a new musical but the Olympics fiasco was no comedy | Lyndsey Winship by Lyndsey Winship

Rachael Gunn's disastrous summer at the Paris Games in 2024 has inspired a silly show about 'Spraygun' but its jibes are unfair Everyone can have a bad day at the office. But for most of us,…

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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

'She was a badass!' " Mary, Queen of Scots becomes a feisty rock star and daring dancer by Lyndsey Winship

Several portrayals of the royal's tumultuous life take place in Edinburgh this month, each examining her relationship with Elizabeth I and challenging the narrative of two women at war 'It w…

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Prime movers, Scottish masculinity and hip-hop in a Hong Kong cafe: dance at Edinburgh fringe 2025 by Lyndsey Winship

Surprise finds at the festival include a sweet kids' show about embracing your differences and a beautifully choreographed martial arts duet, in a year with work-in-progress energy For start…

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Sunday, August 17, 2025

In the Bushes review " a fun and fearful walk on the wild side by Lyndsey Winship

Summerhall, EdinburghWe're just sensory-seeking animals, says choreographer Léa Tirabasso, with a high-energy hour performed by six impressive dancers The surrealist worlds of choreographer…

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