Monday, November 23, 2015
The Place, LondonA high-tech exploration of Odedra's own struggles with learning difficulty creates some hit-and-miss imagesAakash Odedra's solo is called Murmur 2.0, and those digits in the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:41AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 15, 2015
It's all very well for dance companies to get annoyed about their work being ripped off on YouTube, but it's up to them to open up their archivesThe dance world has recently lost three major…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09PM[SHARE]The Place, LondonIn this retelling of the classic story, transposed to an oil plant, the dancing is upbeat and impressive " until it wears outZimbabwe-born Bawren Tavaziva has developed a di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 12, 2015
Sadler's Wells, London Waltz's triple bill is over-stylised at times, but her version of The Rite of Spring skewers the stage with the forceful choreography of revoltBerlin-based choreograph…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:22AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 22, 2015
Barbican, LondonThree eye-opening dance pieces by emerging Indian talents blend classical and contemporary stylesThree Indian dance works show three different faces of the country. In Deepak…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:45AM[SHARE]Monday, October 19, 2015
Dance Umbrella's Out of India programme unites contemporary artists who are crossing borders, breaking boundaries and exploring issues of corruption and urbanisation in their country through…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:59AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 18, 2015
Lilian Baylis theatre, LondonIdan Sharabi is inspired by the music of Joni Mitchell, while Claire Cunningham explores the emotional cost of moving on crutchesIn many ways, the two works on t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:22AM[SHARE]Monday, October 5, 2015
The Place, LondonAnderson's topsy-turvy show about vaudeville has-beens sails close to bathos but is beguiling, poignant and funnyLea Anderson disbanded her companies " the all-female Cholmo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:39AM[SHARE]Monday, September 21, 2015
Sadler's Wells, LondonAs part of Hofest, the choreographer presents an uneven trilogy featuring sci-fi stylings, dancers in gold and white, and sonic layers of baroque and bass Related: 'No …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:19AM[SHARE]Friday, September 18, 2015
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonA vibrant double bill draws on hybridity and migration, as two dancers of Indian origin explode outwards into their own wildly contrasting stylesOnce again, Shoba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 17, 2015
Peacock theatre, LondonThe symbols, style and struggles of ballet underpin this disarming blend of parody and tribute from male dancers honouring the classic repertoireChoreographer George B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10AM[SHARE]Monday, September 7, 2015
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Jonathan Watkins' gripping production employs subtleties of gesture, posture and phrasing to create a thoroughly modern take on George Orwell's classicGeorge …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:38AM[SHARE]Friday, August 7, 2015
Royal Festival Hall, LondonThere's no shortage of frenetic spirit from the Brazilian dance company but the thumping percussion overwhelms vocalist Alexia Falcão Lopes If someone could tap…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 23, 2015
Coliseum, LondonDrilled ranks of dancers toe-tap into each other's arms in high-class entertainment that occasionally makes you yearn for more depthThere is a certain model of dance company …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AM[SHARE]Monday, July 20, 2015
Coliseum, LondonThe US company brought together a clutch of international dance stars for a triple bill of contemporary works with nuance, range and even black comedyThe Ardani Artists balle…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Sadler's Wells, LondonProvocative, challenging and artful, the performers in Peña's dance company connect us with a Gypsy history marked by dislocation and resilienceIn many ways, Paco Pe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:09AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 4, 2015
Connaught theatre, WorthingThis fearlessly performed dance-circus piece is like a multimedia disaster movie " sometimes corny but, at its best, thrillingTo tackle the geological formation of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:51AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 17, 2015
Tate Modern, LondonBoris Charmatz's inspirational takeover of Tate Modern " featuring a free-for-all rave " was uplifting, surprising and bruisingly physical Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 14, 2015
Linbury studio, LondonInspired by Aaron Copland, Bach and the monologues of Stanley Holloway, this mixed programme highlights Northern Ballet's remarkable range Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:01AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 10, 2015
Sadlers Wells, LondonThe first year of the BBC's new competition found its winner in the rightly popular Connor Scott, but the result was perhaps not the most interesting thing about the con…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:15AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 3, 2015
Sadler's Wells, LondonHip-hop dance duos and a trio of footloose twins kick up a stylish storm at international festival Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 24, 2015
A French dance critic's infatuation with a Indian temple dancer has led Shobana Jeyasingh, who trained in classical bharathanatyam, to create a new version of Marius Petipa's ballet of adora…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:51AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Sadler's Wells, LondonThis unexpected pairing of virtuoso pianist and dancer resulted in spontaneous shifts in music and movement Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Lilian Baylis studio, LondonThis outstanding programme captures the transfixing beauty of dancers' backstage warm-ups Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:58AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Peacock theatre, LondonThis rock-ballet version of Shakespeare's play high kicks and blasts its way through Vivaldi and Jay Z, but fails to hit the tragic notes Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20AM[SHARE]Friday, February 27, 2015
Sadler's Wells, LondonThere's pleasure and power in the stripped-down style of Antonio Canales's Grito, but Antonio Najarro's Suite Sevilla is weary Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:58AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The Print Room at the Coronet, LondonChoreographers Hubert Essakow, Kirill Burlov, Tamarin Stott and Mbulelo Ndabeni celebrate the year the Coronet was built Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Lilian Baylis Studio, LondonThe choreographer and composer's singular show is perfectly clear and utterly brain-scramblingChoreographer Jonathan Burrows and composer Matteo Fargion have…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:27AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Sadlers Wells, LondonA decaying urban park under threat of development is the setting for this dance show that sometimes feels like a ragbag Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM[SHARE]Friday, October 31, 2014
Linbury Theatre, LondonThe cast is strong, but too many questions are left unanswered in this under-choreographed depiction of madness and myth Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:05AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 7, 2014
Linbury Studio, LondonMatthew Bournes Swan Lake and Aakash Ohedras Unearthed feature in an uneven but intriguing lineup that weaves in the cinematic and the theatrical Unearthed: Chris Ofili…
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