Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Review 5*
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre's hard to define, yet palpable humanity that imbues everything on stage and transcends it
Carlos Acosta, Myths and Modern Masters Review 4*
Myths and Modern Masters brings the Cuban ballet superstar to the RBO stage which he once called home This article was first published on London Unattached Carlos Acosta retired from the stage in 2015; but the stage never left him,…
The Car Man – New Adventures Review 3.5*
The Car Man, Matthew Bourne’s raunchy noir ballet inspired by Bizet’s Carmen, takes up residence at Sadlers Wells This article was first published on London Unattached I’ll be honest. The first time I saw Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man on…
Marianela – Timeless Review 4*
Marianela – Timeless showcases the unparalleled artistry of the Royal Ballet’s veteran principal ballerina, the Argentine Marianela Núñez This article was first published on London Unattached Marianela Nuñez is very easy to love. Her radiant smile has been lighting up…
The Royal Ballet School Performance Review 5*
The Royal Ballet School celebrated its centenary year with an immaculate, spine-tingling summer performance on the RBO stage This article was first published on London Unattached What a year 1926 was! It witnessed the births of Sir Peter Wright, dancer,…
State Ballet of Georgia Swan Lake Review 3*
State Ballet of Georgia Swan Lake returns to the Coliseum in a spruced up but sadly emotion-free version This article was first published on London Unattached Here’s the good news: true love comprehensively defeated evil, the sorcerer Von Rothbart is…
This is Rambert Review 4*
This is Rambert is a bold, youthfuil triple bill marking the centenary of the UK’s oldest dance company This artice was first published on London Unattached You can celebrate a landmark birthday – a centenary, in the case of Rambert,…
La Fille Mal Gardée Dances Again 4*
La Fille Mal Gardée, The Royal Ballet’s delightful Ashton work, returns to the stage with two double debuts After a near-ten-year absence from the stage at Covent Garden, this season the Royal Ballet brought back one of the jewels of…
Gentleman Jack The Ballet Review 4*
Northern Ballet and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa celebrate the ‘first modern lesbian” Anne Lister, better known as Gentleman Jack This article was first published on London Unattached Gentleman Jack is possibly the first ever ballet centred on a lesbian heroine: Anne…
Tulsa Ballet, Made in America Review 3.5*
Tulsa Ballet made its UK debut at the RBO Linbury with a thrilling display of technique and showmanship This article was first published on London Unattached Tulsa Ballet, Oklahoma’s largest performing arts organisation, brought a large dose of American showmanship…
BalletBoyz at 25 – Still Pointless (Feature)
Still Pointless traces BalletBoyz’s remarkable journey over the past 25 years, Michael Nunn and William Trevitt told me This article was first published on London Unattached In the event you haven’t heard of BalletBoyz (unlikely, I know, but just to…
Louise Lecavalier, Danses Vagabondes Review 3*
Louise Lecavalier shows age is just a number with her latest pulsating, high energy one-woman show, Danses Vagabondes This article was first published on London Unattached Louise Lecavalier’s Danses Vagabondes is hard to pigeonhole. If by dance you mean any movement to…