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Human shadows and dancing drapes join Russell Maliphant on stage at the Coronet Theatre in the new maliphantworks4 Dancer and choreographer Russel Maliphant has accustomed us to shows of remarkable immersive power, where his characteristic hybrid movement combines with sound…
Vadim Muntagirov and Fumi Kaneko raise MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet to a new level on its 60th anniversary… In a lifetime of watching dance, many performances have, with time, slipped entirely out of my mind. Others remain as cherished, if…
International ballet stars converged on the London Coliseum for Ballet Icons Gala 2025, this annual event’s latest edition Old and new, classical and contemporary, the 16 pieces that made up the Ballet Icons Gala 2025 had much to commend them,…
Scottish Ballet’s Twice-Born programme ranges unsatisfactorily from the whimsical to the frankly disconcerting, but with one saving grace Star Ratings: Dive: 4* Schachmatt: 3* Twice-Born: 2* A visit to Sadler’s Wells by Glasgow-based Scottish Ballet is normally reason to cheer:…
Deepstaria, choreographer Wayne McGregor’s probe into the deep sea and jellyfish, had its UK premiere at Sadler’s Wells A deepstaria is a type of large jellyfish, about which not much is known. It provides the title and inspiration for choreographer…
The Place hosts Mariposa, choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra’s queer take on Puccini’s Madama Butterfly for DeNada Dance Theatre Mariposa is, to coin a phrase, a game of two halves; and if the very busy first half left me cold, I…
The dancers of Portugal’s Companhia National de Bailado give their all in the varied, demanding triple bill Forsythe/McNicol/Balanchine The works featured in the Forsythe/McNicol/Balanchine triple bill have much in common: all display the choreographers’ meticulous responses to their music, with…
Acosta Danza breeds irresistible life into uneven material in its latest triple bill, Folclor, at the Linbury Theatre Cuba has a wealth of excellent dancers and by virtue of its very name Acosta Danza has the pick of the best. …
Hofesh Shechter’s disquieting dances impart heft to a strangely muted adaptation of Oedipus Rex at The Old Vic The decision to bring choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s frenzied dances into an adaptation of the tragedy of Oedipus was inspired. Part Greek…
The inaugural Rose Prize for Dance picked its winners but raised questions about the nature of dance today The suspense is over: the winner of the main £40,000 Rose Prize for an established choreographer is Christos Papadopoulos from Greece for…