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…
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…
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…
Don Quixote rides to the rescue of the thwarted lovers in Carlos Acosta’s production of the original romcom This article was first published on London Unattached A riot of colour and incessant dancing, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote has reached…
Body & Soul, English National Ballet’s new double bill, features Crystal Pite and American newcomer Kameron N. Saunders This article was first published on London Unattached English National Ballet’s latest double bill, Body & Soul, brings together two UK premieres…
Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends, vibrant, virtuoso dance from New York, returns to Sadler’s Wells This article was first published on London Unattached Tiler Peck is one of the most thrilling dancers in the world today. Technically…
Crystal Pite, Simon McBurney and NDT collaborate in Figures in Extinction, a plea for the environment and humanity This article was first published on London Unattached Figures in Extinction is a massive work in three acts that blends dance, theatre, music,…
Making Moves is a project aimed at giving youngsters in England a chance to choreograph their own dances At a time when many schools up and down the country are drastically reducing their arts provision, Making Moves, a Sadler’s Wells…
London City Ballet Artistic Director Christopher Marney on his New York accolade and the company’s current season, Momentum The news was welcome, but not surprising: Christopher Marney, artistic director of London City Ballet, is to become Artist in Residence at…
Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet based on The Who’s eponymous rock opera arrived at Sadler’s Wells amid much hype Two full pages of credits attest to the amount of creative effort that went into turning The Who’s celebrated 1973 rock opera…