10 - 2021 - SeeingDance

McNicol Ballet Collective presents Awakenings

June 23, 2026October 27, 2021 by David Mead

The new Awakenings programme features four works by McNicol himself, all inspired by music, among them a brand-new, reimagined version of Firebird.

June 23, 2026October 26, 2021 by Maggie Foyer

Torsos ripple like waves and arms stretch with sinew-cracking intensity, the body language is guarded and the knot of tension…never fully releases

June 23, 2026October 22, 2021 by David Mead

Scenes are variously dream-like, surreal, absurd and disturbing, but always beautiful and eye-catching

June 23, 2026October 18, 2021 by David Mead

An original, beautifully judged, sometimes funny but sometimes deeply heartfelt show… It left me feeling quite warm inside.

June 23, 2026October 18, 2021 by David Mead

Birmingham Royal Ballet and Rosie Kay Dance Company. Indie rock and ballet. In Brum. And it was absolutely riveting.

June 23, 2026October 17, 2021 by Charlotte Kasner

Takeshi Matsumoto’s interactive and immersive dance show for the under-5s and their grown-ups that puts the emphasis on creativity through play

June 23, 2026October 13, 2021 by David Mead

A look at the showcase that aimed to stimulate interest in dance shows for children and families, and to learn about, find and develop new work

June 23, 2026October 12, 2021 by Daisy Hayes

The world of showbiz falls away and the dancers present the fragmented tales that lurk in Soho’s underbelly

June 23, 2026October 8, 2021 by David Mead

With Momoko Horata and César Morales. BRB did the ballet proud, dancing finely and making the spine tingle in all the right places.

October 5, 2021October 4, 2021 by Joy Wang X.Y.

Poignant reminders of dance’s ability to create universes with earthly moorings but lined with stardust

October 1, 2021 by David Mead

With close to 50 global companies taking part (see below for the latest list), World Ballet Day 2021 on Tuesday October 19 will be the biggest yet