11 - 2021 - SeeingDance

Elemental rawness: Akram Khan’s Outwitting the Devil

June 23, 2026November 30, 2021 by Maggie Foyer

Each of the six dancers has an original movement quality, harnessing the energy of a coiled spring and combining fluidity and strength

June 23, 2026November 29, 2021 by Charlotte Kasner

An evening of classical and contemporary new works and gala favourites performed by leading artists from around the world

November 27, 2021 by David Mead

A series of duets and solos bookended by ensemble sections draw you in as they flow together effortlessly in a totally captivating performance

November 26, 2021 by Maggie Foyer

Inspired by Ted Brandsen’s witty 2008 production for Dutch National Ballet, dancers and a slick corps of female robots share the big screen

June 23, 2026November 25, 2021 by David Mead

Starstruck, subtitled ‘Gene Kelly’s Love Letter to Ballet’, is a real delight; a fresh, vibrant ballet full of colour and energy.

November 25, 2021 by Charlotte Kasner

A super production that fuses traditional Chinese opera with vivid digital multimedia design that brings the imaginary world to spectacular life

June 23, 2026November 22, 2021 by David Mead

It’s Christmas, it’s Birmingham, and The Nutcracker is back live. Except that it’s not quite the one we have all been used to the past 30 years.

June 23, 2026November 19, 2021 by Maggie Foyer

Poems and Tiger Eggs is well described as a love letter to iconic Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas

June 23, 2026November 18, 2021 by David Mead

Graham’s Lamentation, MacMillan’s Sea of Troubles, and new works by Robert Cohan and Yolande Yorke-Edgell in a fascinating programme.

June 23, 2026November 16, 2021 by Charlotte Kasner

Four contemporary ballet world premieres, all classically-rooted and inspired by music, but also modern-feeling and of today

November 17, 2021November 15, 2021 by Veronica Posth

The impressive level of detail helps the viewer perceive the pain caused by the unspeakable and claustrophobic realm we see