Think Big: a Festival for children and youths in Munich
A biennial festival, now in its 11th edition, offering dance performances, music theatre and workshops for children of all ages…
Month: July 2026
5 Soldiers: The Body is the Frontline – the documentary
Sixteen years after 5 Soldiers first appeared, Rosie Kay’s new documentary brings its five dancing bodies together with the voices of five former soldiers
Screen, dance, screendance
David Mead considers the nature of screendance as he looks at four works by Singaporean director Brian Toh.
The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance
Time and again the young dancers rose marvellously to the pressure of the occasion in what was a wonderful display of skill and talent. It was also a hugely enjoyable performance choreographically.
ImPulsTanz: Nymph by Taous Bertrand
One left Nymph deeply frustrated. Most of Bertrand’s ideas have merit and interest but they fail to gel into any sort of coherent whole
State Ballet of Georgia: Swan Lake
Nina Ananiashvili’s new production does have family appeal, but it does the ballet, and very much the score, a great disservice by ignoring the dark undercurrents.
Choreographer Richard Siegal takes a new look at the Ballets Russes
Choreographer Richard Siegal investigates the the spirit of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes with his own reimaginings of Pulcinella and Petrushka.
ImPulsTanz: Muette by Boris Charmatz / Terrain
Muette… is an extraordinary, intense solo performed without accompaniment and that is remarkably alive, especially when witnessed close-up.
The Royal Ballet Lower School at Holland Park
In the Royal Ballet School’s centenary year, a diverse programme reflected a focus on innovation, no doubt aided by the younger generation who continue to inspire
The Petersburg Noverre: Marius Petipa in Russia
A magnificent effort, Wiley adding Petipa to his previous studies of Tchaikovsky and Ivanov. Now 84, he has curated the output of a lifetime’s study.
Impulstanz: Rush(es) by Alexandra Bachzetsis
“She sits astride a large black trunk, dressed in dark khaki waders and a tight-fitting black unitard. And a long red wig…”