An evening of delights and the unexpected in a new look at motherhood: Moeder by Peeping Tom
Bizarre moments take on a logic all of their own
Charlotte Kasner
Slow, dark and deflating: Bêtes de Foire by Petit théâtre de gestes
A lot of time is spent gurning which the children, at least, clearly found extremely funny
Jurgita Dronina beguiles in English National Ballet’s La Sylphide
She glowed with ethereality, enhanced by her feather-light ballon and steely point work
Nutcracker: Battle for Castle by Daniel Jones Dance – Christmas dance for all
An exciting production by dancers of all ages
Svetlana Zakharova gives an evening full of Amore, and some terrific ballet
An exceptional triple-bill of new work
Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: terrific acting and dancing in The Taming of the Shrew
Krysanova is outstanding, a whirlwind of anger that dissolves into plaint sensuality
A dark fairy, satyr and other animals: Birmingham Royal Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
One waits for ages, then two Baiser de la fées come along at once.
Hamlet short but sweet: Sea of Troubles by Yorke Dance Project
MacMillan manages to make quite a lot of the pretty nasty storyline look beautiful