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
Georgia Howlett
Next Generation Festival: Chance to Dance
A celebratory and hopeful example of how Chance to Dance can catalyse the careers of dancers who may never have crossed paths with ballet otherwise
Neon Dance: Last and First Men
“The dancers… are welcome in their physical presence, their serenity and physical control impressive.”
Dan Daw: EXXY
The metaphor of a treadmill is expressed through movement. The entire cast move in a circle as if whipped by a tornado
Dance Umbrella: Change Tempo
Steiner is instantly magnetic. The toes of her pointe shoes rapidly strike the stage, rooting the lower body so the upper body can flourish and ripple
Oona Doherty’s Specky Clark
The narrative takes convoluted turns and tangents; the fine lines of the Specky’s reality an ambiguous jumble
By the light of the moon: Pina Bausch’s Vollmond
The everyday is made ludicrous, and deeply expressive… The performers engage in games of unfathomable rules… Normal romantic emotions are exaggerated
Jasmin Vardimon Company marks 25 years with NOW
How to capture the current moment, while acknowledging that it is ever moving? NOW revisits repertoire highlights while pondering the restless present
Ruination by Lost Dog
Beyond its generous offering of dance, sound and humour, Ruination feels much defined by its extremely lovable cast
Fairy Tales by POCKETART
Fairy Tales reckons with delusions; delusions of our past, or perhaps the tales we tell ourselves to survive the present.
National Dance Company Wales: Frontiers
National Dance Company Wales attack movement without undermining its lyricism, striking a balance between power and ease that is truly admirable.