Up-close and full-on: Rambert in Analogue
A short programme, just one 50-minute number, but pure gold in terms of amazing dance in a no-frills package.
Maggie Foyer
The Royal Ballet: The Winter’s Tale
Like fine wine it’s enhanced with age, finding pole position as a heavyweight, dramatic ballet set to Joby Talbot’s music
IMAGO by Pett|Clausen-Knight
The choreography eloquently expresses the depth of feeling. Both men are exceptional dancers… They know their stuff, and this shows
Choreographers across generations in Badisches Staatsballett’s Strings/Jumps
A well-balanced programme of quality dance – the visit of 92-year-old Hans van Manen and a rapturously received premiere from Mthuthuzeli November
Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Peter Wright’s unerring sense of theatre is evident throughout in this iconic production which premiered in 1984
International Draft Works
A short evening with plenty of variety, as ten choreographers, mostly still dancers themselves, were given the space to experiment.
Sydney Dance Company: Ascent
classic contemporary dance, a work of conceptual dance/art and a breakdance-inspired close, all invested with Antipodean energy and commitment
Moments in relationships and something of ourselves: Pett|Clausen-Knight on IMAGO
Maggie Foyer talks to James Pett and Travis Clausen-Knight, whose IMAGO receives its UK premiere on April 26 and 27.
Macmillan short works celebrated by The Royal Ballet
This triple bill of Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer and Requiem gives evidence of the breadth and depth of his creative talents
Nuñez and Muntagirov light up The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake
Swan Lake is the ballerina’s ballet and Nuñez was perfection from her first grand jeté to her final death plunge.
Carlos Acosta announces Nutcracker in Havana
A show that will, in his own words, have the “colour, feel and vibrancy of Havana with the tradition and beauty of The Nutcracker.”