Next Generation Festival: Finnish National Ballet Youth Company
We see young dancers testing their technical skills, testing the waters in emotional encounters… A joy to watch.
Maggie Foyer
Intensity and pleasure: Royal Swedish Ballet in Manon
Opera House, StockholmMay 26, 2023 Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon created in 1974, continues to weave its magic providing a slew of dramatic roles against a volatile and violent backdrop. The Royal Swedish Ballet, founded in 1773 and celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, first presented the ballet in 1980. It makes a welcome return. The central … Read more
GöteborgsOperans Danskompani: Skid and SAABA
Damien Jalet’s vision of dance is borderless, and he seems the right man to place dance on a slippery slope and stimulate questions
Passions on the boil: Pioneers by Ballet Black
Isabela Coracy, as Nina Simone, dressed in a gown of African print holds centre stage playing the dynamics with commanding presence
Kontemporary Korea: A Triple Bill of K:Dance
The third programme in this Festival of Korean Dance delivered… skilled craft, intellectual rigour and something distinctive and unusual
An evening of energy from Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
KNCDC’s enthusiasm, energy and commitment inspire and delight, and this double bill by Jaeyoung Lee and Sung Im Her is no exception
BRB2 debut with Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection
An exciting group of young professionals in a pot pourri of gala favourites spiced up with new and less well-known works
An absolute treat: London Children’s Ballet in Snow White
Costumes and sets are colourful, simple and very effective… having live music is a joy… The standard was, on the whole, most impressive.
On the And, honouring the legacy of Sir Robert Cohan
On the And, is an apt title. The intake of breath that precipitates the rush of energy and action brings memories flooding back
Tom Dale Company in Surge and Sub:Version
Digital meets dance plus music and visuals. A double bill that is a superb evening of total theatre.
Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice
Masilo weaves her heritage Tswana dance with contemporary in this highly enjoyable production that lingers and feeds the soul.