A Christmas treat: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance
With some of Bourne’s best choreography in the detail of the variations, the passion of the duets and strong ensemble numbers.
Maggie Foyer
Thrilling theatre: Norwegian National Ballet in The Hamlet Complex Redux
Simply too much to absorb in one viewing, but the brilliant stage pictures and the fine performances make for total immersion in thrilling theatre
Robbins/Balanchine from the Royal Swedish Ballet
Two of Jerome Robbins’ most popular ballets and one of Balanchine’s most enjoyable. What’s not to like?
New English Ballet Theatre: Cycles of Loss and Love
It was apposite to present this programme close to Remembrance weekend when we recall the human loss suffered through the madness of war.
Shadows by Dutch National Ballet
Three works themed on war, hope and power, the earliest, Kurt Jooss’ The Green Table from 1932, as perennial as war itself
Colour and energy: The Royal Swedish Ballet in Don Quixote
A feast of dance, music and colourful costumes with the added bonus of Madeleine Woo and Dmitry Zagrebin in the roles of Kitri and Basilio
Baroque Counterpoint: Dance@TheGrange
Shobana Jeyasingh’s Clorinda Agonistes is a dramatic tale that weaves dance successfully with opera, live music and design
A memorable evening in Hamburg: Nijinsky Gala XLVII
A long evening with some of the best dance on the planet and memorable performances
Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen Festival Programme 4
Boosted by visitors from Vienna State Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet, an evening of dance and music of amazing quality and variety
A sparkling triumph: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote
A production… that can rightly be called a triumph… the dance was virtuosic, the speed incendiary and the vitality never flagged
London Contemporary Dance School Graduation Performance 2022
This years’ works were thought provoking and relevant with the black humour of Sam Coren’s Story Telling for Earthly Survival, coming tops