David Mead
Birmingham Weekender: The city’s biggest arts festival ready for take-off
With just a week to go, David Mead looks ahead to the city’s autumn all-arts fest, coming September 22-24. Over 160 performances, 600+ artists, 26 new commissions. That’s Birmingham Weekender 2017, now almost upon us. The three-day festival features free performances and events from the city’s major arts organisations, independent artists and especially invited international … Read more
First sighting of The White Crow, Ralph Fiennes’ new film about Rudolf Nureyev’s defection to the West
The first images released from the forthcoming new film
Looking to the future: Time in Motion by The National Youth Ballet
Eight short ballets on the loose theme of a journey through time.
Two stories, two worlds and a masterpiece of staging: The Dreamer
Driven movement, a wonderful soundscape and terrific design
A marathon of extraordinary dance: Sacrifice by Iceland Dance Company
Ancient myth explored in cutting edge multimedia modernity
Taiwan at Summerhall: Heart of Darkness, Ever Never, The Backyard Story
Heart of Darkness is a terrific piece of ensemble theatre
Taiwan x 2 at Dance Base: 038 and Together Alone
Dance by Kuo-shin Chuang Pangcah Dance Theatre and Chen-wei Lee
A journey through death in Yoo Sun-hoo’s After 4: Over the Moon
Traditional roots in new Korean dance that’s poetic and sensitive
Circus with the warmth of a beating heart: Cirkus Cirkör in Limits
Cirkus Cirkör has the warmth of a beating heart
A balletic double-bill of differences: JSLN Dance Company in Virtuosity
A double-bill of differences