Matthew Bourne scores on all counts with The Red Shoes
“Brilliantly conceived.” “A personal triumph for Ashley Shaw.”
David Mead
Ahmad Joudeh: from Syria to the Netherlands, dancing for peace
Until recently, Ahmad Joudeh was giving dance classes to children in Damascus. Then Dutch TV made a film…
Dancer Wellness
David Mead looks at Dancer Wellness, a new book edited by Mary Virginia Wilmerding and Donna Krasnow that helps dancers learn and apply important wellness concepts, and in doing so get more out of the dance experience. It is undoubtedly true that today’s dancers, at whatever level, are more knowledgeable and more inquisitive about how … Read more
A journey in time along the Silk Road: Jade Dance Theatre’s Crescent Spring
The sights and mysteries of the Silk Road alongside striking contemporary fashions and music
Goecke and Clug’s contemporary takes on Stravinsky classics Petrushka and Sacre
Clug’s Sacre takes us back to a primeval world and a bleak landscape
Sir Peter Wright’s Birmingham Nutcracker serves up a festive treat
Even the Stahlbaum’s bedecked living room got a round of applause as the curtain first rose.
Global dance names and emerging local artists at the Hong Kong Arts Festival 2017
The dance programme at the 2017 Hong Kong Arts Festival is packed with quality performers. The headlines are naturally taken by the three big visitors: the Bayerisches Staatsballett and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch from Germany, and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal from Canada. There much more too, though, including plenty of local dance-making talent on … Read more
Hong Kong Ballet and West Kowloon Cultural District collaborate on Choreographer & Composer Lab
A platform to open dialogue between the worlds of dance and music.