Requiem for Aleppo
We preview a new work created and conceived by composer David Cazalet with choreography by Jason Mabana
David Mead
Arthur Pita and HeadSpaceDance: Stepmother/Stepfather
The audience was left in limbo wondering whether it was funny or something else
Working girl to princess: David Bintley’s Cinderella
Momoko Hirata is exquisite as the transcendent Cinders
Pina Bausch sunny side up: Masurca Fogo
Lisbon in snapshot, the work is infused with sensual warmth, the heady perfume of flowers and the sea
Richness and ingenious invention: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes
Matthew Bourne admits that this is his personal love letter to a life in theatre and dance. It really shows.
First time winners dominate the National Dance Awards
All the winners from the 2016 National Dance Awards
Mesmerising: Motionhouse in Scattered
At first sight, Scattered is most strongly characterised by its powerfully imaginative use of technology
Russian Ballet Icons Gala will celebrate the Ballets Russes
This year’s Russian Ballet Icons Gala, In the Steps of the Ballets Russes, on Sunday March 12 will again feature a host of star dancers from around the world. A celebration of the legacy of the legendary Ballets Russes, the programme will feature excerpts from classics from the days of Diaghilev including The Firebird, Scheherazade, … Read more
DVD – Relève: Histoire d’une création
A look at the film that charts the creation of Benjamin Millepied’s first ballet as Director of the Paris Opera Ballet
A year in dance: 2016 in review
SeeingDance editor David Mead takes a personal glance back at the dance he saw in 2016.