People, secrets, life, the office: Si Rawlinson’s Saving Face
All four performers are outstanding. Fabulous dancers but great actors too. They draw you in. You become invested in them and their relationships.
David Mead
GradPro National Showcase 2023
Who would be a judge? The dancers certainly gave the panel a difficult task. But when the results came in, it was the year of the men
Elmhurst Ballet Company: Legacy
An evening that looked acknowledged history but that also looked forward with new choreography, and dancers about to enter the professional world
From women’s suffrage to fascism. Venus by Impermanence
The undoubted highlight of this quadruple bill of new work is Venus, which holds up a mirror to the life of Suffragette Mary Richardson
A new take on an old story: Kidd Pivot in Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young’s Revisor
Quite simply, a brilliant piece of theatre, one where the performers don’t move to music but dance the words, physically expressing them in every way
A picture of war, resilience and hope: United Ukrainian Ballet in Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy
Danced to piano and string compositions by Valentin Silvestrov, and traditional folk music, it’s a picture of the people behind the headlines
Young Stars, New Vision. New dance in Taipei
Dance, physical theatre and circus to the National Theater’s black box stage in three, very different, 30-minute works.
Joy, tears and more: Want to Dance Festival’s Exchange Program
Including ‘Sky ~ World challenge in Taiwan~’ by Reisa Shimojima from Japan. A serious theme for sure, but utterly mad and utterly brilliant
Dance in all its variety: Shinehouse Theatre’s Want to Dance Festival
Over three packed days, artists from 15 countries presented 74 works at the company’s Wan Theater and 16 less traditional venues.
Nominations announced for the 23rd National Dance Awards
The Royal Ballet tops the short-list with 14 nominations. English National Ballet and Rambert have seven, and Birmingham Royal Ballet five.
Tiler Peck to create new ballet for Northern Ballet’s new season
Her new piece will form one third of Generations: Three Short Ballets, a trio of works created by choreographers from across the generations