New works curated by Sun Shier Dance Theatre
New work from emerging Taipei artists. Six short films, none longer than 15 minutes, and a mixed bunch in pretty much every sense of the term
David Mead
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s 13 Tongues, open-air amid the rice fields of Chihshang
With its fields of rice, sky in multiple shades of grey, and clouds slowly drifting across the mountains, the landscape provides a magnificent backdrop
A festive tale to make you think: Arthur Pita’s The Little Match Girl
When you find yourself engrossed once more by a work you’ve seen several times previously, it’s a sure sign it’s something special.
New duets and solos in Ripple by Yin Yue Dance Company
A series of duets and solos bookended by ensemble sections draw you in as they flow together effortlessly in a totally captivating performance
Scottish Ballet’s Starstruck on film
Starstruck, subtitled ‘Gene Kelly’s Love Letter to Ballet’, is a real delight; a fresh, vibrant ballet full of colour and energy.
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s festive Nutcracker
It’s Christmas, it’s Birmingham, and The Nutcracker is back live. Except that it’s not quite the one we have all been used to the past 30 years.
Past and present come together: Yorke Dance Project
Graham’s Lamentation, MacMillan’s Sea of Troubles, and new works by Robert Cohan and Yolande Yorke-Edgell in a fascinating programme.
Exploring the possibilities: dance and new technologies
The European Dance Hackathon: about thinking about the dance of tomorrow; to imagine the future of dance by combining it with new technologies
McNicol Ballet Collective presents Awakenings
The new Awakenings programme features four works by McNicol himself, all inspired by music, among them a brand-new, reimagined version of Firebird.
Dimitris Papaioannou’s Transverse Orientation
Scenes are variously dream-like, surreal, absurd and disturbing, but always beautiful and eye-catching
What is love? New Art Club consider the eternal question in Cupid’s Revenge
An original, beautifully judged, sometimes funny but sometimes deeply heartfelt show… It left me feeling quite warm inside.