Northern Ballet: Gentleman Jack
A triumph in every respect… Compelling… A masterful piece of storytelling in the true Northern Ballet tradition
Reviews
Tulsa Ballet: Made in America
Demonstrated lots of quality in an excellent triple bill of diverse influences that also showed the versatility of the dancers.
Still Pointless: BalletBoyz at 25
What remains most impressive is the calibre of the dancers. They show athletic power, musical responsiveness, sharp ensemble work and superb technique
Rendez-Vous Dance: The Monocle
The limitations of only focusing on sexual relationships are all-too apparent. People are so much more than their sexuality but you wouldn’t think it
Festival of Korean Dance 2026: 99 Art Company in Ekah & Abyss
Both sit in the territory of grief, ritual and remembrance… An evening that was certainly distinctive, occasionally compelling, but also frustratingly limited
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: “…como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si…”
Continuing what seemed to be becoming a trend in Bausch’s work, it’s much more colourful and lighter in tone than many of her tanztheater creations
Acosta Danza in Carlos Acosta’s Carmen: flashes of heat
Woking TheatreMay 6, 2026 Carlos Acosta’s Carmen has heat in flashes, but rarely enough pressure to make the evening catch fire. The problem is partly musical. The score suits each scene well enough, but the sections do not bite into one another. What should gather as fatal momentum often feels episodic. A tavern scene with … Read more
Lyre Liar by Liam Francis Dance Company
A solo work that traces Francis’ journey in dance, moving between performance and personal reflection.
Tutus and Testosterone: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Irresistible. The joke never feels thin, because the dancing underneath it is so alive. Technique is there, ego is there, bad behaviour is there
Breakin’ Convention 2026: Friction
Contemporary dance, krump, and street-based forms intersected and overlapped in an evening that reflected the diversity of hip hop today.
Rock to Heaven with Ballet of the Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz
“The programme did not take me anyway near heaven, but it presented a roster of very talented, young dancers”