Birmingham & Midlands
Northern Ballet take on the holocaust with The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
I walked away feeling uncomfortable. Not with the events portrayed, but with the way they are portrayed
Full throttle, Grease is the word
A great, feel-good show with fabulous, infectious songs and some wonderful characters
Ballet Black: Captured and Red Riding Hood
Captured is a work of cryptic and ever-shifting but tightly-knit relationships
Colour and delight: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes
Led by the wonderful flame-haired Ashley Shaw as Victoria, the dancing is terrific
A feast for eyes and ears: Ravi Shankar’s dance-opera, Sukanya
A massively colourful, entertaining total integration of music, dance, drama and modern visuals
A meeting of old friends: Ana Morales and David Coria in Reunión
A journey through many moods and flamenco’s range of rhythmic styles
An Evening of Music and Dance with Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia
A delightful gourmet taster menu of an evening
Joli Vyann Dance’s Imbalance: a compelling excursion into the modern preoccupation with social media
A dance, circus and acrobatic fusion sophisticated in both conception and execution
Dance that brims with energy: ROSALIND by James Cousins Company
A fusion of sound, movement, light and darkness, the spoken word and confrontation