Filled with the feel-good factor: An American in Paris
A total delight: brilliant choreography, the Gershwin musical magic and a stunning cast.
London & SE
Sheer class: English National Ballet with Van Manen, Forsythe and Bausch
Evenings at the theatre don’t come much better than this
Lingering emotions: Company Chameleon in Witness
An intensely personal statement, drawing on experience
Old favourites, new challenges: Russian Ballet Icons Gala
A tribute to Diaghilev that looked backward, showcased the contemporary and offered something new
Icarus soars highest in Project Polunin
Mindful of his heritage and looking to the future, Sergei Polunin focuses his energies on an ambitious project
Journeys of self-discovery: Aakash Odedra in Echoes and I Imagine
Echoes by Aditi Mangaldas, a classical kathak work, transports the audience into the sublime.
Company Wayne McGregor and Paris Opera Ballet in Tree of Codes
McGregor’s company dancers were on brilliant form, in choreography that stretches them to the limit
Promise unfulfilled: Stopgap’s The Enormous Room
The premise is good but some judicious rewriting required
Ballet Black score again with a Red Riding Hood danced with undisguised glee
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Red Riding Hood is a ‘coming of age’ work for the company
maliphantworks: an evening of bliss
A bijou venue, five exceptional artists, four of his finest small works, effective design and music