Reviews 108 - SeeingDance

Northern Ballet celebrates fifty years

June 23, 2026January 9, 2020 by David Mead

A grand evening at the Grand Theatre

A seasonal treat in-store: Rambert x Future Fantasy at Selfridges

June 23, 2026December 28, 2019 by David Mead

Magical

A humanist view of the cycle of life: Skånes Dansteater in Mozart’s Requiem by Örjan Andersson

December 21, 2019 by David Mead

Amazing spirit

An alternative and very poignant Christmas story: Arthur Pita’s The Little Match Girl

June 23, 2026December 19, 2019 by David Mead

A beautiful reimagining

A beautiful story now told in compelling dance: John Neumeier’s The Glass Menagerie

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by David Mead

Alina Cojocaru has all the fragility and otherworldliness required of Laura

Celestial Sorrow by Meg Stuart and Damaged Goods

July 19, 2021December 17, 2019 by Veronica Posth

Constant references to sorrow and nostalgia

Torn between two loves: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

June 23, 2026December 16, 2019 by David Mead

Ashley Shaw is an effortless Victoria Page

Long-haired beasts and dislocated limbs: Sharon Eyal and Alexander Ekman at the Staatsballett Berlin

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 by David Mead

Ebullient emancipation

Seasonal joy: English National Ballet’s Nutcracker

June 23, 2026December 13, 2019 by Charlotte Kasner

Total theatrical and musical joy

Glitter and escapism in Scottish Ballet’s The Snow Queen

June 23, 2026December 13, 2019 by Róisín O'Brien

A wintry tale

Penguins: the delightful and heart-warming story of Roy and Silo

June 23, 2026December 11, 2019 by David Mead

A little gem the whole family will enjoy