Reviews 130 - SeeingDance

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker leaves a warm glow

June 23, 2026January 2, 2019 by David Mead

Beautiful set pieces

Dutch National Ballet in Cinderella

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 by David Mead

Fine dance roles, beautiful costumes and truly magical effects

English National Ballet’s Nutcracker

June 23, 2026December 17, 2018 by David Mead

A grand pas de deux of singing precision

A sunny Sleeping Beauty from Ballet Theatre UK

June 23, 2026December 17, 2018 by David Mead

Trips along nicely

Still spectacular: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

June 23, 2026December 14, 2018 by David Mead

Bourne’s take on the classic tale thrills

Motionhouse helps launch Rugby’s new Macready Theatre

June 23, 2026December 13, 2018 by David Mead

“A new era of culture” for the town

Festive delights in Northern Ballet’s Nutcracker

June 23, 2026December 4, 2018 by David Mead

Ballet to send you away with a warm glow

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Antony Gormley: Icon

June 23, 2026December 3, 2018 by Charlotte Kasner

Packs subtle punches

Nitin Sawhney and Wang Ramirez’s Dystopian Dream

June 23, 2026November 29, 2018 by David Mead

By turns nightmarish and ethereal

Ritual and myth in the Labyrinth mixed bill from Dresden’s Semperoper Ballett

July 2, 2026November 29, 2018 by David Mead

Balanchine classicism, Graham and post-modern

Kylián’s Wings of Wax soars in Trinity by the Royal Swedish Ballet

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by David Mead

Eloquent duets in choreography of shifting emotions