Matthew Bourne scores on all counts with The Red Shoes
“Brilliantly conceived.” “A personal triumph for Ashley Shaw.”
Reviews
A Christmas tale well told: Scottish Ballet in Hansel & Gretel
The title characters are a dynamic and infectious pairing that hold together well the ballet’s delights
Dancer Wellness
David Mead looks at Dancer Wellness, a new book edited by Mary Virginia Wilmerding and Donna Krasnow that helps dancers learn and apply important wellness concepts, and in doing so get more out of the dance experience. It is undoubtedly true that today’s dancers, at whatever level, are more knowledgeable and more inquisitive about how … Read more
Tender is the night: Up & Down by Eifman Ballet of St Petersburg
Eifman packs more interest into the first five minutes as many choreographers do an entire evening.
A journey in time along the Silk Road: Jade Dance Theatre’s Crescent Spring
The sights and mysteries of the Silk Road alongside striking contemporary fashions and music
Ballet Cymru meets Roald Dahl in Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs
Amusing moments but underpowered
Goecke and Clug’s contemporary takes on Stravinsky classics Petrushka and Sacre
Clug’s Sacre takes us back to a primeval world and a bleak landscape
National Ballet of China in The Peony Pavilion
Earth and heaven are united as peony petals rain from the sky. Beautiful
Hard-hitting contemporary themes dominate Michael Keegan-Dolan’s Swan Lake (Loch na hEala)
Poetry, beauty, mystery and folklore; political and moral corruption, religious superstition and abuse