Reviews
Saluting Dutch talent: Dutch National Ballet’s Gala
The season in Amsterdam gets off to a top gear start
Staying true: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Sadler’s Wells
Enriching modern dance while preserving the African American cultural tradition that gives the company its unique style
Slick but more excitement needed: more from Alvin Ailey
The company dance as one, every turn, every gesture matched precisely if a bit robotically.
Rockin’ to the rhythms with Alvin Ailey
The rhythms seem ingrained in the bodies in a way that is very, very special.
Games and rituals: Raw at the Edinburgh Festival
It is the children of Raw that hold the performance together
Intoxicating: Familie Floz in Teatro Delusio
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh August 23, 2016 David Mead It takes a lot to fill the Grand at the Pleasance Courtyard. It’s a huge venue. But Berlin-based Familie Flöz did just that and more at this year’s Fringe with Teatro Delusio, 90 minutes of intoxicating mime and puppetry full of wonderful characters; clowning, slapstick and more … Read more
Humanising Odette: Jurgita Dronina in Hong Kong Ballet’s Swan Lake
The fullness of her courage is moving because it feels true
A delight for all the senses: The Toad Knew
A glorious piece of theatre; a feast for the all the senses
Buzzing and enthusiastic: Whiteout by Barrowland Ballet
A generally benign, even cuddly affirmation of diversity
Kolesnikova’s good intentions not enough: Her Name Was Carmen
But, oh does she take forever to finally die and put us all out of our misery.