A classic that reaches out and touches: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake
A fine telling of the tale of love, betrayal and loss. An evening full of power and tenderness. Classical ballet at its classical best
Reviews
Dragana Bulut: Beyond Love
An exploration of the commodification of love that poses questions in an unusual, amusing and highly interactive performance.
An Evening of Music and Dance with Birmingham Royal Ballet
The annual night out at Symphony Hall returned in style with a gala-like programme of orchestral and dance selections.
Ballett Zürich: On the Move
On the Move is not only the title of Ballett Zürich’s latest triple bill… but also a description of the momentary state of affairs at the company.
Mette Ingvartsen Constellation
Three programmes blending dance and movement with other disciplines including language, and a delve into the politics of sexuality
A man and his music: Dance Me by Ballets Jazz Montréal
A portrait of the man and his music: a collage of songs, his morose voice and words, which the dance only occasionally rises to match
Familie Flöz: Feste
Entertaining theatre, spiced with acute social commentary… Whether you are a dance, theatre or music fan, there will be something for you.
Ballet, folk music and poetry meet as one in The Tears of Jenny Greenteeth
A show that will appeal to all ages, to folk and ballet lovers alike… Hugely appealing, impossible not to be drawn in, and impossible not to like.
A message for today: Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined
Greed, exploitation, fear, desperation, concern, hopelessness, but also a message that change is possible
Life and death, the worldly and otherworldly: Asun Noales’ La mort I la donzella
The passage from life to death, premature death, the pain and dismay after the death of beloved ones…the fragility of life…
A delicious confection: The Tokyo Ballet in The Nutcracker
Akira Akiyama allies strength with a lovely soft delicacy. She finds remarkable lightness is everything as she speaks with her whole body