Elemental rawness: Akram Khan’s Outwitting the Devil
Each of the six dancers has an original movement quality, harnessing the energy of a coiled spring and combining fluidity and strength
Reviews
A splendid celebration: Ballet Icons Gala 2021
An evening of classical and contemporary new works and gala favourites performed by leading artists from around the world
New duets and solos in Ripple by Yin Yue Dance Company
A series of duets and solos bookended by ensemble sections draw you in as they flow together effortlessly in a totally captivating performance
Animation meets live action dance in a modern retelling of Coppélia
Inspired by Ted Brandsen’s witty 2008 production for Dutch National Ballet, dancers and a slick corps of female robots share the big screen
Scottish Ballet’s Starstruck on film
Starstruck, subtitled ‘Gene Kelly’s Love Letter to Ballet’, is a real delight; a fresh, vibrant ballet full of colour and energy.
A shape-shifting tale of love and desire: Fox Tales by GuoGuang Opera Company
A super production that fuses traditional Chinese opera with vivid digital multimedia design that brings the imaginary world to spectacular life
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s festive Nutcracker
It’s Christmas, it’s Birmingham, and The Nutcracker is back live. Except that it’s not quite the one we have all been used to the past 30 years.
Ballet Cymru: Made in Wales
Poems and Tiger Eggs is well described as a love letter to iconic Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas
Past and present come together: Yorke Dance Project
Graham’s Lamentation, MacMillan’s Sea of Troubles, and new works by Robert Cohan and Yolande Yorke-Edgell in a fascinating programme.
A new ballet company debuts: Awakenings by McNicol Ballet Collective
Four contemporary ballet world premieres, all classically-rooted and inspired by music, but also modern-feeling and of today
A family revealed: The Return by Felix Landerer and Of Curious Nature
The impressive level of detail helps the viewer perceive the pain caused by the unspeakable and claustrophobic realm we see