Kylián, Ek and Forsythe at the Royal Swedish Ballet
Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated is a show stopper; choreography and music converging on the cusp of tradition redefining the arts
Reviews
Ballet Black at the Linbury: Then or Now and The Waiting Game
Ballet Black continues to lead the pack with two quality, new commissions, very different in style but balancing neatly.
A bold, risk-taking, heady mix: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Curated by Carlos
A programme that sees Birmingham Royal Ballet moving into the top league. Alessandra Ferri’s beauty permeates the stage like a heady perfume
Sensual, penetrating, emotional: Jose Agudo’s Carmen
A knockout. The tempestuous dance, coming straight from the heart, makes the blood and sweat tangible.
Sharon Eyal live at Selfridges with Family and Love Chapter 2
Torsos ripple like waves and arms stretch with sinew-cracking intensity, the body language is guarded and the knot of tension…never fully releases
Dimitris Papaioannou’s Transverse Orientation
Scenes are variously dream-like, surreal, absurd and disturbing, but always beautiful and eye-catching
What is love? New Art Club consider the eternal question in Cupid’s Revenge
An original, beautifully judged, sometimes funny but sometimes deeply heartfelt show… It left me feeling quite warm inside.
A Shakespeare classic collides with modernity as Carlos Curates: R&J Reimagined
Birmingham Royal Ballet and Rosie Kay Dance Company. Indie rock and ballet. In Brum. And it was absolutely riveting.
Paper play: Club Origami
Takeshi Matsumoto’s interactive and immersive dance show for the under-5s and their grown-ups that puts the emphasis on creativity through play
An intimate delve into Soho’s underbelly: Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell
The world of showbiz falls away and the dancers present the fragmented tales that lurk in Soho’s underbelly
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
With Momoko Horata and César Morales. BRB did the ballet proud, dancing finely and making the spine tingle in all the right places.