Afro Dance Xplosion 2026: A joyful celebration of dance and rhythm
A wonderful sense of warmth, generosity and welcome… a programme that was as varied as it was engaging
UK
Baro d’evel: Who Are We?
There are occasions in theatre when, despite the evident skills of the performers and the enthusiasm of the audience, a production simply fails to communicate
The Royal Ballet: Manon
MacMillan gives his characters room to behave foolishly, selfishly, passionately and sometimes with startling cruelty, all within the discipline of classical ballet.
A Centenary Celebration – The Royal Ballet School
Presenting works by choreographers whose careers have been shaped by the School, the evening offered a remarkable showcase of its enduring contribution to British ballet.
End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland: A Japanese-French encounter with the absurd
An encounter in which the choreography too often serves to connect or decorate scenes, without adding much to the drama itself
Polymer DMT / Lo Fang-yun: The Seas Between Us
Taking the unresolved conflict between China and Taiwan as its starting point, a look at how political systems and cultural influences shape identity, behaviour and relationships
Getting to the soul of it: The Brown Suite by BlacBrik
Packed with wonderful dancing, wit, character, tremendous music and choreography… marvellously entertaining from start to finish
Pam Tanowitz’s Pastoral. Beautiful pieces, strangely little pull
The dancers are excellent, the movement has a sly sense of humour, the set is beautiful, the sound world keeps throwing up new ideas. But those pleasures rarely seem to gather.
NDCWales in Blue|Glas
The two works share ideas around struggle, change and moving forward, but they come from opposite directions.
Jess & Morgs’ DEEPFAKE
A work concerned with the instability of images repeatedly brings our attention back to something stubbornly physical: the body in front of us.
“No dancing tonight. This is a concert.” Charlie Khalil Prince’s the body symphonic
Sound dominates the evening from the start. Prince swings a microphone above his head until the amplified rush begins to resemble wind