Scottish Ballet: A Streetcar Named Desire
There is something special about watching Blanche, danced superbly by Marge Hendrick, on her self-destruct journey in the language of dance
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A glimpse into 1930s Paris in Rendez-Vous Dance’s The Monocle
The Monocle shines a light on a fascinating moment in social history. The cast give it everything they have.
BRB2: Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection
If this Saturday matinée at a sold out Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham is anything to go by, BRB2 are well worth catching again
Up-close and full-on: Rambert in Analogue
A short programme, just one 50-minute number, but pure gold in terms of amazing dance in a no-frills package.
Carlos Acosta: On Before
Acosta remains a fantastic partner and performer. The equally mesmerising Laura Rodríguez comfortably matches him for presence.
The Royal Ballet: The Winter’s Tale
Like fine wine it’s enhanced with age, finding pole position as a heavyweight, dramatic ballet set to Joby Talbot’s music
Annie Hanauer Dance: A space for all our tomorrows
A show that looks at utopia through the lens of disability… about collective imagining and disabled dreaming
Boy Blue’s Cycles
Barbican Theatre, LondonMay 1, 2024 Cycles, performed by pioneers of hip-hop, Boy Blue, is a powerhouse of a performance. It depicts the cycles of nature: day and night, time and season, tides and rhythms, and birth and death. The dancers are superb, highly talented and skilled hip-hop performers. The piece is introduced with a motion-sway … Read more
IMAGO by Pett|Clausen-Knight
The choreography eloquently expresses the depth of feeling. Both men are exceptional dancers… They know their stuff, and this shows
Reimagined but happily familiar: Coppélia by KVN Dance Company
The show is engaging from the very first second… I wish I could press ‘rewind’ to watch these again and discover a million new things.
Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Peter Wright’s unerring sense of theatre is evident throughout in this iconic production which premiered in 1984