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
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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
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.
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
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