Coming to terms with a hidden secret: Nikki Rummer’s Unbroken
Rummer is an engaging storyteller; Unbroken is a deeply affecting, deeply personal show that hits you right where it should.
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Thirty minutes in VR: Le Bal de Paris by Blanca Li
An amazing experience. The audacity and scope of Li’s vision coupled with the visual creations of director Vincent Chazal are breath-taking
Vibrant brilliance: The Forsythe Evening from English National Ballet
Two works complement to make a vibrant evening that leave the audience breathless and begging for more.
Dance with commitment from Ballet Black as they celebrate their 20th anniversary
Gregory Maqoma’s Black Sun buries deep into the interior of the dancers making each journey a highly personal and individual exploration
Grace and strength, and a troubled man: the BalletBoyz in Deluxe
Ripple is a beautiful, fluid work that remains true to its title. Full of grace and strength, it does indeed constantly reminds one of shifting water
Dance for Ukraine
A naturally emotion-laden evening, with most of the dance laden with symbolism, as the ballet world came together to raise money for aid for Ukraine
40 Years of Phoenix Dance Theatre
Five works that celebrate and span Phoenix Dance Theatre’s four decades. An evening of British contemporary dance at its best.
Fine dance with a dash of comedy in an English National Ballet School’s mixed-bill
The four new works covered classical and contemporary dance while also allowing the dancers to show their presentation and comedy skills.
Alexander Whitley Dance Company: Overflow
Hazy, dark, bleak, yet in many ways, beautiful. Relentless in all senses, including in the quality and precision of the five superb dancers
The Russian State Ballet of Siberia: Snow Maiden
If Cinderella was a little short on classical steps, Snow Maiden certainly made up for it.
Exploring the boundary between real-world and virtual: Tom Dale Company’s Surge
The movement vocabulary is a mix of contemporary with a heavy flavour of tai-chi. The graphics twist and twirl, as does the dancer