That’s Life: Sinatra and Tharp in an evening of moods and emotions at Birmingham Royal Ballet
Plus Jack Lister’s new A Brief Nostalgia and Ballet Black in The Suit
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Big, bold, tender: English National Ballet in Akram Khan’s Giselle
Huge broad sweeps of the choreographic brush
A look back at youth dance at the Edinburgh Fringe: Letter to Alice, Snow White & The Moment
Challenging themes, beautifully presented
Lust and slaughter: a terrific Salome leads Astana Ballet’s London debut
A stunning work, stunningly performed
The joy of dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Precision and technical strength, ease and confidence
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Lazarus and Revelations
Speaks for the modern Africa American with power and poetry
A daring Eastern vision of death and rebirth: Yang Liping’s Rite of Spring
The might of destruction and the light in regeneration
A searing evocation of the city: Oona Doherty’s Hard to be Soft: A Belfast Prayer
A cathartic and intense journey
Two Chinese-inspired pieces: Xchange by Dramatic English Shenzen & Qing Snake by Xiao Bai Art Theatre
Full of warmth and good humour