A treat for young and old: Northern Ballet’s Little Red Riding Hood
The Wolf is hungry, famished, in fact, but rather than Little Red and Grandma being on the menu, he’s more interested in cakes and honey
Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu: Deciphers
Much remains hidden although it is, “Full of excellent physicality and the duo, each in their own way tremendous dancers, clearly have a lot to say.”
How are you? Tjimur Dance Theatre in bulabulay mun?
With a very open-minded approach… Baru Madiljin weaves ancestral memory and still lingering historical scars into the dancers’ bodies and emotions.
La Fille mal gardée: Frederick Ashton’s sunshine ballet
When Marianela Nuñez stepped on stage, it was instantly clear that she was not pretending to be Lise, she was Lise.
Company of Elders
They Look Like People is a whimsical exploration of identity… a ‘dance play,’ it is engaging, moving, funny, and entirely in keeping with the dancers
National Dance Company Wales: Surge
Three very different works set in three very different worlds. All showcase the company terrifically… and in Mabon, something uniquely Welsh.
Jan Martens: Voice Noise
Sometimes the dance is very much at one with the music, not so much adding layers or illustrating it, but being pushed and pulled by it.
Hofesh Shechter Company: Theatre of Dreams
Theatre of Dreams is so far out of the box, that I found it impossible to follow… The staging is certainly innovative and exciting
Motionhouse in Hidden
The two-act, full-length work impressed greatly at its premiere back in February but on the much larger Hippodrome stage it looked even better
Dan Daw: EXXY
The metaphor of a treadmill is expressed through movement. The entire cast move in a circle as if whipped by a tornado
Ben Duke, Artist Encounters: Making Text Move
He does not speak so much as perform. His body moves faster than his words, revealing that his mind is running at least ten thoughts at once