Richness and ingenious invention: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes
Matthew Bourne admits that this is his personal love letter to a life in theatre and dance. It really shows.
Hamlet with incidental swans: The Bolshoi Ballet’s Swan Lake in cinema
Svetlana Zakharova is an astonishing Odette/Odile. She is simply exquisite as Odette.
First time winners dominate the National Dance Awards
All the winners from the 2016 National Dance Awards
Mesmerising: Motionhouse in Scattered
At first sight, Scattered is most strongly characterised by its powerfully imaginative use of technology
Russian Ballet Icons Gala will celebrate the Ballets Russes
This year’s Russian Ballet Icons Gala, In the Steps of the Ballets Russes, on Sunday March 12 will again feature a host of star dancers from around the world. A celebration of the legacy of the legendary Ballets Russes, the programme will feature excerpts from classics from the days of Diaghilev including The Firebird, Scheherazade, … Read more
DVD – Relève: Histoire d’une création
A look at the film that charts the creation of Benjamin Millepied’s first ballet as Director of the Paris Opera Ballet
A year in dance: 2016 in review
SeeingDance editor David Mead takes a personal glance back at the dance he saw in 2016.
Turning the theatre inside out: Familie Flöz’s Teatro Delusio
Peacock Theatre, London January 12, 2017 Maggie Foyer Familie Flöz are a rare treat. They turn the verb ‘mask’ into ‘reveal’ in magical fashion and in Teatro Delusio they turn the theatre inside out. We see the world of opera and ballet through the eyes of the backstage crew, a trio of old hands who … Read more
A gossamer-like Giselle: Alina Cojocaru with English National Ballet
Cojocaru produces a very fine dramatic contrast between the corporeal heroine and her corresponding Wili
Three looks at Dance in Asia
Century Contemporary Dance Company, Ha Youngmi and Off-Nibroll at the Shuiyuan Theater, Taipei December 30, 2016 David Mead Three works, three choreographers, three countries. Taiwan doesn’t get to see as much dance from around East Asia as one might expect, so this Dance in Asia (驅動城市) evening put together by Yao Shu-fen (姚淑芬) and her … Read more