Staying true: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Sadler’s Wells
Enriching modern dance while preserving the African American cultural tradition that gives the company its unique style
Slick but more excitement needed: more from Alvin Ailey
The company dance as one, every turn, every gesture matched precisely if a bit robotically.
Rockin’ to the rhythms with Alvin Ailey
The rhythms seem ingrained in the bodies in a way that is very, very special.
Games and rituals: Raw at the Edinburgh Festival
It is the children of Raw that hold the performance together
Intoxicating: Familie Floz in Teatro Delusio
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh August 23, 2016 David Mead It takes a lot to fill the Grand at the Pleasance Courtyard. It’s a huge venue. But Berlin-based Familie Flöz did just that and more at this year’s Fringe with Teatro Delusio, 90 minutes of intoxicating mime and puppetry full of wonderful characters; clowning, slapstick and more … Read more
Humanising Odette: Jurgita Dronina in Hong Kong Ballet’s Swan Lake
The fullness of her courage is moving because it feels true
A delight for all the senses: The Toad Knew
A glorious piece of theatre; a feast for the all the senses
Buzzing and enthusiastic: Whiteout by Barrowland Ballet
A generally benign, even cuddly affirmation of diversity
Kolesnikova’s good intentions not enough: Her Name Was Carmen
But, oh does she take forever to finally die and put us all out of our misery.
Singapore Dance Theatre in Masterpiece in Motion
The age of Innocence emerges slowly, stealthily from a tapestry of unspooling private narratives
World Gala, Seoul International Dance Competition
The feel-good factor was palpable among artists and audience.