Wildly creative. Ambiguous Dance Company in The Belt – Past and Future
These Korean dancers are a force of nature. I love their audacity, their phenomenal energy and most of all, their wild, fantastic creativity
Ghost Ships brings history to life
A look ahead with Nancy Hirst (Icon Theatre) and Amina Khayyam (Amina Khayyam Dance Company) to Ghost Ships at Historic Dockyard Chatham
The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition
The standard of dancing was superb, the gold medal being taken by Antonia Maria Cramb, currently training at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
ZooNation: The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
The narrative itself is thin. But who cares when the characterisation is so good, the dancing so terrific, and the energy levels so stratospheric.
Ballet Nights at Cadogan Hall
A mixed bill brought, inevitably perhaps, mixed success but without a shadow of a doubt, it was worth it for Set Fast alone.
Zürcher Theater Spektakel: a festival that confronts and includes
The festival’s main program showcased the perspectives of more than 240 artists from about 30 countries, with inequity often at the heart of works
Wing Chun: an extraordinary evening of martial arts and dance
A perfect blend of dance, drama and martial arts… Some of the martial arts sequences in Wing Chun leave one breathless
State Ballet of Georgia: Swan Lake
A pleasing, traditional Swan Lake, but one that lacks characterisation and struggles for ‘wow’ factor.
A Night with Janis Joplin
a wonderful evening of blues and rock nostalgia, reliving the singer’s tragically short 27 years of sex, drugs, and rock and roll stardom.
You, the Choreographer: Creating and Crafting Dance
A truly handsome book… It covers just about everything you want to know, explore and understand about the elusive art of choreography
National Youth Ballet: Evolving Visions
A happy couple of hours in the company of some very talented young dancers, whose joy and enthusiasm reached across the footlights.