A man and his music: Dance Me by Ballets Jazz Montréal
A portrait of the man and his music: a collage of songs, his morose voice and words, which the dance only occasionally rises to match
Birmingham Royal Ballet announces Black Sabbath – The Ballet
Featuring eight Black Sabbath tracks alongside new music, Birmingham rock meets Birmingham ballet this autumn. Choreography by Pontus Lidberg
Familie Flöz: Feste
Entertaining theatre, spiced with acute social commentary… Whether you are a dance, theatre or music fan, there will be something for you.
Ballet, folk music and poetry meet as one in The Tears of Jenny Greenteeth
A show that will appeal to all ages, to folk and ballet lovers alike… Hugely appealing, impossible not to be drawn in, and impossible not to like.
A message for today: Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined
Greed, exploitation, fear, desperation, concern, hopelessness, but also a message that change is possible
Life and death, the worldly and otherworldly: Asun Noales’ La mort I la donzella
The passage from life to death, premature death, the pain and dismay after the death of beloved ones…the fragility of life…
A delicious confection: The Tokyo Ballet in The Nutcracker
Akira Akiyama allies strength with a lovely soft delicacy. She finds remarkable lightness is everything as she speaks with her whole body
Light, shadow, and balloons in three by Philippe Saire
Vittorio Bertolli and Philippe Chosson were remarkably expressive in Hocus Pocus and Vacuum, works that both make great use of light and darkness
Double Arc Dance: Grown Men Keep Breaking My Heart
An emotional tour de force from Joey Barton and Kennedy Junior Muntanga with vulnerability and coping mechanisms very much on display.
Thomas Hauert & ZOO: Efeu
Mercat de les Flors, BarcelonaJanuary 20, 2023 At the end of a sunny day, as most Barcelona days are, even in winter, Swiss dancer Thomas Hauert and his company ZOO performed at the beautiful La Casa de la Danza, better known as Mercat de les Flors, the city’s theatre dedicated to showing contemporary dance. Founded … Read more
The woman inside the dress: David Glass Ensemble in The Brides
Sometimes provocative, sometimes, shocking, sometimes amusing, certainly challenging. A work full of strength, desperation and beauty