Love, desire, people: Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell
There’s no overall plot. The focus is rather on creating a world, painting pictures, of time, place and people, all of which he does superbly
GODZ by Head First Acrobats
Riotous dance-acrobatics along-side a risque sketch of four Greek gods enjoying themselves… non-stop show that leaves you quite breathless.
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in London
A well-curated programme that showcased the dancers’ skills well, culminating in Jerome Robbins’ American classic, Interplay
No music but bags of rhythm: Carte Blanche in Cancel Bertha at the Bergen International Festival
There’s almost no musical accompaniment. But that doesn’t mean silence, because it still comes loaded with sound and rhythm, and is full of life.
A very tasty tapas of a show from Estévez/Paños y compañía
A superb evening with many moments that were truly original, thought-provoking, challenging, educational, witty, entertaining and novel
Diversity is the big winner at the National Dance Awards 2024
Best Male Dancer jointly awarded to Tommy Franzén (hip hop) and Aakash Odedra (kathak), with both also winning performance awards.
London Flamenco Festival: Pineda, Flamenco by Cantaora, Queralt Lahoz
In Pineda, Patricia Guerrero does an impressive job in giving body and soul to the character in what is a compelling flamenco ballet.
Gala de Danza, celebrating dance and all the arts comes to London
June 25 and 26 sees the first London edition of Gala de Danza. David Mead looks ahead to the event with founder and producer Christina Lyon
Ballet Nights 008
Nemesis is a real juicy nugget of a work, one that makes you want to see more of Ihsan Rustem’s choreography and Ballett Augsburg.
Gary Clarke Company: Detention
“Extremely hard-hitting and impactful dance-docu-drama… Everything about Detention works.”
Compañía Mercedes Ruiz: Romancero del Baile Flamenco
There were some excellent and varied offerings from the dancers who, had they been wearing any, would have worked their socks off…