Colour and action aplenty in Northern Ballet’s new Merlin
Magical special effects, super designs, and a dragon everyone will love. Following the story is a little tricky though
Jeffrey Cirio mesmerises in Akram Khan’s dark and chilling Creature for English National Ballet
Pathetic one minute, powerful and determined the next, his Creature is a tortured soul, but one still with feelings
Dark days, inner voices and coming through: Nobody by Motionhouse
With its digital imagery, shape-shifting set and athletic, highly physical choreography, Nobody is spectacular
The Place Korean Season: W.A.Y (re-work) by Sung Im Her
Engaging and highly enjoyable. Avoid the words, enjoy the dance and never underestimate the fun factor!
Coming together again: Charlotte Spencer Projects’ Is this a Waste Land?
My experience was one of seesawing emotions: excitement and embarrassment, exhilaration and awkwardness
Carlos Pons Guerra’s Mariposa, an inclusive reimagining of an opera classic, finally gets its premiere
Eighteen months on from the original planned first night, David Mead talks to the very happy choreographer as Mariposa finally reaches the stage
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer: A Celebration
An evening to celebrate: the traditions of classicism driven forward by innovation, and free to watch on demand
Memories real and invented: Rambert2 in Note To Self
A disjointed journey through recollections of a life. As Eve, the outstanding Karlina Grace-Paṣeda wanders ghost-like through them
Hofesh Shechter Company: Double Murder
The Fix, brings a complete change. I found it remarkably compelling, Dancers embrace. Touch is tender. Moments hint at love, loss and shared experience
The story of an ‘everyday ballerina’: Being a Ballerina by Gavin Larsen
Larsen doesn’t sprinkle her story with sugar or fairy dust. This is ballet as it is; as it really is. I’m not sure I’ve read another book about dance like it.
Old favourites overshadow new work: Ukrainian Ballet Gala
Ivan Putrov assembled some of his country’s finest dancers alongside others in an ambitious and largely enjoyable evening