National Dance Awards 2021 nominations announced
The Royal Ballet tops the list with a total of 17 nominations, followed by English National Ballet and New Adventures (7 apiece)
Akram Khan
Inspiring: Akram Khan’s Chotto Xenos
The hardcore centre of the work is played out on the battlefield but it is bookended by more profound moments of birth and something of a rebirth.
Humanity at its most vulnerable: Akram Khan’s Xenos
At this time of heightened awareness of our environment and mortality, Xenos proves indisputably that art is what makes us human
Elemental rawness: Akram Khan’s Outwitting the Devil
Each of the six dancers has an original movement quality, harnessing the energy of a coiled spring and combining fluidity and strength
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
A summer special: English National Ballet’s Solstice
A little early maybe, but ENB’s Solstice at the Southbank proved a delicious smorgasbord of dance
English National Ballet announces plans for 2021-2022 season
Includes premieres of Raymonda and Creature
A compelling duet from Akram Khan and Natalia Osipova in Dancing Nation
Mud of Sorrow: Touch highlights Dancing Nation part two
Sadler’s Wells and BBC Arts to stream an all-day digital festival: Dancing Nation
Fifteen live or pre-recorded performances in one day