A Cuban butterfly: Mariposa by DeNada Dance Theatre
It is important to remember that it is inspired by Madam Butterfly, however, and is not a retelling, as difficult as I found that.
DeNada Dance Theatre
Dance for young people: Children & their Grown-Ups Showcase
A look at the showcase that aimed to stimulate interest in dance shows for children and families, and to learn about, find and develop new work
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
Carlos Pons Guerra takes on an inclusive reimagining of an opera classic with Mariposa
It remains a meaty drama about repressed desire, love and sacrifice
A sophisticated collision of cultures: DeNada Dance Theatre’s TORO: Beauty and the Bull
Witty and sophisticated
DanceXchange launches new programme to support Midlands artists
The first two new dx Associates and five dx Choreography Award recipients named
Ballet leads the way in the National Dance Awards nominations
The nominations for the 17th National Dance Awards (covering the period September 2015-August 2016) are out. Organised by the Dance Section of the Critics Circle, the body of professional dance critics in the UK, they again celebrate the vigour and diversity of Britain’s thriving dance culture. Having said that, ballet featured particularly strongly this year … Read more
Gender games: Ham and Passion
Hilarious, shocking, ingenious, disconcerting, witty and worrying by turns.