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
Patrick Studio at the Birmingham Hippodrome
Transforming the performance landscape: Puzzle Creature by Neon Dance
The first half is set inside a giant inflatable cocoon
A sophisticated collision of cultures: DeNada Dance Theatre’s TORO: Beauty and the Bull
Witty and sophisticated
Looking ahead to dance in June indoors and out: Birmingham International Dance Festival returns for 2018
New name, new logo, new dates and a different feel and focus
A powerful look at those trapped by war: Aakash Odedra Company in #JeSuis
A triumph of the human spirit
Birmingham Weekender: The city’s biggest arts festival ready for take-off
With just a week to go, David Mead looks ahead to the city’s autumn all-arts fest, coming September 22-24. Over 160 performances, 600+ artists, 26 new commissions. That’s Birmingham Weekender 2017, now almost upon us. The three-day festival features free performances and events from the city’s major arts organisations, independent artists and especially invited international … Read more
Ballet Black: Captured and Red Riding Hood
Captured is a work of cryptic and ever-shifting but tightly-knit relationships
A meeting of old friends: Ana Morales and David Coria in Reunión
A journey through many moods and flamenco’s range of rhythmic styles
Dance that brims with energy: ROSALIND by James Cousins Company
A fusion of sound, movement, light and darkness, the spoken word and confrontation