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
Sadler’s Wells
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
Viewing the human condition through the lens of recent events: a look ahead to Motionhouse’s new show, Nobody
A show driven by the raw emotion of recent experiences but with an upliftng end. Kevin Finnan promises audiences will relate to what they see and be moved by it
Singin’ in the Rain: a marvellous evening of infectious optimism
“I defy anyone to come out of the theatre not smiling and feeling full of joy; and probably humming the glorious music too”
Birmingham Royal Ballet 2021-22 plans
Including Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet and Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote
Contemporary Cuts from Northern Ballet
In For an Instant, Lebrun achieves a sense of the fleeting through continual movement with unexpected changes in pace and gesture
A surfeit of letters: Northern Ballet in Dangerous Liaisons
David Nixon’s choreography is edgy and exciting throughout… the dancers are uniformly terrific… And yet…
Rambert on top form as Draw from Within takes to the stage
At the heart of the evening is exhilarating, amazing dance. The company are in top form
Shadows: Alexander Whitley Dance Company in Overflow
Overflow was made in collaboration with Dutch light artists Children of the Light, and it is their powerful contribution that sticks in the memory.
A jolly good evening! Live dance returns with English National Ballet’s Reunion
From Yuri Possokhov’s Senseless Kindness to Arielle Smith’s Jolly Folly, the five works all transfer well from film to stage, giving some in particular the chance to truly breathe
Reflections and connections with today’s world in Dancing Nation
Shobana Jeyasingh, Matsena Productions, Northern Ballet, Rambert