Hard-hitting contemporary themes dominate Michael Keegan-Dolan’s Swan Lake (Loch na hEala)
Poetry, beauty, mystery and folklore; political and moral corruption, religious superstition and abuse
Sadler’s Wells
Energy and colour from Cloud Gate 2
Beckoning is a dance that’s colourful in just about every possible way
A magnificent theatrical evening: Akram Khan’s Giselle
It delivers on every level, as do the company who fully engaged both physically and emotionally
Startlingly beautiful: Under Siege by Yang Liping
Sadler’s Wells, London November 3, 2016 DavidMead At nigh on two hours without an interval, Under Siege (十面埋伏, which literally translates as ‘ambush from ten sides’) by Yang Liping (simp. 杨丽萍/trad. 杨丽萍) is far too long. Indeed, it seems to have grown 20 minutes since the programme (which reckoned 100 minutes) was printed. Is she … Read more
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Eastman’s Fractus V: the extraordinary ordinary
Cherkaoui, a master of creative movement, meets Noam Chomsky, a master of verbal dexterity
Jasmin Vardimon gives Pinocchio new and refreshing life
Pinocchio given new and refreshing life, and a depth rarely seen. One for all the family
Insistent: Candoco in Beheld, and Set and Reset/Reset
One leaves the theatre admiring, but not uplifted – and somewhat tired from all the jarring insistence
Jerome Bel’s Gala
A celebration of self, a defiant challenge to restriction, and a moment of pure joy
TAO Dance Theatre in 6 and 8
They dipped, they twisted, they rolled their heads but to no avail. Fixed they were.
Exploring body and mind: Matthias Sperling’s Now That We Know
Sperling’s smooth movements match his psychedelic character and add to the hypnotic aura