Sadler’s Wells
Hedgehog dies in clog dancing incident! Matthew Bourne’s Early Adventures
An evening of great dance liberally sprinkled with great British humour
Journeys of self-discovery: Aakash Odedra in Echoes and I Imagine
Echoes by Aditi Mangaldas, a classical kathak work, transports the audience into the sublime.
Company Wayne McGregor and Paris Opera Ballet in Tree of Codes
McGregor’s company dancers were on brilliant form, in choreography that stretches them to the limit
Requiem for Aleppo
We preview a new work created and conceived by composer David Cazalet with choreography by Jason Mabana
Pina Bausch sunny side up: Masurca Fogo
Lisbon in snapshot, the work is infused with sensual warmth, the heady perfume of flowers and the sea
Dance that flickers and dies: ŻfinMalta Dance Ensemble
They have some interesting young dancers but the programme did not serve them well.
Matthew Bourne scores on all counts with The Red Shoes
“Brilliantly conceived.” “A personal triumph for Ashley Shaw.”
Ballet Cymru meets Roald Dahl in Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs
Amusing moments but underpowered
National Ballet of China in The Peony Pavilion
Earth and heaven are united as peony petals rain from the sky. Beautiful
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