February 2015
News: Nottdance - get happy
Robert Clark's Happiness Treatments and a retrospective of the work of Rosemary Butcher are just two reasons for booking a ticket to Nottingham for this year's Nottdance festival, 5 - 15 March. Continue Reading
Ballet Nacional de España - Flamenco Festival London - Sadler's Wells
If somewhat lacking in dramatic passion or formal innovation, the stripped-down style nevertheless engenders its own pleasure and power: you register the poise and precision of these beautifully schooled dancers, and sense the inner life contained within them.
Feature: Win tickets to see Birmingham Royal Ballet in Serenade & Carmina Burana
We have a pair of tickets to win to see BRB in a programme celebrating Director David Bintley's 20th anniversary with the company... Continue Reading
Interview: Vicki Igbokwe - fierce, fabulous & free
One night in a New York club Vicki Igbokwe "was baptised on the dance floor & it changed who I am as a woman and artist". Find out more about 'Our Mighty Groove' inspired by that experience.. Continue Reading
Review: Nutshell Dance - Physical Science - Blue Elephant Theatre
Physical Science is a perky introduction to the fundamentals of movement mixology. Three little pots of brightly coloured potion sit mysteriously centre stage... Continue Reading
Review: Royal Ballet - Draft Works
There has been so much attention on the lack of opportunity for female choreographers in the world of ballet that one would have thought heaven and earth would have been moved to include at least one work by a woman. Continue Reading
Review: Hubert Essakow - 1898 - The Print Room at the Coronet
I’d wager that I’m not the only one who’s glad that independent producer and The Print Room’s founding artistic director Anda Winters is investing in dance. This innately friendly theatre’s new home in… Continue Reading
News: Comic Relief Danceathon
Six hours, 12 different dancing styles, all of them simple but fabulous - Get involved and dance for a good cause! Continue Reading
News: Studio Wayne McGregor to open next year in East London
Wayne McGregor is to create new world-class arts space at Here East in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, opening in 2106 Continue Reading
Review: Eva Yerbabuena - ¡Ay! - Flamenco Festival London - Sadler's Wells
Yerbabuena’s artistry and stamina are remarkable and her haunting evocation of the dreamlike states of this mysterious woman in black provided an artistic experience to savour. Continue Reading
Hubert Essakow - 1898 - The Print Room at the Coronet
An enticing if tantalisingly ungraspable piece, Adieu shows Essakow revisiting the suggestive themes of last year’s Ignis: age, triangular relationships, fantasy, memory.
News: Why Dance Matters...
Carlos Acosta, Jonzi D, Seeta Patel and Kenneth Tharp were part of a panel debate at Sadler's Wells on Monday... Continue Reading
Review: The London Ballet Company - Eve - St James Theatre Studio
A great idea for your lunchbreak - how about watching a 45-minute feast of ballet treats right in the middle of Victoria? You can even bring your own sandwiches... Continue Reading
Review: Gerardo Núñez, with Carmen Cortés - Flamenco Festival London - Sadler's Wells
The celebrated gypsy dancer, Carmen Cortés' deeply refined, passionate and pure flamenco style was the icing on a very grand cake. Cortés and Núñez are married to each other... Continue Reading
Review: Pick of Resolution! Review, week six - The Place
Our pick of writing from the final week of Resolution! review this year... Continue Reading