1,004 stories by "Judith Mackrell"
Still House: Of Riders And Running Horses | Cas Public: Symphonie Dramatique; Royal Ballet: Romeo & JulietThis latest production from choreographer Dan Canham and Still House is created …
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo | Hofesh Shechter Company: BarbariansThe all-male Trocks company is still one of the classiest acts in ballet, its comic parodies of the classical reper…
The fashion designer has worked in dance before, but Gravity Fatigue is the first show he has devised and directed himself. And the sets and costumes are as fabulous as you would expect"I th…
Francesca Annis and Hussein Chalayan make their debuts, Carlos Acosta does Carmen, and Dance Umbrella perform on the roof of a multi-storey car parkThe all-male Trocks remain one of the clas…
He was told his autism meant he could never have an independent life " but the non-verbal world of dance changed everything"My favourite role is definitely Odette. I grew up obsessing with i…
English National Ballet: Lest We Forget | Northern Ballet: 1984ENB's new partnership with Sadler's Wells allows it to use the Wells as a platform for its more experimental programming. This …
The Three Dancers is widely seen as a painting full of hate and violence, inspired by the shootings and suicide that befell a trio of Picasso's friends. But is it also about the artist's own…
National Youth Dance Company | Dance at the FringeAnyone expecting the cute or the amateur will get a pleasant shock from Apex Rising, a new festival showcasing the range of NYDC's dancers a…
Choreographer Christian Spuck is aiming to develop dancers who can think as well as they move. At the Edinburgh festival his Swiss company present a new Wayne McGregor ballet and Sonett, whi…
Assembly Hall, EdinburghKorean choreographer Lee Insoo creates a kaleidoscope of movement from a single ideaOn the overcrowded platform of the fringe, any dance event has to take its chances…
At the Edinburgh fringe, both Vera Tussing's T-Dance and Igor and Moreno's Idiot-Syncrasy explore what it means to move and to be movedWhen I first started reviewing dance at Edinburgh, ther…
Edinburgh PlayhouseMartin Schläpfer's choreography in this dramatic and picaresque production is classical yet modern, with a strong visual impactThere's a passage in EM Forster's Howards E…
Dance Base, Edinburgh Kally Lloyd-Jones's new work is an impeccably researched and beautifully performed homage to the grace " and downfall " of Vaslav NijinskyThe story of Vaslav Nijinsky "…
Ballett Zürich | Dance at the fringeChristian Spuck is one of the most interesting theatrical voices in European ballet, displaying a distinctive combination of modern and classical style. …
Festival theatre, EdinburghFlamenco choreographer Israel Galván's angry, charismatic work pays tribute to the Gypsy victims of the NazisAmong the incalculable horrors of the Holocaust, on…
Zoo, EdinburghComic-book heroes fight terrifically but are stumped by moral complexity in PanicLab's entertaining new workIn an age of anxiety we want to believe in heroes, political ones as…
Seven | Lo Real/Le Réel/The RealLike many of flamenco's greatest performers, Israel Galván was born to dancing parents. But while he was trained in the classical traditions of flamen…
Dancer with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company who combined masculine power with emotional delicacyThe timing and circumstances of Jonathan Ollivier's death could hardly have been more …
Balé de Rua: Baila Brazil | Dance at the FringeThis showcase of Brazilian street dance and music originated in a modest community project, designed to introduce theatre skills to the impove…
Coliseum, LondonIt might not be obvious source material, but Li Cunxin manages to coax a precise and robust performance from the Queensland BalletLa Sylphide is far from being the obvious ch…
La Sylphide | Dance at the FringeUnder the direction of former Chinese star Li Cunxin, the Queensland Ballet has become one of Australia's leading classical companies. This summer, it makes …
Forced into ballet as a child in Mao's China, Li Cunxin defected to the US and had to work as a stockbroker to support his family back home. But he never quit dancing. As he brings the Queen…
Ardhowen theatre, Enniskillen Beckett's cast of lost souls astonish with dramatic expression in this visionary homage Back in 1981, when Maguy Marin was a young and unknown choreographer, sh…
Cubania | Fringe At The PlaceAs Carlos Acosta prepares for his final season as a principal with the Royal Ballet before channelling his talents into more contemporary dance and theatre, this…
Sadler's Wells, LondonMatthew Bourne's slick repair shop staging of Bizet's Carmen is full of sexual charisma and violent passionJust as classical dancers aspire to the big dramatic roles of…
