1,004 stories by "Judith Mackrell"
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonShobana Jeyasingh's Strange Blooms marks an ambitious new phase for her with its botany-inspired choreographyBack in 1988, the premiere of Shobana Jeyasingh's Con…
Judith Mackrell: Whatever your views about the outcome, this window onto the Bolshoi's feuds and in-fights has been absorbing – and disturbingJudith Mackrell
Morris's idiosyncratic celebration of the nonsense poet Ivor Cutler is a funny, savage and tender masterpieceIt's hard to imagine two more different works coming from the same choreographer.…
Michaela DePrince proudly declares herself a 'poppy among the daffodils', as Precious Adams reveals she was advised by a teacher to lighten her skinOne of the most extraordinary stories told…
Sadler's Wells, LondonShowcasing seven tightly choreographed dance works reveals the full intensity and imagination of Mark Morris's artistryMark Morris and his dancers haven't exactly been …
Questions are being asked by dancers and dance-makers about the boundaries of the art form. Which is cause for excitementIt's nearly half a century since American choreographer Yvonne Rainer…
Michael Clark Company | Mark Morris Dance CompanyMichael Clark Company, LondonClark's recent dances have been evolving as "works in progress", with one production bridging into the next as t…
Royal Opera House, LondonNatalia Osipova seizes the stage with her electrifying Juliet, while Carlos Acosta is a passionately responsive RomeoWhen it was announced in April that Natalia Osip…
This week's dance news: more goings-on at St Petersburg's Vaganova academy; and female choreographers on the move' The fortunes of St Petersburg's Vaganova Academy are still under passionate…
Royal Opera House, LondonThis wide-ranging show took flight with stellar live music and charged intimacy from the dancersWith so many reinventions during its 32 years, Phoenix must desp…
Sadler's Wells, LondonJohn Cranko's company has long been in the vanguard of new work, but 13 extracts makes for a scrappy experience, saved by some wonderfully articulate and strong dancers…
A new Baileys liqueur ad based on the ballet The Nutcraker is the latest in the advertising industry's love affair with danceReading on mobile? Click to viewDance is apparently the new darli…
Stuttgart Ballet | Phoenix Dance TheatreStuttgart Ballet, LondonStuttgart has always been one of the great centres of classical dance. But during the 20th century, artistic directors John …
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe dancing seems an afterthought in this cacophonous and violent piece on art's recycling of ideas and the legend of MedeaIn the late 1980s, Wim Vandekeybus was …
Amid the fluffy Nutcrackers and kingdoms of sweets this Christmas, there will be ice-dance shows of every calibre. Which is why it's worth reminding ourselves of some true expertsReading on …
He may be nearing 60 but Mark Morris has no time for looking back. The great choreographer is too busy swearing, feuding " and creating dazzling dance. Judith Mackrell sees him in actionWith…
Liang/Maliphant/Wheeldon | Royal Ballet Mixed BillLiang/Maliphant/Wheeldon, LondonClassical ballerina Yuan Yuan Tan and Taiwanese dancer Fang-Yi Sheu unite to stage this programme of stylish…
The nominations are in for the 2014 National Dance awards, and it's an eclectic bunch. Have the critics got it right, or have some worthy candidates been left off the list?Votes have just be…
Barbican, LondonAlston's Phaedra has emotional subtlety and vivid imagery, with Britten inspiring the choreographer to new expressivenessWhen Richard Alston began choreographing in 1968, his…
Riverside Studios, LondonThis portrait of the cult New York hotel is far more than an homage to one buildingThe Chelsea Hotel has accumulated more history than almost any other building in N…
A new venue for London is great news for contemporary dance, as long as the Sadler's Wells brand doesn't take overSince Alistair Spalding became artistic director of London's Sadler's Wells …
Linbury Studio theatre, LondonDiaghilev's Les Noces still has the power to disturb, in a programme inspired by future worlds and the Welsh countrysideIn the late 1980s, when Angelin Preljoca…
Barbican Britten: Phaedra | Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: MilongaBarbican Britten: Phaedra, LondonRichard Alston has close creative affinities with Benjamin Britten, whose music has inspired two of …
Sadler's Wells, LondonCourtly dancing in a pastoral setting turns to darkness and violence in Shechter's disturbing new pieceAt first sight, Hofesh Shechter's Sun appears to have been concei…
The Chelsea Hotel has been woven into New York's bohemian fabric for more than a century, and now a new dance piece hymns the legend. Here its makers explain whyPatti Smith described it as "…
