1,004 stories by "Judith Mackrell"
The legendary Russian company opens its London season amid backstage turmoil. Have you ever seen them perform? What are your highlights?It was back in 1956 that Britain got its first sight o…
Bolshoi Ballet | Carlos Acosta: Classical SelectionBolshoi Ballet, LondonThe Russian monolith of dance may be riven by internal disputes, but it still boasts some of the world's most extraor…
Bolshoi Ballet | Carlos Acosta: Classical SelectionBolshoi Ballet, LondonThe Russian monolith of dance may be riven by internal disputes, but it still boasts some of the world's most extraor…
Contrasting shows " one of Dutch masters, the other a modern installation " highlight the interplay between art and danceWhen Sergei Diaghilev was educating his young proteges to become chor…
Contrasting shows " one of Dutch masters, the other a modern installation " highlight the interplay between art and danceWhen Sergei Diaghilev was educating his young proteges to become chor…
Coliseum, LondonIt has been 75 years since Rudolf Nureyev's birth and 20 since his death, making ENB's tribute programme perfectly timed to honour the great dancer. If the timing is exact, h…
Coliseum, LondonIt has been 75 years since Rudolf Nureyev's birth and 20 since his death, making ENB's tribute programme perfectly timed to honour the great dancer. If the timing is exact, h…
Scandal rocked the Bolshoi this year when its artistic director had acid thrown in his face. Nikolai Tsiskaridze, the troupe's recently sacked principal dancer, tells Judith Mackrell why he …
Scandal rocked the Bolshoi this year when its artistic director had acid thrown in his face. Nikolai Tsiskaridze, the troupe's recently sacked principal dancer, tells Judith Mackrell why he …
Dance At Latitude Festival | English National Ballet: A Tribute To Rudolf NureyevDance At Latitude Festival, BlythburghThe increasingly rich mix at Latitude sees an impressive dance selectio…
Welsh Chapel, LondonA disused Welsh chapel in the heart of theatreland is a gem of a venue for the small and clever immersive dance performance that's being staged there by the New Movement …
The works of the Ballets Russes will be continually reworked and appreciated. Here are some of the best, both original and reimaginedReading on mobile? Click to view.In the last four years, …
Tamara Rojo has cleverly drawn attention to the lack of women choreographers " and the consequence of that for the artformSince Tamara Rojo's appointment as artistic director of English Nati…
Coliseum, LondonDiaghilev's Ballets Russes may have become a cultural legend, but the magic of its surviving repertory is fragile. It's in danger of being rubbed away entirely by Andris Liep…
It's a coup for Tamara Rojo: Alina Cojocaru is to bring her artistry to English National Ballet. But I wonder who she'll dance with?British fans of dancer Alina Cojocaru are crowing over Mon…
It's a coup for Tamara Rojo: Alina Cojocaru is to bring her artistry to English National Ballet. But I wonder who she'll dance with? Continue reading...
Les Saisons Russes Du XXIe Siècle | New Movement Collective: NestLes Saisons Russes Du XXIe Siècle, LondonThere is still a peculiar glamour attached to Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Even if …
Coliseum, LondonSergei Polunin may choose to present himself as a bolshie adolescent in interviews ("being a ballet dancer isn't cool," he said earlier this week), but on stage he looks comp…
It's a term as elastic as he is " is it deserved? And who else would you nominate, and why?As Sergei Polunin returns to London to dance with his new home company the Moscow Stanislavsky Ball…
Morsi denounced dance and dancers alike. Conservative Islamic parties launched crackdowns. Will culture fare any better in the new Egypt?In the days since Egypt's President Morsi and the Mus…
Coliseum, LondonBoston Ballet's London season has only lasted five days, but that's been time enough to see them as a company of engagingly individual performers. Across the ranks there's a …
BalletLORENT: The Night Ball | The Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet Company: CoppéliaBalletLORENT: The Night Ball, Newcastle upon TyneChoreographer Liv Lorent has combined two past works, The Bal…
Coliseum, LondonIt's 30 years since Boston last performed in London, so for many of us it's effectively their first visit. In the company's opening programme, the revelation comes from seein…
Can any film replicate the emotional and physical impact of a live dance performance? Tell us which you prefer: stage or screenA new dance company has been launched this week " but Crystal B…
The surge in popularity of smaller summer gatherings ensures a platform for fringe companies " and a return to the kinds of venue in which modern dance blossomedThe British dance summer has …
