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1,004 stories by "Judith Mackrell"

Lyon Opera Ballet: Trois Grandes Fugues review " breathtaking battles with Beethoven by Judith Mackrell

Sadler's Wells, LondonIn a magisterial triple bill, Lucinda Childs, Maguy Marin and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker let us hear, see and feel the composer's classic in exhilarating ways'A confusi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:24am on October 20, 2017[SHARE]

Kenneth MacMillan: A National Celebration review " sublime, slinky salute to the master by Judith Mackrell

Royal Opera House, LondonAll five of the UK's leading classical companies collaborate for the first time in a heartfelt celebration of the choreographer who changed the course of balletThe R…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33pm on October 19, 2017[SHARE]

Rocío Molina: Bosque Ardora review " a flamenco chameleon defies stereotypes by Judith Mackrell

Barbican, LondonThe riveting Spanish dancer plays goddess, burlesque seducer, sex kitten and more for her raw and ritualistic new show' Rocío Molina: flamenco and beyondThere's not a cafe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:36am on October 13, 2017[SHARE]

Rocío Molina: flamenco and beyond by Judith Mackrell

Some say she's killing 'real' flamenco " but Rocío Molina has no time for conservatism. She's teaming up with a Korean hip-hop dancer and takes her inspiration from Nietzsche and Brueghel…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:36am on October 13, 2017[SHARE]

Rocío Molina: Fallen from Heaven review " flamenco pushed to sexual extremes by Judith Mackrell

Barbican, London The reckless dance marvel writhes on the floor, dresses as a dominatrix and rides a phallic broomstick as she delivers an exhilarating, high-voltage showThere are very few f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06am on October 13, 2017[SHARE]

BalletBoyz: Fourteen Days review " daring dance created at breakneck speed by Judith Mackrell

Sadler's Wells, London Working to a tight deadline, Javier De Frutos, Iván Pérez, Christopher Wheeldon and Craig Revel Horwood respond to the theme of balance in new pieces, presented al…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33pm on October 11, 2017[SHARE]

Wayne McGregor: Autobiography review " a mind-boggling mix of science and sorcery by Judith Mackrell

Sadler's Wells, LondonBeginning by sequencing his own genome, the maverick choreographer has fashioned a show that is mysteriously beautiful and curiously frustratingWayne McGregor's titles …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:12am on October 5, 2017[SHARE]

Acosta Danza review " Carlos steps out with his formidable Cuban movers by Judith Mackrell

Sadler's Wells, London The dancer's debut as a director is a potent, at times mesmerising show performed by a versatile company " with an appearance by the great man himselfIt's a remarkable…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06am on September 29, 2017[SHARE]

'You leave part of yourself on stage': Royal Ballet dancers on Kenneth MacMillan by Judith Mackrell

For Edward Watson they're terrifying and exhilarating. Sarah Lamb struggles to return to reality after performing them. Twenty-five years after Macmillan's death, his visceral works have mad…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:42am on September 25, 2017[SHARE]

Dead Club " Poe meets Lynch in a wickedly deviant disco riot by Judith Mackrell

The Place, LondonThe performers morph from party kids to Victorians to hipsters in Requardt & Rosenberg's subversive, surreal spectacle of death and the afterlifeChoreographer Frauke Req…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:42am on September 18, 2017[SHARE]

Hofesh Shechter: Grand Finale review " a wild waltz for the end of time by Judith Mackrell

Sadler's Wells, LondonThe choreographer squares up to our political anxieties " and his own demons " with grace and the defiant spirit of the band who played on the TitanicGrand Finale is as…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04am on September 13, 2017[SHARE]

Lord of the Flies review " Bourne captures schoolboys' bloodlust brilliantly by Judith Mackrell

With its locally auditioned young dancers, Matthew Bourne's touring production vividly displays the children's descent from innocence to savageryTwo tribes: Matthew Bourne's Lord of the Flie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:36am on August 31, 2017[SHARE]

Skin review " brave attempt to dance gender transition by Judith Mackrell

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghDespite past form in translating complex emotion into dance, 201 Dance Company's attempt to navigate gender-reassignment intricacies feels too tidyThere was a t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:04am on August 13, 2017[SHARE]

Lady Macbeth: Unsex Me Here review " bold and haunting backstory to regicide by Judith Mackrell

Dance Base, EdinburghBy breaking Lady Macbeth's psyche down into three roles danced by men, Kally Lloyd-Jones fascinatingly fleshes out Shakespeare's underwritten antiheroineWhat kind of a p…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:18am on August 12, 2017[SHARE]

From rural Taiwan to the frozen north via a great white whale: dance at the fringe spreads its wings by Judith Mackrell

The most exciting dance is on the fringe this year, dealing with epic themes and a common inspiration of being lost or set adrift in strange placesDance has had an uneven history at the Edin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:04pm on August 11, 2017[SHARE]

Trajal Harrell " the dirty dancer voguing his way into history by Judith Mackrell

From the runway strut to the hoochie koochie, choreographer Trajal Harrell is turning outlaw dance forms into radical, booty-shaking spectacleThe voguing balls of Harlem, the hoochie koochie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:04am on August 1, 2017[SHARE]

10,000 Gestures review " a thrilling blizzard of movement by Judith Mackrell

Mayfield Depot, ManchesterWith capoeira kicks, pirouettes and the odd buttock scratch, Boris Charmatz's show tests the limits of how we experience danceBoris Charmatz's 10,000 Gestures can b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:04am on July 14, 2017[SHARE]

Tap-dancing dynamo Michelle Dorrance stamps on a man's world by Judith Mackrell

In ETM: Double Down, the choreographer gathers breakdancers, musicians and giant electronic drum pads to hint at a thrilling future for the ever-evolving formMichelle Dorrance has been accla…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:04pm on July 13, 2017[SHARE]

Available Light review " Lucinda Childs' minimalist movers weave through John Adams' music by Judith Mackrell

Palace theatre, ManchesterThis exhilarating revival reignites the alchemy that the choreographer and the composer found with Frank GehryThe last time that Lucinda Childs' Available Light app…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18am on July 7, 2017[SHARE]

Voices of the Amazon review " water sprite's belting ballet rocks the rainforest by Judith Mackrell

Sadler's Wells, LondonBrazilian beats steal the show in this eco-fairytale about a water sprite battling human greed in the AmazonSisters Grimm, the young production company formed by compos…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:42am on July 5, 2017[SHARE]

Venice Biennale: Putin has a hot date as dance surrenders to orgasmic quivers and S&M taboos by Judith Mackrell

Marie Chouinard's sexually charged debut programme sees dancers locked up like zoo animals then unleashed, while Vladimir Putin is taunted with whips " and made to dance with a Nubian QueenA…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:54am on July 4, 2017[SHARE]

8 Minutes review " dancers and scientists make a stunning cosmic voyage by Judith Mackrell

Sadler's Wells, LondonAlexander Whitley's poetic and playful creation captures the alien unknowableness of the universe, as well as its visual magicEight minutes is the time it takes for the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24am on June 28, 2017[SHARE]

The standout dance of summer 2017 by Judith Mackrell

Tap thunders into new territory, 25 performers make 10,000 moves, Lady Macbeth is laid bare and a young boy goes on a journey through gender transition' Summer arts preview 2017: TV | Comedy…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:36am on June 21, 2017[SHARE]

Richard Alston Dance Company review " steps into darkness and leaps of the heart by Judith Mackrell

Sadler's Wells, LondonAlston's new work, Chacony, is a charged homage to Benjamin Britten's wartime experiences, while Gypsy Mixture succumbs joyfully to its Balkan fusion soundtrack and Tan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:54am on June 19, 2017[SHARE]

When Anna Pavlova met Uday Shankar " and changed dance for ever by Judith Mackrell

The world's biggest ballet star collaborated with an Indian art student in 1923 " and set a major dance career in motionReading on mobile? Click to view Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:24am on June 18, 2017[SHARE]
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