1,004 stories by "Judith Mackrell"
Dancer Mark Morris doesn't miss a beat in his 1989 production of Dido and Aeneas " combining masculinity, femininity and musicality in one astonishing performanceDido and Aeneas is one of th…
Riverside Studios, LondonLove flourishes in a cold, wet climate in Earthfall's adaptation, first seen in 2005, of Jamie O'Neill's novel At Swim, Two Boys. The original story concerns two you…
Who do I write for: dancers or audiences?A disturbing but fascinating precedent was set last June, when the New York magazine Village Voice "let go" of its distinguished critic Deborah Jowit…
Marlowe, CanterburyDuring the first minutes of Alston's latest work, it takes a serious effort of will to focus on the dance. At the back of the stage are 19 boys from Canterbury Cathedral c…
The Print Room, LondonMost literary adaptations set choreographers the tough challenge of reducing a complex story to a danceable structure, but with Jealousy there's no such problem. Alain …
A ballerina who accused La Scala of promoting anorexia has been sacked. There's more to this weighty issue than meets the eye, says Judith MackrellIn recent weeks, it seems that ballet has b…
Sadler's Wells, LondonBy making Rodin's drawings and sculptures the starting point of his new work, Russell Maliphant has provided himself with the richest possible choreographic source. Rod…
The Ukranian prodigy's resignation has shocked the ballet world " but the clues were there that something wasn't right Continue reading...
The Place, LondonCaravaggio painted pictures of obsessive, luminous perfection, and lived a life of notorious excess: both visually and dramatically, the world of this 17th-century artist ou…
Royal Opera House, LondonLauren Cuthbertson and Sergei Polunin have been spoken of as promising stage partners ever since they appeared together in Christopher Wheeldon's Alice. But while th…
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds"Who here feels morally superior to the Taliban?" asks a dancer, gazing at the audience as his body straightens out of a twisted, skewed arabesque.Lloyd N…
Lauren Cuthbertson fought to ballet's front rank " and kept her sense of humour. Now she's dancing one of its most challenging roles: ManonThere's a story often told about Lauren Cuthbertson…
Peacock, LondonIf there was any doubt that hip-hop had finally grown out of the street and into the theatre, then Kate Prince's new production dispels it. Technically, Some Like It Hip …
Sadler's Wells, LondonMichael Keegan-Dolan has choreographed strange and affecting narratives for his company, Fabulous Beast " but his latest production starts not with a story but with mus…
Sadler's Wells, LondonBRB's current triple bill focuses on a short and peculiarly British moment in ballet history, a time when choreographers in London were creating work unlike any other d…
Barbican, LondonLucinda Childs's DANCE was created 32 years ago, and watching its revival now is to see it as one of the blindingly seminal collaborations of its era. Childs, commissioning h…
Sadler's Wells, LondonWhen Wang Yuanyuan was resident choreographer of the National Ballet of China, she earned her place in Chinese dance history through her work on the internationally suc…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonWhen Karole Armitage created Drastic Classicism back in 1981, she harnessed a new rock'n'roll energy for ballet. Guitarists and a drummer thrashed out brutal musi…
Royal Opera House, LondonThree of the Royal Ballet's most seminal choreographers combine in this current triple bill to offer three very contrasting perspectives on death and transfiguration…
Now his troupe have performed in Britain for the last time, it seems the late choreographer's spirit is finally dispersing. Yet it's far from lostOn Saturday night a packed Barbican theatre …
Barbican, LondonJohn Cage's score for Roaratorio (1983) comes with the subtitle An Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake. And the last time he and the Cunningham company performed this work in Brit…
Barbican, LondonIt was hard to watch the Cunningham company after Merce's death in 2009, knowing his benignly smiling figure would be absent from the curtain call. It's twice as hard now tha…
Linbury Studio, LondonJérôme Bel is a choreographer dedicated to turning the concepts of dance and performance inside out. He's created works that are more like art installations than da…
Sadler's Wells, LondonPurcell's Dido & Aeneas and Gluck's Orpheus & Eurydice must be the most choreographed operas in the repertory. Their buoyant, punchy baroque rhythms, and the simple arc…
Judith Mackrell chooses her favourite videos of legendary choreographer Lucinda Childs " from her collaborations with Philip Glass to a tribute to the great Merce CunninghamThis Einstein on …
