1,004 stories by "Judith Mackrell"
Rob Heaslip Dance: Freagra " A Blurred Expanse | Weighting | The Last TangoThe dynamics of group identity and group responsibility are explored in Heaslip's new ensemble work, with music by …
Crystal Pite becomes the first woman to create work for the Royal Ballet since 1999 " alongside new productions by Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Javier de Frutos. It's another encouragin…
Sadler's Wells, LondonBenjamin Millepied's young company asserts itself as a future force in dance with this trilogy loosely linked around the theme of precious stones Related: Benjamin Mill…
The city's dance festival makes the most of its spectacular spaces " not least with Shobana Jeyasingh's Outlander, which responds to the Renaissance masterpiece The Wedding at Cana A blast o…
Natalia Osipova | Rosas: Fase, Four Movements To The Music Of Steve Reich | Ballet CentralThe brilliantly unpredictable Russian ballerina is partnered by the equally maverick Sergei Polunin …
Russian dancer Diana Vishneva pirouettes between Moscow and New York " with masseurs on speed-dial around the world. The superballerina tells Judith Mackrell about why she's worried about th…
The French choreographer will lead 100 dancers in a weekend of participatory performances among the paintings " this exhibition really will move youTate Modern is to be transformed into a Mu…
Marie Chouinard | Birmingham Royal Ballet | LA Dance ProjectThe experimental choreographer presents two contrasting works: a minimalist piece exploring the dynamics of walking is paired with…
The choreographer blew into Paris Opera Ballet on a mission to shake things up. But two seasons later, he walked. Does the rebel of dance have any regrets? Plenty…'I was always the Frog in…
En Avant, Marche! | Bill & Bobby | Greenwich DancesAlain Platel's latest work is a brash, bright fusion of dance, theatre and opera, which celebrates the world of the marching band commu…
The mould-breaking dance company is celebrating its ninth decade. We trace the nimble steps that took it from a raggle-taggle bunch of students to global nameMarie Rambert had no idea she wa…
No Body | The Merchants Of Bollywood | Fagin's TwistThe creators of this event " Lucy Carter, Michael Hulls and Nitin Sawhney " have all worked extensively in choreography. Yet here they're …
He has composed for films, TV series and orchestras. But his latest project " which sprawls out over three floors of Sadler's Wells " could be his most ambitious yetNitin Sawhney has always …
Sadler's Wells, LondonDespite some rich choreography, this dark and intimate reworking of the classic tale fails to deliver on its initial promiseMats Ek has always taken a radical line with…
Sadlers Wells, LondonJonathon Young and Crystal Pite collaborate to turn a traumatising experience into riveting drama and virtuosic danceIn 2009, Jonathon Young's teenage daughter died with…
The idea of costume as a transformative tool, on and off stage, was adopted before pop was born, as a book and a new exhibition illustrateLoie Fuller had only a modest talent as an actor and…
Royal Opera House, LondonMcGregor's all-male Obsidian Tear, one of his strongest works to date, contrasts with brutal Kenneth MacMillan, plus superbly performed Christopher WheeldonAs Wayne …
Betroffenheit | Royal Ballet: Mixed Bill | Balletboyz: LifeThis collaboration between choreographer Crystal Pite and director Jonathon Young explores dark themes including grief, trauma and …
A festival at Siobhan Davies dance studio featured Julie Cunningham's moves to match Tempest's verse and Jamie Atherton's solo for Fred HerkoAt the Siobhan Davies dance studios this weekend,…
Cast, DoncasterCathy Marston displays a novelist's touch in layering characters in her wonderfully choreographed show for Northern BalletEarly reviewers of Jane Eyre complained that Charlott…
Northern Ballet: 1984 | What Remains… Anatomy Of An Artist | International Dance Festival BirminghamJonathan Watkins is making a name for himself with adaptations of literary works. Follow…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe junior wing of Nederlands Dans Theater have poise, speed and accuracy: if only the programme stretched them as much as they stretch themselvesIt's pretty much a giv…
Jane Eyre | Fagin's Twist | Nederlands Dans Theater 2 Cathy Marston's new work extracts the radical and romantic heart from the Charlotte Brontë classic for Northern Ballet, with a score …
Ahead of her new work, which is based on a profound real-life tragedy, the sought-after choreographer discusses dancing with William Forysthe, motherhood and why there are so few women at th…
Sadler's Wells, LondonLucy Guerin returns to Shakespeare's tragedy, Shobana Jeyasingh's Terra Incognita looks even better than before and Itzik Galili's A Linha Curva is a carnivalesque clos…
