Wherever you look " in cinemas, theatres, sculpture or down at your local lido " these magical creatures are bewitching an ever growing audience On a sunny Thursday in June, Tinside Lido in …
Sadler's Wells, London As the choreographer's voiceover wittily questions the pointlessness of shared effort, a group of dancers channel dread into intense motion "Costume: €3,000, pro…
National Gallery, London With delicate movements and precise details, the Italian performance artist evokes a magical creature against a backdrop of fantastical art Chiara Bersani has declar…
Royal Opera House, LondonWith shimmering music and a signature use of massed bodies, Pite transforms her acclaimed Flight Pattern into a full-length work When Canadian choreographer Crystal …
Sadler's Wells, LondonMbi makes a transformative journey from east London, where he grew up, to his ancestral home in Cameroon Dickson Mbi is known as a dancer of power, grace, finesse and c…
Bernie Grant Arts Centre, LondonGig, club night and stage show meld into one in this pulsating evening of dub music and dance Calling all dub fans, bassheads, anyone with a Trojan Records CD…
Brixton House, LondonJoy Alpuerto Ritter rethinks Mary Wigman's Witch Dance and Calixto Neto explores objectification alongside compelling 'shifting pop' from Linda Hayford A glitter-covered…
The former Sporty Spice will open the theatre's spring season in a contemporary dance collaboration with experimental choreographer Jules Cunningham Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm is set to tak…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonThe Dutch dance artist brings a steely fearlessness to her piece about the hypersexualised depiction of black women in late 90s and early 00s hip-hop videos The …
Barbican, LondonThere are good ideas in this collection of pieces from William Kentridge's experimental performance studio but they lack depth and development South African artist William Ke…
Kicked out of conservatoire during her hard-partying years, Doherty has gone on to become one of the most exciting choreographers of her generation. Now she's teaming up with Jamie xx for a…
Even the best-known ballets can baffle newcomers so what can choreographers do to avoid audiences getting lost? From Matthew Bourne's fairytales to staging Margaret Atwood and Peaky Blinders…
Oxford PlayhouseThe third work in Joseph Toonga's trilogy presents moments of fevered action and powerful stillness in an eye-opening political performance 'Why can't you see me?!" cries the…
The Place, LondonThe lights stay up and the audience is very much included in this warm, understated meditation on community restored I'm welcomed in with a warm hello and the offer of a cus…
Birmingham HippodromeBenoit Swan Pouffer's swaggering dancers fly, fling and slide across the stage in this energetic, menacing prequel-style show Have we reached peak Peaky fever? Hot on t…
Cast, DoncasterA rare excursion to the north sees the Royal Ballet in full peacock mode with a collection of classical and contemporary works displaying the huge span of a true 21st-century …
Peacock theatre, LondonMixing technical skill with slapstick hilarity, the Trocks are as engaging as ever in this symphony of perfectly timed mistakes In the past few years there has been an…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Belgian choreographer's interpretation of the great keyboard work is a rich, carefully crafted essay Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker is not someone you expect to see dan…
The 52-year-old Canadian will succeed Tamara Rojo in August 2023 and arrives after 16 years as artistic director of Semperoper Ballett in Dresden "Diversity of people and repertoire are at t…
Using borrowed sets and costumes, the United Ukrainian Ballet " led by ex-Bolshoi director Alexei Ratmansky " are rehearsing a Giselle they hope will do more than just thrill UK audiences "I…
Summerhall, EdinburghDancer Jo Fong larks about with clown and circus director George Orange in a manic affront to middle age that swings from absurd to tender to life-affirming Bounding in…
King's theatre, EdinburghThe music of D'Angelo sets the mood for inimitable choreographer Kyle Abraham's intimate house party production The music of 90s neo-soul star D'Angelo is sparse but…
Dance Base, EdinburghDancers push their bodies to the fine line between good pain and bad " which makes things complicated when the body stops behaving, as Lea's smart show explores There ar…
Best known for tackling subjects such as injustice and violence, the choreographer is channelling happier memories with An Untitled Love Growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1980s and 90s, Kyle A…
Summerhall, EdinburghVeering between danger and comedy, Chou Kuan-Jou's exploration of sexuality has some potent ideas and clever mood shifts Three semi-nude performers writhing around the s…