A warm new doc renders the anguish and angst of Black Swan passé and shows dancers' steel, solidarity and positive attitude The antidote to tales of the ballet world's dark underbelly " Bla…
The year started with sparkling ballet and dazzling premieres, then came lockdown. But the dance world didn't stand still and kept delivering innovative and urgent creations More best cultu…
Available onlineScottish Ballet blends The Nutcracker and The Snow Queen in an hour-long film full of twinkle and charm This year has been a test of creativity and nerve for the dance sector…
Royal Opera House, LondonDespite fewer dancers and musicians, Peter Wright's production is a gorgeous spectacle at Covent Garden To the ballet then, while we can. As London waits to find out…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe audience whoop behind their masks at a muted, Covid-era iteration of the festival, ending with a note of hope Compared with the annual Breakin' Convention festival,…
The dancer, who has been announced as the new artistic director of the Leeds-based company, shares his ambitions for the future Dane Hurst was learning to dance in "a ramshackle, termite-inf…
Available onlineBourne's New Adventures has given three female dancers from the company the chance to make their own creations " with impressive results Among the many dance films being made…
Dancers learn routines from an algorithm and we get a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse of K-pop choreography as the Place's festival moves online One of the many festivals that's switch…
Available onlineThe enterprising company presents three specially filmed virtual dance works, including Smith's own intriguing take on ancient mythology Many small dance companies are clingi…
Available onlineA strong cast from Guildhall School hit the dancefloor in a show that muses over house music, orcas and the meaning of a nightclub family In a year of isolation that's left u…
Available onlineDirectors from the worlds of pop and adverts have made five films for English National Ballet's new digital season. From boxing women to glorious goths, you won't know what's…
The DJ and founder of the Let's Have a Kiki ball is running the climactic bash of this year's Dance Umbrella " and he's bringing his cats 'I want you to get out of this quarantine feeling an…
Unable to fully stage their celebration of the classic 6os album, Clod Ensemble are inviting audiences to a listening party for London jazz festival They had such great plans: a live band, 2…
Available online This collection of dancers' homemade films " in apartments, backyards or the great outdoors " connect in winningly lo-fi way As some dance companies get slicker in their dig…
Available onlineFrancesca Hayward, Natalia Osipova and Marianela Nuñez are among the many stars in this exquisite mixed bill of classics and more recent work Planned for a live audience t…
Music's primal power for those living with dementia has inspired thousands of YouTube views for a clip of a former dancer We see a frail and elderly woman in a chair, her eyes downcast. She …
Available onlineIn lieu of NYCB's 2020 season, five short pieces by new choreographers frame the Big Apple in colourful new ways New York City Ballet won't perform again until September 202…
From Paris rooftops to a giant yellow inflatable, dancers find new places to perform in this batch of enthralling shorts Ballet Vlaanderen's ongoing Imagination Is Alive series pairs musicia…
As he prepares to shake up the 'Eurocentric' Venice Biennale, the Royal Ballet choreographer talks about his fears for the arts " and how social distancing has made dancers of us all Wayne M…
Sadler's Wells, LondonWill Tuckett's intricate new work takes its inspiration from nature and was the shimmering centrepiece of an ambitious and enjoyable programme at the reopened London da…
UK choreographer Ivan Blackstock and dancer Nafisah Baba worked on the groundbreaking Black Is King visual album, connecting with a wealth of black peers Choreographer Ivan Blackstock was ha…
The Place, LondonPart of the Splayed festival of queer art, Azara's witty combination of spoken word and effortless groove takes the audience on a night out that leaves you longing to dance …
Available onlineWayne Eagling's choreographic pedigree is clear in this wartime story of Marie Rambert " founder of Britain's first ballet company " and her playwright husband Canadian chor…
English National Ballet will return to the stage soon, but dance's wider future looks precarious. The company's artistic director tells us about bubbles, business models, and ballet classes …
Royal Opera House, London, and online After seven months away from the spotlight, the entire company release their pent-up energy in a jubilant and moving three-hour gala of greatest hits Th…