Linbury theatre, LondonWorks by Kenneth Tindall, Mlindi Kulashe and Morgann Runacre-Temple give these dancers a chance to get their bodies around abstraction Trends for favoured composers i…
Sadler's Wells, LondonA group of young prestige dancers from all over the world throw themselves utterly into a uneven triple bill The deal with Rambert's sister company, Rambert2, is that y…
Sadler's Wells, LondonGuests Ballet Black steal the show with Cathy Marston's masterful The Suit, while newcomer Jack Lister offers little substance but plenty of style In an unusually benev…
Athletic star dancer who dazzled as Spinderella in the hit West End show Into the Hoods In the sometimes macho world of hip-hop dance, a form that demands explosive power and immense strengt…
The vision of this Greek choreographer " tipped as a major talent of the future at London's Dance Umbrella festival " is 'beautifully different' To write about contemporary dance is to somet…
Royal Opera House, LondonLauren Cuthbertson and Reece Clarke's masterclass in clarity is the highlight in a night of Macmillan, Ashton and Petipa It's a seemingly random selection that makes…
Sadler's Wells, LondonLighting patterns sweep across Russell Maliphant's dancers, who move with seamless fluidity You won't find steps in Russell Maliphant's choreography, so much as one sea…
The Yard, LondonIn Hope Hunt and the Ascension Into Lazarus, the Northern Irish dancer embodies a group rarely explored in dance A car revs up outside the theatre and Oona Doherty tumbles ou…
The finalists of Boris Charmatz's Danse Élargie competition squared up to today's doom and gloom There are questions about the validity of scoring art (hey, some of us have made a living…
Sadler's Wells, LondonConvincing struggles to find solace, choreographed by ex-Wayne McGregor dancers, are enhanced by spectacular lighting The new British-Japanese Fabula Collective arrive …
Everything I See I Swallow raises challenging questions about how we bring up girls. The women behind a new shibari show speak out A young woman is strung up above the stage, a delicate latt…
From ancient mysteries to moments of joy, one place tells many stories over time. The creators of While You Are Here reveal how they made physical drama by staying put It seems like a ridicu…
The suspicion and stereotypes encountered by young black men are explored in the hip-hop star's latest show, Born to Manifest, performed with Theo Oloyade One night when Joseph Toonga was a …
Sadler's Wells, LondonIt struggles to make an emotional connection, but this gorgeous-looking, pulsing tale of love is sprinkled with magic When your love interest is basically a mirage, it'…
Birmingham HippodromeThis beautifully danced production captures the innocence, betrayal and supernatural spirits of the story's early sources There's a spate of Giselles about at the moment…
Feted for her macabre and freaky stage shows, Gisèle Vienne has created a time-bending piece of 'physical philosophy' inspired by her clubbing days When Gisèle Vienne was growing up in Gre…
In 1987, Dan Watson's dance routine failed to nab first prize from a panel of pesky bluecoats. He revisits this haunting childhood experience in his new comedy show, Venus Good art often chi…
In Lucy Guerin's show Split, two performers " one clothed, one not " slowly trap themselves into a corner The first thing you notice about Lucy Guerin's award-winning duet, Split, is that on…
Betroffenheit, our best dance show of the 21st century, takes the breath away " and reveals the Canadian trailblazer's superb craft Best dance shows of the 21st century Crystal Pite and Jona…
Trailblazing choreographer Rosie Kay is using the latest research in neuroscience to bring unalloyed joy to her audience When Rosie Kay was starting work on her new dance show, Fantasia, she…
The Place, LondonStuart Waters uses his full-on autobiographical solo show to document the downward spiral of an addiction to crystal meth. It was a Tuesday afternoon when Stuart Waters was …
Gary and David Clarke grew up in a community gutted by industrial decline. A new dance show, Wasteland, recreates the underground blowouts that gave a generation reason to dream David Clarke…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe US ensemble are back with more limb-twisting interpretations of African and street dance forms and a reminder of their founder's sun-soaked art Gracious, with a gro…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe terrific teenage dancers of ZooNation's youth company crank up a gramophone time machine and zip through styles from Charleston to hip-hop It's massively hear…
Sadler's Wells, LondonYoung dancers, a reworked score and dynamic choreography bring blasts of rhythm, energy and feeling to the tale of star-cross'd lovers Kissing till your lips are red ra…