772 stories by "Lyndsey Winship"
Sadler's Wells, LondonGandini Juggling and Alexander Whitley's collaboration is full of simple pleasures and intricate skillA hybrid of juggling and contemporary dance? Now that's niche, you…
Barbican, LondonPeeping Tom tackle old age with originality, warmth and humour in the second part of their eerie family-themed trilogyLast year they tackled mums, now attention turns to dad.…
In 1969, a New Yorker from Martha Graham's company set up Britain's first contemporary dance school. Fifty years on, Cohan is a sage of the studio " and has fears about the artform's future'…
Soho theatre, LondonFive female performers are doing things on their own terms in a show that shuns spectacle and takes apart circus tricksAn acrobat named Kate takes the microphone and tell…
Royal Opera House, LondonLiam Scarlett's 2010 word is as lyrical as ever, while strong performances and a live pigeon can't save Frederick Ashton's cutesy romcom When it premiered in 2010, A…
Royal Opera House, LondonThe 55-year-old partnered with American Ballet Theater principal Herman Cornejo in thoughtful, poised interpretations of McGregor, Maliphant and othersThe second com…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe French artist Olivier de Sagazan turns himself into a sculpture in this terrifying, visceral performanceOlivier de Sagazan's Transfiguration, a performance first cr…
BBC1's The Greatest Dancer and Channel 4's Flirty Dancing are going toe to toe for audiences. But can they fill Strictly's shoes?The new year starts with two new dance shows to fill the Stri…
Coliseum, LondonEnglish National Ballet's revival of Derek Deane's 1997 staging has a flock of well-schooled swans and some standout solos, but there is a lack of chemistry between the leadi…
From Hitler and Cath Kidston to Freud and Madonna, a dance-drag act makes unlikely pairings duet together Unmissable theatre, dance and comedy for 2019About five years ago, in a room above a…
Royal Opera House, London A fine take on Chekhov's melancholy Three Sisters brings bite to this seasonal triple bill, before ice skaters and lovers restore the yuletide glowWho needs festive…
The Place, LondonIt's bright and bouyant and the music, influenced by Afrobeat, is excellent but Vicki Igbokwe's fairytale has problems in toneChoreographer Vicki Igbokwe is best known for r…
Sadler's Wells, LondonIntensity surges from the stage in this dark contortion of the classic ballet, given a mighty injection of new energyIt's funny that Matthew Bourne's shows are associat…
Dynamic artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer has grand designs for Britain's oldest dance company, from diversifying the audience to finding new choreographers"I want this company, Rambert,…
Second Home, LondonDisaffection trumps dynamism in Steven Warwick and Carlos Maria Romero's site-responsive piece staged in a co-working spaceThe minimal electro beat ramps up and a gaggle o…
Sadler s Wells, LondonGöteborgsOperans Danskompani paired the sculptor with choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for this thrilling piece exploring how we mould and remould ourselvesSculptor …
Sadler's Wells, LondonChoreographers Sébastien Ramirez and Honji Wang interpret a pained but pretty soundtrack of electro-chill loops The themes of mortality and loss in Nitin Sawhney's 201…
Sadler's Wells, LondonCurated by Khan, this celebration of classical Indian music dips into dance forms boasting symmetry, balance and beauty Hands and faces are two sorely underused body pa…
Royal Opera House, LondonAlastair Marriott's evocation of conflict is caught between gracefulness and tragedy while Wayne McGregor and George Balanchine still shine'He was lying there in a p…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe cellist and choreographer present an ancient Persian love story with striking designs by Howard HodgkinLayla and Majnun fall in love, but when Layla is married off …
Sadler's Wells, LondonRambert showcases its new sister company in Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar's knockout Killer Pig, plus work by Benoit Swan Pouffer and Rafael BonachelaEight hundred young da…
She thinks ballet's broken " and has a plan to fix it. The star of Disney's Nutcracker reboot talks about racism, nude shoes and growing up bendy'Ballet was definitely my escape," says Misty…
Royal Opera House, LondonThe loose plotting of the love story is offset by performers who elevate the melodrama to mesmerising levelsLet's take a moment to appreciate the genius of Marianela…
The Place, LondonBoundaries between fake and real are blurred and broken in a smart, funny show that fuses science and artFake operations that cure knee pain, empty pills that work as well a…
Sadler's Wells, LondonFire ripples through dancers' bodies in Juanjo Argues' vital new work, while David Bintley rekindles his Sun King spectacleThis double bill from Birmingham Royal Ballet…