What will the ballet dancer of the future look like? We visit the hunting lodge where the next generation are being trained " and find huge changes are under way It's an idyllic autumn day …
As her company prepares to celebrate its centenary, the legendary choreographer's groundbreaking work is finally getting the respect it deserves in the UK. What took so long? A century ago, …
Sadler's Wells East, LondonDance Umbrella festival opens with a bold yet alienating piece inspired by mythology and magical realism It's as if you've turned up at the party when they're all …
Sadler's Wells, LondonIn a stunning evening, fearless and faultless dancers deliver a trio of classics, ending with a gorgeous yet more subdued piece by David Dawson English National Ballet'…
Bristol Beacon Composer Jóhann Jóhannson's moody film, narrated by Swinton and inspired by a classic novel, gains little from a live dance interpretation Is it possible for the apocal…
The choreographer has paired the tragedies of Oedipus Rex and Antigone in a monumental double bill, Jocasta's Line, which refuses to spoon-feed audiences When Stravinsky composed Oedipus Rex…
The internationally feted choreographer has worked with pop megastars, a sculptor and the monks of the Shaolin Temple. Now he is tackling the cultural divisions and colonial legacy of his ho…
Sadler's Wells, LondonAlina Cojocaru is breathtaking, Ratmansky's music zings and Joseph Taylor gets a fantastic angry solo It's exciting when artists push boundaries, melt genres, revoluti…
Peacock theatre, LondonStarting from a single dancer, an intricate moving patterns of limbs forms a complex weave of shifting patterns in Sadeck Berrabah's technically impressive show There'…
Frauke Requardt and Vivienne Franzmann's dance-theatre show Anatomy of Survival examines 23 versions of reality in 'powder keg' cities One morning, playwright Vivienne Franzmann was queueing…
Southbank Centre, LondonA cast of 80 spray-paint the pavement, parade a 40-phone selfie stick and bring dirty bass to ballet in (La)Horde's night of sensational dance morsels A black stretch…
Rachael Gunn's disastrous summer at the Paris Games in 2024 has inspired a silly show about 'Spraygun' but its jibes are unfair Everyone can have a bad day at the office. But for most of us,…
Several portrayals of the royal's tumultuous life take place in Edinburgh this month, each examining her relationship with Elizabeth I and challenging the narrative of two women at war 'It w…
Surprise finds at the festival include a sweet kids' show about embracing your differences and a beautifully choreographed martial arts duet, in a year with work-in-progress energy For start…
Summerhall, EdinburghWe're just sensory-seeking animals, says choreographer Léa Tirabasso, with a high-energy hour performed by six impressive dancers The surrealist worlds of choreographer…
Festival theatre, EdinburghMary births a balloon and Elizabeth I towers on stilts in Sophie Laplane and James Bonas's production about the queens' distant relationship The second half of thi…
Assembly Hall, EdinburghAustralian circus act Gravity and Other Myths allow the audience an up-close insight into how they mastered their extraordinary craft This may be the ideal festival s…
Underbelly Circus Hub on the Meadows, EdinburghBrisbane's Circa are consummate pros, achieving acrobatic feats edged with animal instincts Some circus shows start with relatively simple tric…
Old College Quad, EdinburghLebanese choreographer Omar Rajeh's outdoor dance fizzes with communal energy but its overstuffed concept blunts its political impact What you might not have expec…
Everyone from Harry Styles to Selena Gomez has been captivated by the French choreographer's stunning trampoline performance. Now he's bringing a new work to the UK, featuring a revolving mi…
Tharp picked up a Golden Lion award for her experimental and accessible choreography, while Carolina Bianchi won a Silver Lion for her fearless exploration of sexual assault 'Do you know how…
A new season at London's Southbank Centre is inspired by Emma Warren's book Dance Your Way Home, about the potency of communal movement. She and other artists involved explain why the dancef…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonNew York company Nature Theater of Oklahoma's take on the US president is an ideas-packed, dance-adjacent comedy inspiring whoops and walkouts Is this show genius…
Emerald theatre, LondonA regal Von Teese oversees this uninspiring mix of chandelier-swinging cabaret, circus and dance featuring the Steps singer as a saloon owner with a string of exes Som…
Sadler's Wells East, London Taking rests when required, Candoco's integrated company capture the paradox of dancefloor abandonment Choreographer Dan Daw and the dancers from Candoco are cele…