737 stories by "Lyndsey Winship"
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…
Get ready for gravity-defying acrobats, electrically stimulated dancers and a punk ballet take on Mary, Queen of Scots
The Quebec company We All Fall Down got good word-of-mouth at last year…
Sadler's Wells, LondonPete Townshend's tragic story of teenage angst returns to the stage in a visceral dance production full of the original's swagger and bravado
The Quadrophenia era might…
Sadler's Wells East, London Circling between quiet sparse scenes and amazing bursts of movement, this is an intense hour from an artist really hitting his stride
Sometimes choreographers use…
Musician John Grant was blown away by Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel, finding deep resonances in its tale of gay love and loss. Now, he's put songs to choreographer Jonathan Watkins's ne…
From Oklahoma! and Singin' in the Rain to The Big Lebowski and Maestro, these showstoppers give a blissful hit of dance. A Rodgers and Hammerstein triple bill at Regent's Park Open Air theat…
The Channel Islands were dubbed 'the witch-hunting capital of Atlantic Europe'. Even just talking to a cat could get you hanged, strangled or burned. We go behind the scenes of an outdoor da…
The Place, London The Yorkshire-born dance artist concludes his social historical trilogy on the Thatcher era by celebrating resistance to homophobia
Gary Clarke grew up in a Yorkshire minin…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonThe dance-theatre duo embody people, flora and fauna, questioning what 'norms' in society and nature really mean
It was the comment on Katy Perry's space flight …
Sadler's Wells, LondonIt may seem a little tame compared to some offerings at this year's Flamenco festival but this is an elegant display of traditional style
The most compelling parts of M…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Spanish dancer's latest show with his all-male company is an eruption of pleasure, ego and neediness that is full of fantastic chemistry
It was Manuel Liñán's…
Lilian Baylis studio, Sadler's Wells, LondonThe choreographer's unapologetic depiction of female instincts fills a suburban living room with surreal scenes of suppressed sexuality and rage
A…
It may be set 60 years ago, but a new ballet version of The Who's rock opera asks questions about youth, society and masculinity that still resonate " and it brought its original creator to …
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Canadian company are in total control in Crystal Pite's Frontier, while Johan Inger's Passing has colour and humour yet is overstretched
In brief, this double bill …
It started out as a dance for men who risked arrest for indecency " and grew into a legs-flying, bloomers-revealing sensation. We go behind the scenes at Bottoms, a thrilling new show about …
Sadler's Wells, LondonWith an amazing sense of pure movement, Doherty's bold, distinctive work takes the story of her great-great-grandfather beyond magic realism
Here we are in an abattoir …
The Place, LondonThis year's festival launches with a multi-layered exploration of human connection from Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
K-pop, K-drama, K-beauty: South Korean cult…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London The choreographer pairs the semi-improvised score with similarly loose structures that reflect on collective action and identi…
As she unveils The Trembling Forest with an ensemble of clay-covered performers, the great dance disruptor looks back on decades of radical and autobiographical shows
Maybe it's inevitable b…
★★★☆☆ / ★★★★☆Sadler's Wells East, LondonBalletLorent stages two dance-theatre versions of the fairytale " one for all the family, …
Peacock theatre, London Gleefully exploding traditional funeral rites, Thisispopbaby deploy styles from stepdance to pole dance to upend expectations of Irish culture
Yo…
Director Kevin O'Hare announces staging of NYCB choreographer Peck's 2014 piece, as well as new works by Akram Khan and Cathy Marston
A ballet by one of New York's hottest choreographers, se…
Sadler's Wells East, LondonJules Cunningham explores themes of marginalisation in a masterful collaboration with Le Tigre's JD Samson and a piece that echoes Merce Cunningham
Last time Jules…
Sadler's Wells, LondonMerce Cunningham's demands on dancers are the stuff of legend, but as in the celebration of two of his classic works here, utterly essential
Merce Cunningham was always…
Hackney Empire, LondonOyinkan Braithwaite's novel My Sister, the Serial Killer is the inspiration for Cassa Pancho's dramatic ballet, accompanied by Chanel DaSilva's A Shadow Work
Putting on…