Bold Tendencies, LondonLike a live music video crossed with avant-garde dance theatre " and utterly steeped in young queer British culture A show that claimed to cross Kenneth MacMillan's 19…
Sadler's Wells, LondonBursting with upfront energy, Acosta Danza's contemporary mashup is lively but light on emotive moments The problem is, Don José, she's just not that into you. Sure, s…
The cast of Canadian B-boy Crazy Smooth's new show on their breathtaking moves, their multiple surgeries and why hip-hop needs 'living libraries' of experience "When everybody strips off and…
Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores, LondonTouching on migration stories, memory, grief and community, the story of a grandfather's life told through a series of cryptic riddles is a charming exper…
A searching circus piece about refugees in limbo, acrobats confronting middle age and supreme silliness from a Tokyo troupe are among the international offerings Vibrancy, musicality and ath…
The Old Bailey, LondonItalian artist Bersani is 98cm tall and has the brittle bone condition osteogenesis imperfecta " every one of her movements is considered, deliberate and carefully slow…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThemes such as exoticised bodies and reversing the male gaze struggle are raised but not fully explored in Nadia Beugré's show The promo material for L'Homme Rar…
Sadler's Wells, LondonIn goth-glam gowns with a fringed shawl, the Spanish dancer snaps from traditional to progressive in a passionate performance Eva Yerbabuena, one of flamenco's best, ha…
The famed company dissolved in 1996, so how best to bring it back? With new and classic works from the choreographer's Rolodex of international talent " and by changing the culture of the ar…
Royal Opera House, LondonLaunching a four-year celebration of Frederick Ashton's genteel 'English style', this triple bill is full of refined beauty and pleasure " though with athleticism vi…
She has danced pregnant, in bondage gear, and drenched in what looks like menstrual blood " all to unleash the monsters lurking within her and all of us. We meet the unstoppable performer ro…
When she first went moshing, Rachel Nà Bhraonáin couldn't stop giggling. Now she has made a dance show about the 'gorgeous community' she encountered Walking into a basement club in Ca…
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, LondonThe Revel Puck Circus big top rolls into town, featuring fantastic acrobatics, whimsical clowning and admirable ethics There's a festival feel at a Revel…
Big-name ballet dancers and rising choreographers have found a new home in the superclub where the after-party goes on until 5am "It's the easiest rider we've ever done," says the Ministry o…
Corn Exchange/Dance House, BrightonStopgap and Lîla Dance deliver poetic and political work at this year's festival, displaying bold innovation and evocative visions 'It's impossible to c…
Director who brought contemporary dance to mainstream British TV audiences with films such as Outside In and Veterans A"magician of the camera" with an extraordinary visual sense, Margaret W…
The Place, LondonThree performers have knockabout fun in choreographer Simone Mousset's well-crafted, supremely silly show It's funny, this show. Maybe not from the off, when you're just won…
Aviva Studios, ManchesterDance companies from Shanghai and Mumbai traverse a vast stage against a fast-moving backdrop in a personal story about identity and purpose The vast populations of …
As the 1975 musical about Broadway hoofers sets off on tour, professionals reveal how much has " and hasn't " changed since its debut 'I want it strong! Make it sharp! Take it on the downbea…
Choreographers from the US, Brazil, Greece and Portugal in the running for the £40,000 inaugural Rose international dance prize Four choreographers are in the running for the inaugural …
Marylebone theatre, LondonFairytale meets hip-hop in Kevan Allen's energetic reworking of the classic ballet about a toymaker and his all-too-realistic doll Kevan Allen usually choreographs…
He's the world's hottest choreographer, the man who cooks up steamy videos and stage shows for giants of music. But does the Atlanta star ever think he goes too far? Quite the opposite … T…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonHofesh Shechter's young company are an international bunch but their slo-mo curves and sudden shocks deliver some startling home truths about the UK There's an ir…
The Coronet theatre, LondonTension between the organic, human-made and the digital permeates Chieh-hua Hsieh's show as performer Ting-Ting Chao becomes an incredible vibrating energy force W…
Lilian Baylis studio, Sadler's Wells, LondonFull of dancey japes, games and satisfyingly tactile characters, BalletLorent have created an enjoyably gentle adaptation of Margery Williams' cla…