252 stories by "Sanjoy Roy"
Barbican, LondonIn ragged rocksteps and snaredrum springs, choreographer Kenrick Sandy and composer Michael Asante catch the connections between sound and movement
Founded in 2001, Boy Blue …
Sadler's Wells, LondonWorks from veteran dancers Germaine Acogny, Malou Airaudo, Louise Lecavalier and Ben Duke challenge perceptions of age, with performances full of spirit and maturity
Wa…
A decade after his award-winning Dracula, Mark Bruce has pared down Mary Shelley's gothic classic and taken a cue from its subtitle 'The Modern Prometheus'
'The idea of a creature made of sh…
My former colleague John Ashford, who has died aged 79, was a key figure in contemporary dance in the UK and beyond, both as director of the Place theatre in London (1986-2009) and founder-d…
Choreographer, creative director and co-founder of Second Stride, a company that transformed contemporary dance in the 1980sThe choreographer and creative director Ian Spink, who has died of…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThis 'psychic landscape of Albion' deploys a huge ensemble to send its dancers spinning through a patchwork of national mythology
You have to hand it to BalletBoyz (Mic…
As she brings her new show, Dragons, to the UK, the innovative choreographer discusses shaking off traditional norms and how shaving her head helped her find her own energy
Ochre wall, plum …
Curve, Leicester The US dancer conjures a potent spectacle filled with mysterious symbolism as three figures strain, combine and detach in stirring, almost ritual patterns
There's a strange …
The Yard theatre, LondonMarikiscrycrycry opens this year's Now festival with an occasionally baffling trip through sex, fear and fantasies
Established in 2014, the Yard theatre's Now festiva…
Linbury theatre, London The American choreographer showcases three works with the Royal Ballet, the newest of which examines the idealism and corporeality of womanhood
The Royal Ballet now h…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe maverick choreographer makes his mark on The Rite of Spring in this elementally austere exercise in anxiety and loose-cannon footwork
In 1913, The Rite of Spring br…
Lilian Baylis theatre, LondonFresh pieces by the company of disabled and non-disabled dancers open up its artistic direction
Although the pandemic scuppered some plans for Candoco " such as …
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonFlorentina Holzinger's show has inspired audience walkouts but others stay and cheer at its bloody-minded audacity
Premiered in Vienna in 2019, Florentina Holzin…
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, LondonRalph Fiennes introduced this gala honouring the ballet legend, which boasted a dazzling lineup of dancers including Natalia Osipova and Cesar Corrales
Introd…
Linbury theatre, LondonA hardworking young company showcase a range of dance styles to music including classical, rock and contemporary
The Royal Ballet's Next Generation festival is a platf…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThis mini festival celebrating the older dancer features powerful performers " and is defiantly not pretty
Founded in 2014, Sadler's Wells' Elixir festival is a season …
Royal Albert Hall, LondonBourne's 1950s potboiler has been beefed up for a larger venue. The result is classy, trashy " and deeply serious
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man is a steamy, pulp-fict…
Sadler's Wells, LondonUsing music from Americana to Afrobeats, the final part of this Israeli company's trilogy on love is beautifully danced but doesn't go anywhere
This final part of a tri…
Victoria multistorey car park, Leeds
Amanda Piña's dance inspired from the Mexican border town of Matamoros filled the perfunctory setting with pulsating beats and tinsel-clad movement
Am…
180 Studios, LondonIvan Michael Blackstock's interrogation of stereotypes is broodingly atmospheric, strewn with imagery and often highly effective
How to show stereotypes of black masculini…
Sadler's Wells, LondonOne French choreographer whistles during his dance in Somnole, while another takes us into a dark, murderous forest in This Is How You Will Disappear
Whistle while you …
Sadler's Wells, LondonWhile Andreou clearly pursues a path and a purpose with her 2018 work, Rizzo's directionless fantasy world is a rambling trip
Minimalism has many guises. If the opening…
Sadler's Wells, LondonA terrifically varied programme began by pairing daring new work from Brigel Gjoka and Rauf Yasit with Lucinda Childs' iconic 1979 Dance
The astonishingly rich programm…
The Place, LondonBlack-clad extras loom and the sound booms as impressive dancers look to illuminate the pyschologist's theories of humanity's secret faces
Company Chameleon's The Shadow, di…
Shoreditch Town Hall, LondonThe 13-strong cast dive with gusto into the gap between seeing and looking, us and them, and you and me
"What do you see when you look at me?" chant The PappyShow…
