Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
“Matthew Bourne might not be for the purists in the audience, but for those of us eager to see a new take on traditional ballets he consistently succeeds in creating excitement and surprise for old and young alike.”
Browsing: Dance
The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake
“If you want something done right then you have to opt for the best. So if you want to see ballet the way it was meant to be, there’s nothing else for it but to head to the Royal Opera House for the ultimate classic, Swan Lake.”
Southbank Sizzles: Forever Crazy
“The diamante curtain sweeps aside to open with all dazzlingly beautiful members of the 10 girl dance troupe performing the number God Save Our Bareskins.” Le Crazy Horse Paris trots into London…
The Vintage Dance Society
Get those old bones moving to the nostalgic sounds of the Vintage Dance Society playing…
The Original Living Doll: Coppélia
“Billed as ‘magic, mayhem and the original living doll’, this Birmingham Royal Ballet production of Delibes’ Coppélia is stunning and perfectly suited to the opulent surroundings of the London Coliseum.”
A Ray of Sunshine: Umoja
Umoja couldn’t have opened at a better time. Against the grey, cold, miserable backdrop of…
The Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet
The Royal Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet is a maelstrom of heartbreak, elation and spirited sass, writes Charlotte Skeoch, for whom public displays of gushy emotion are a rare occurrence.
Pouting Proudly
First there was the achingly glamorous Proud Cabaret; now Alex Proud sets pulses racing once again, bringing the stars of London’s burlesque circuit to Proud Kitchen for his latest venture, Burlesque After Dark…
The Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty
Charlotte Skeoch indulges in the Royal Ballet’s production of The Sleeping Beauty
Rambert Dance Company: Seven for a Secret
The Rambert Dance Company; founded over 80 years ago and carrying with it a well-deserved reputation as one of the glittering vertebrae in the backbone of contemporary dance, the bar is set perilously high…
The Dance of Cleopatra
Cleopatra. The most ruthless of rulers, with a booming empire and beauty beyond our imagination, is the subject of the Northern Ballet’s touring production. Rachel Fellows is bewitched…