Quotient Empirique by RUBBERBANDance is a must-see

Samuel Tétreault co-founder of The 7 Fingers brings the company back to Sadlers Wells with Triptyque - a trio of works exploring the theme of gravity. Drawing on the steely nerves of nine first-class performers, each piece harnesses a hybrid of circus disciplines and contemporary dance technique.

Scottish Dance Theatre returned to The Place last week with a programme that kept you guessing, laughing and sometimes feeling a little uncomfortable, but undoubtedly the best part of the evening was experiencing the expressive honesty of the performers. Beginning the night was Second Coming by Rubber Band Dance Company’s Victor Quijada, followed by Jo Strømgren’s chilling Winter, Again.

Expectations are a tricky thing. High expectations more so.

Fractals of You, from Montreal-based company Tentacle Tribe is one of the only works that I've seen master this technology-dance fusion (the other that springs to mind is the work of mega-watt Australian company Chunky Move).

There exists a fertile space in between contemporary dance and performance art. It's kind of like a petri dish bubbling away in a warm laboratory.

Continuing its reputation as Montreal's sampler box of contemporary dance, Festival Quartiers Danses presented two quite disparate works tightly buttressed up against each other in Cinquieme Salle on Sunday.