Despite the uneven performances, the evening offered a painful reminder: the future of Cunningham's opus is fragile and delicate. With his own company disbanded, his future is in the hands of dancers who are not trained in his technique and did not have the good fortune of working directly with the great choreographer.
A very fine performance, notable for the musicality which imbued each dancer’s presence and the excellent acting which kept the audience glued to the story.
A projection of green sky above shadowy mountains hovered behind their duet, and the curved bodies of the other dancers moved, barely visible, in the darkness of downstage.
The company's annual contemporary trible bill marks the much-anticipated Opera House main-season debut of Alice Topp's Aurum, and reprises work by Stephen Baynes and Tim Harbour.
She Persisted is the sequel to English National Ballet's She Said, a triple bill featuring work by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Stina Quagebeur and Pina Bausch.
Nederlands Dans Theater 1’s new triple bill premieres Imre Van Opstal and Marne Van Opstal's Take Root alongside works by Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar and Crystal Pite.
Teshigawara is now 65 and it is beyond comprehension that a man can still move with such muscular control and feline fluidity well into his seventh decade.
Over the last five years, 115 of New York City's dance artists have found a haven in the vast city university system known as CUNY. 11 of them shared the stage to celebrate the CUNY Dance Initiative's 5th anniversary.
This Swan Lake is a continued homage to classical female beauty and awe-inspiring dancing. The swans' collective mourning at Siegfried’s betrayal and its consequences are palpable.
Under the artistic leadership of ballerina extraordinaire Diana Vishneva, Context, a showcase of Russian contemporary choreography, sees it UK premiere at London Sadler's Wells.
In this era that venerates the contemporary, it’s rewarding to see the classics faring so well, and San Francisco Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty is a winner for all.
Marking a century after Vaslav Nijinsky’s last solo performance, Marco Goecke’s ballet gives a new dynamic to the name and story of the legendary Polish-born Russian dancer.
Pennsylvania Ballet kicks off the season with its first Giselle since Angel Corella took over the artistic directorship five years ago. A cast dominated by soloists and corps more than did it justice.
The decision to programme Awakening epitomises the Linbury Theatre's mission - to give presence to choreographers and companies that otherwise wouldn't be seen in the capital.
Only a couple of months after the reprise of Körper and Kreatur, Rauschen, Sasha Waltz' & Guests' new marathon of images, talks of robots, confessions of violence and archaic tribes.
Wheeldon is incontestably one of the leading choreographers of the past decade, and it’s a treat to have him create for such a tight-knit group of dancers.
In the Swiss capital city,the Tanzcompagnie Konzert Theater Bern recently danced a two-part programme of riveting works by Sharon Eyal and Jo Strømgren.
Wim Vandekeybus' Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour takes place in a distant future, where a destructive force seems to have eliminated life on Earth
The prestigious swedish company takes the Equilibrio Festival of nordic performing arts to an interesting close, making its italian comeback with an introspective work by Jefta Van Dinther.
There’s a good reason Swan Lake is a box office blockbuster. Not only is it “famous” in the sense that even ballet neophytes know all about it, Swan Lake is a seriously meaty ballet with a narrative arc that offers tension-filled dynamics, a luscious score by Tchaikovsky and one of the most famous tragic love stories of all time.
A daring double bill from Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre pairs Jeanguy Saintus' new choreography for The Rite of Spring with a revival of Christopher Alden's production of Gianni Schicchi.
Van Dijk | Eyal, is the Staatsballett's second programme of its newly acquired contemporary repertory: morphing bodies, subtly distorted, invite us to peak inside, exposing our most vulnerable sides.
