Live, Video: Dance

Rambert excels in this fascinating live performance of the unexpected and absurd.

After the success of The Runaway, it wasn’t surprising that Kyle Abraham was tapped to create a new work for NYCB’s 2021 Digital Season.

A complete roster of principal dancers appear in a gala full of the joys of spring. 

Two new works continue PNB's adventurous antidote to the loss of live performance. 

Manuel Legris, whom Nureyev appointed étoile in Paris in 1986, presents an evening of Nureyev choreographies in Milan. 

William Forsythe’s love affair with the music of British composer, James Blake, continues with this exhilarating performance of The Barre Project.

New National Theatre Tokyo's gala evening of six works by six pairs of dancers was a brilliant evening showing works from Japan's leading choreographers and dancers. 

An intimate and revealing dance experience on film from Demis Volpi and Ballett am Rhein. 

Dutch National Ballet presents six Hans van Manen creations spanning 40 years of choreography. 

In the National Ballet of Japan's Sleeping Beauty, the fulfilment and joy of being able to dance was apparent in the whole company and the result was glorious. 

SDC delivers this long-awaited world premiere by Rafael Bonachela, featuring a Bryce Dessner score performed to perfection by the Australian String Quartet.

Christian Spuck gives choreographic identity to Hans Zender's composed interpretation of Franz Schubert's Winterreise. 

A simple, noble and dramatic escape from the present day as the company dances Michael Messerer’s updated (slightly shortened) version of the Vainonen classic.

Dance of a truly gripping and magical quality as Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s compellingly beautiful work is translated for the screen. 

The circus mastery, physical brilliance and risk-taking choreography is what makes Circa a stand-out on the international stage – stretching movement capabilities with each electric encounter.

A performance of Giselle that was touched by the teaching of one of its greatest exponents, Carla Fracci.  

A marriage of Greek Mythology and American minimalism in Simone Valastro's new creation for the Ballo del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. 

New works by Michele Merola, Benjamin Pech and Eleonora Abbagnato at La Nuvola as the Ballo del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma dances on. 

New Year Ballet displayed the versatility of the National Ballet of Japan, from the 19th-century classic Paquita, to three works by Japanese choreographers and David Bintley's “Still Life” at the Penguin Café.

The choreographers selected ranged from the highly experienced (Yuri Possokhov, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Russell Maliphant), and ENB’s Associate Choreographer (Stina Quagebeur) to a relative newcomer, 24-year-old Arielle Smith. 

Outstanding performances all-around in this special treat for Christmas 

Jess and Morgs continue to break the mould of tired dance films by directing their first full-length feature, which offers much more than just a different way of presenting dance.

National Ballet of Japan's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King conquers the challenge of Wayne Eagling, a flawed but enjoyable production with high quality dancing

Sir Peter Wright’s festive treat is back – and Covid-secure – as the Royal Opera House stages its first full-length staged performance since the theatre closed in March.

An excellent initiative from New Adventures to commission new storytelling dance films by female choreographers.

Considering the very abrupt transition to dance-on-film that most companies are contending with today, Mahler, live chooses to examine the beginnings of this genre. 

A significantly diverse showcase of new choreographic talent, featuring work by company dancers Jesse Scales and Chloe Leong, and Indigenous-Australian choreographer Joel Bray, and Indian-Australian choreographer Raghav Handa.

Pacific Northwest Ballet's Rep 2 features an all-female choreographer program with world premieres by Penny Saunders and Jessica Lang and excerpts from the work of Twyla Tharp and Susan Marshall.

The whole Company exudes bravura and panache in gala programme headlined by a Zucchetti premiere and a Wheeldon classic.

New York City Ballet ends its Fall Digital Season with a festival of new choreography, including works by Justin Peck and Pam Tanowitz. 

New York City Center’s annual Fall for Dance festival heads online in a pair of programs, one much stronger than the other. 

National Ballet of Japan marks a triumphant season opening of Don Quixote with new director Miyako Yoshida, the first ballet performance in 8 months with full seating capacity audience and live orchestra. .

A beautiful performance worth quarantining for as Latvia leads the charge to preserve art and culture. 

Pacific Northwest Ballet's Rep 1 delivers a magnificent first installment of their 2020-2021 virtual season.

John Neumeier presents the first full-length Covid-compliant ballet, a series of “delicious miniatures” created on the company's entire ensemble of almost 60 dancers.

An event that will be long-remembered for the importance of the occasion, if not for its content. 

A novel live-streamed performance, nightmarish in parts, that seems just right for these strange times 

This annual contest for young dancers at ENB proved to be a stellar year with a collection of excellent performances all-around 

Michael Chance takes the audience around The Grange in a thoughtful show combining opera excerpts, dance, acrobats, vocal and instrumental music.

A worthwhile addition to the locker of lockdown digital dance.

Beatrice Rana and Mario Brunello provide live music for seven internationally renowned dancers, including Paris Opéra Ballet’s Hugo Marchand and Spanish flamenco whizz Sergio Bernal, at the 15th-century Rocca Brancaleone.

Dame Sarah Connolly and David Butt Philip prove that less really can be more.

Three different and highly-spirited works, each choreographed for the Junior Ballett Zürich, were recently performed at the city’s opera house.

The final full stop for a much-loved company

A ballet to be enjoyed for its visual spectacle, strong and purposeful choreography and a pacy momentum that builds into a rousing finale.

Masculinity, nothing or very little has changed: Enter Achilles is danced by Rambert at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. 

An opulent production that is both reassuringly traditional and refreshingly new. 

An inventive reimagining of this well-worn tale 

This double bill at Sadler's Wells exemplifies a fascinating bridge between Cloud Gate's past and the future.