Instrument: Dancer

The instantly-recognisable, symphonic score was given the lover’s touch by conductor, Vadim Nikitin; caressed in the melancholic, slow sections and energetically encouraged wherever appropriate

A wonderful cast conducted by William Christie in a new production of L’incoronazione di Poppea at the Salzburg Festival. 

Saburo Teshigawara sets Rameau’s opéra-ballet Pigmalion as a compelling dance performance

Ambra Senatore’s Promenade À Sully presented as part of the Paris L'Eté festival manages to navigate the chance of site specific work with quirky and refreshing ease

Love Chapter 2 plunges us into the messiness of heart break and isolation. It's like watching emotional entropy as the performers gradually disintegrate over the hour-long performance, undone by the ravages of love lost.

Tough, thrilling, ambitious and new: The Skating Rink is an exciting new major commission by Garsington, and its world première delivered on every level.

Two charming operas featured splendid singing in a haze of choreography, staging and projections in a setting that had the feel of being live in a surround sound movie theater.