Ballet
Seeta Patel Dance: The Rite of Spring; Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends – review
Patel and Peck push the classical forms of bharatanatyam and ballet in joyous and inventive new directions
Sarah Crompton
19, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM
Don Quixote review – Australian Ballet returns to Nureyev in a sumptuous, exuberant showcase
The company worked with Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Helpmann for the legendary 1973 film – which it has now recreated for the stage
Tim Byrne
15, Mar, 2023 @11:16 PM
Lynn Seymour obituary
Ballerina who inspired new works from Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton and loved to dance with Rudolf Nureyev
Jane Pritchard
12, Mar, 2023 @4:52 PM
Turn it Out with Tiler Peck & Friends review – pure dance at its breathtaking best
A virtuoso lineup join the New York City Ballet principal for an eclectic programme celebrating the shared pleasure of music, rhythm and athleticism
Lyndsey Winship
12, Mar, 2023 @11:50 AM
Sorry, Seth Rogen: good film reviews wouldn’t mean much if bad ones weren’t allowed
The actor has been complaining about the hurt that critics can deliver. But someone has to call out stinkers, as you would think he’d agree
Peter Bradshaw
09, Mar, 2023 @12:04 PM
Woolf Works review – Alessandra Ferri goes deeper in Wayne McGregor’s modern masterpiece
The Italian star graces a flawless revival of McGregor’s dreamlike 2015 ballet inspired by the writings of Virginia Woolf
Sarah Crompton
05, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM
Woolf Works review – the wondrous Alessandra Ferri flies again
Returning to the role created for her by Wayne McGregor, the dancer portrays the great modernist with emotional power
Lyndsey Winship
02, Mar, 2023 @12:06 PM
Alessandra Ferri: ‘Dancing with Nureyev, I swear he had an energetic aura around him’
The principal ballerina on portraying Virginia Woolf, why she’s so enthusiastic about ageing, and what she learned from the greats
Sarah Crompton
26, Feb, 2023 @9:30 AM
Don’t Think, Dear by Alice Robb review – the beauty and cruelty of ballet
A former student at the School of American Ballet dissects an art form that too often plays host to obsession and bullying
Fiona Sturges
22, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM
Creature review – Asif Kapadia and Akram Khan join up for intriguing dance film
Khan’s creation for English National Ballet is filmed by Kapadia, and has an ambiguous intensity that should interest audiences beyond dance fans
Peter Bradshaw
22, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM
‘Nature will punish you’: Asif Kapadia and Akram Khan on their climate crisis dance film
The director of Amy, who’s never watched a ballet, has adapted a dystopian sci-fi piece by the choreographer, who’s never made a film. They discuss art, myths, and why Bruce Lee connects them as much as their south Asian roots
Tanjil Rashid
18, Feb, 2023 @11:55 AM
German ballet director offers no apology over dog faeces incident
Marco Goecke says he acted in heat of the moment after years of ‘annihilatory' criticism’
Kate Connolly in Berlin
14, Feb, 2023 @1:40 PM
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