Barbican
Muppet power! RSC uses puppet legends for My Neighbour Totoro staging
The RSC’s version of the Japanese classic has smashed box office records – before the curtain’s even gone up. We meet the Jim Henson puppeteers bringing Studio Ghibli’s beloved fluffy monsters to life
Chris Wiegand
28, Jun, 2022 @1:39 PM
The week in classical: Samson et Dalila; Lise Davidsen & Freddie De Tommaso with James Baillieu
Strength comes in many forms in the Royal Opera’s revelatory new Samson et Dalila; and two star singers in the ascendant hit all the high notes
Fiona Maddocks
04, Jun, 2022 @11:30 AM
Jeremy Denk review – Well-Tempered Clavier is reshaped and illuminated afresh
Playing Bach’s mammoth work from memory, the US pianist brought wit, insights and lightness of touch
Flora Willson
25, May, 2022 @11:09 AM
Our Time on Earth review – ear-splitting obstacle course of barmy solutions to the climate crisis
Whether pondering dinner with pests, reinventing myself as a vegetable or being deafened by a waterfall that sounded like industrial machinery, this hectic show made me want to flee
Adrian Searle
24, May, 2022 @1:50 PM
The week in classical: Leipzig Gewandhaus/ Nelsons; Scottish Chamber Orchestra/ Manze
The earth all but moved as Andris Nelsons and the mighty Gewandhaus brought their Strauss Project to London
Fiona Maddocks
14, May, 2022 @11:00 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus/Nelsons review – exquisite and thrilling Strauss from a great orchestra
Andris Nelsons’ detailed approach to Strauss creates a stunning, opulent sound although at points the drama the music needed was lacking
Tim Ashley
10, May, 2022 @11:03 AM
The week in classical: Don Pasquale; Holst’s Sāvitri
The charms of Donizetti’s comic opera continue to elude, while a Holst rarity shines in an elegant fusion of music and movement
Fiona Maddocks
07, May, 2022 @11:30 AM
Age of Rage review – ancient Greek tragedy explodes into our times
While the emotional complexities remain, Van Hove’s high-octane makeover featuring unrelenting pyrotechnics and riveting performances is a visual epic
Arifa Akbar
06, May, 2022 @2:25 PM
Black Ballet; Royal Ballet review – a mixed bag and beauty in motion
The dancers shone in a double bill to mark 20 years of Cassa Pancho’s company, while at Covent Garden Kyle Abraham’s new work was suffused with longing
Sarah Crompton
03, Apr, 2022 @8:00 AM
‘Two years ago it was impossible’: how tech turns dance into a multisensory fantasy
From the Barbican in London to shopping centres around the country, audiences can become part of sophisticated new XR dance spectaculars – diving into Lewis Carroll’s imagination or an extravagant ballroom
Lyndsey Winship
01, Apr, 2022 @1:18 PM
Pollution back at illegal levels on former ‘zero-emissions street’ in London
Experimental ban on petrol and diesel vehicles on Beech Street near Barbican ended in September
Damien Gayle
28, Mar, 2022 @1:09 PM
Total Immersion: Frank Zappa review – a suitably eclectic day-long tribute
From a film Q&A punctuated by musicians in the audience to barnstorming performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Guildhall students, this was a stunning celebration of his orchestral works
John Lewis
20, Mar, 2022 @1:24 PM
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