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‘Bam! Incredible energy’ – how a group of performers with learning disabilities are changing dance
For 30 years, pioneering company Corali has subverted audience expectations. Now it’s helping queer-dance duo Thick & Tight with a work about poet Edith Sitwell
Lyndsey Winship
13, Jan, 2022 @3:30 PM
Gandini Juggling: Life review – Merce Cunningham tribute is a little gem
Combining juggling and contemporary dance, this is a complex and accomplished homage to the late choreographer
Lyndsey Winship
13, Jan, 2022 @11:06 AM
A 10-year triumph: how Tamara Rojo transformed English National Ballet
The dancer, choreographer and artistic director has shown great ambition and had an astonishing impact at the company
Lyndsey Winship
12, Jan, 2022 @1:09 PM
Raymonda reborn: Tamara Rojo on ditching the sexism, Arab stereotypes, and 32 one-legged jumps
The ENB director has pulled the story forward to the Crimean war, given the female lead a strong new character based on Florence Nightingale – and adapted the choreography for today’s more slender dancers
Lyndsey Winship
04, Jan, 2022 @2:30 PM
Theatre, dance and comedy to book in 2022 – from Alan Partridge to Tennessee Williams
Amy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour
Arifa Akbar, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan
27, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2021
It was a year of revivals in every sense, as venues threw open their doors again. From fresh takes on classics to blazing new talents and shows that captured the current moment, our critics pick their favourites of the year
Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship
18, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! review – a pink, chewy fizz of a show
Bourne’s reworked version has a darker edge but it’s still full of wit, energy and colour, with a sensuous thrill
Lyndsey Winship
16, Dec, 2021 @1:10 PM
Romeo & Juliet review – Sergei Polunin in swashbuckling form
Choreographed by Johan Kobborg, this is an often overblown show but has a divine turn from Alina Cojocaru
Lyndsey Winship
02, Dec, 2021 @11:40 AM
‘I tell myself: You’re a penis’: Sergei Polunin on drugs, bad tweets – and his Putin chest tattoo
He walked out of the Royal Ballet and went off the rails. But the bad boy of ballet is now a father with a responsible a new attitude – and he’s even dancing Romeo and Juliet
Lyndsey Winship
30, Nov, 2021 @1:51 PM
Outwitting the Devil review – Akram Khan’s dancers defy all limits
The plot of this reworked Gilgamesh myth may be near-impossible to follow – but its dazzling performers are hard to resist
Lyndsey Winship
25, Nov, 2021 @12:14 PM
Fishnets, French kisses and fireworks: inside Moulin Rouge! The Musical
After winning 10 Tony awards on Broadway, an adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s high-kicking, pop song-mashing film hits both the West End and Melbourne. Its creators draw back the red velvet curtain …
Lyndsey Winship
24, Nov, 2021 @6:00 AM
La Clique review – intimate alt cabaret full of giddy thrills
From a sword-swallowing fire-breather to high-risk rollerskaters and the Incredible Hula Boy, this is sexy, edgy, head-exploding stuff
Lyndsey Winship
19, Nov, 2021 @11:54 AM
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