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Rambert: Death Trap review – a double bill of despair from Ben Duke
The 2017 piece Goat, made in the aftermath of London terror attacks, loses its way but last year’s Cerberus is a powerful account of grief

Lyndsey Winship

23, Nov, 2023 @3:15 PM

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Van Huynh Company: Re:birth review – a swirling portrayal of the exhaustion of exile
The UK-based Vietnamese dancer and choreographer stages a piece inspired by the horror and dislocation of war with experimental vocals from Elaine Mitchener

Lyndsey Winship

15, Nov, 2023 @11:04 AM

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Let it all out! Tears for Fears inspire ‘utopian’ dance show
Emmanuel Gat explains why it’s easier to choreograph to Pierre Boulez than pop music and how his dancers perform ‘with a question mark not an exclamation mark’

Lyndsey Winship

14, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM

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The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady review – dancers take the audience with them on a wild jazz ride
The slinky grooves of Charles Mingus animate the expressive dancers of Clod Ensemble, who sweep up the crowd in a joyful celebration of movement

Lyndsey Winship

12, Nov, 2023 @5:47 PM

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Rhiannon Faith: ‘A lot of people feel more like they’re being watched than seen’
The dance-theatre creator explains how she builds community through performance and how her new work, Lay Down Your Burdens, explores shame, trauma and anxiety

Lyndsey Winship

06, Nov, 2023 @7:30 AM

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Nutcracker review – a Christmas dream of love that goes with a swing
A hunky Action Man opens up a sequin-clad life for the protagonist of Drew McOnie’s jazzy, out-and-proud take on Tchaikovsky’s ballet

Lyndsey Winship

06, Nov, 2023 @12:01 AM

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Zona Franca review – a fleet-footed favela dance party
With incredible moves from Rio’s Cia Suave, Alice Ripoll choreographs a joyful celebration of young lives

Lyndsey Winship

03, Nov, 2023 @1:42 PM

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Maud Le Pladec: 27 Perspectives review – dizzying deconstruction of a Schubert symphony
A loose, casual dance based on an artist’s interpretation of a Cézanne painting via a Pete Harden score is full of ideas that often feel out of sync

Lyndsey Winship

31, Oct, 2023 @11:48 AM

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Northern Rascals: Shed review – everyday realities are danced out within four confining walls
The set is a claustrophobic flat, the clothes are baggy, the prop is a gaming console … this three-part show lets us peer into its characters’ lives

Lyndsey Winship

30, Oct, 2023 @8:19 AM

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The Limit review – oppressed pair make words and steps count
Sam Steiner’s play, set in a world of rationed speech, lends itself to movement, and the dancers here also retain the dialogue, fusing the forms with quiet grace

Lyndsey Winship

23, Oct, 2023 @11:01 PM

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‘We just roll up our sleeves and do it’: Belfast’s dynamic DIY dance scene
Our regional dance series continues in Northern Ireland where, despite little funding, the capital has produced a European star in Oona Doherty – with more on the way

Lyndsey Winship

20, Oct, 2023 @12:13 PM

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Free Your Mind review – Danny Boyle’s Matrix reboot is a thrilling shock to the system
The director’s collaboration with hip-hop dance company Boy Blue, designer Es Devlin and writer Sabrina Mahfouz conveys the march of AI

Lyndsey Winship

19, Oct, 2023 @8:19 AM

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