Kyle Abraham
The best dance of 2022
Exhilarating highlights this year ranged from tech-savvy ballet and a juggling celebration of Merce Cunningham to a daring flamenco Rite of Spring
Lyndsey Winship and Sanjoy Roy
16, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM
An Untitled Love review – a delicious slice of African American life
The music of D’Angelo sets the mood for inimitable choreographer Kyle Abraham’s intimate house party production
Lyndsey Winship
21, Aug, 2022 @12:00 PM
‘There’s a lot of laughter, a lot of joy’: Kyle Abraham on the family parties that inspired his new dance show
Best known for tackling subjects such as injustice and violence, the choreographer is channelling happier memories with An Untitled Love
Lyndsey Winship
15, Aug, 2022 @4:53 PM
Edinburgh festival 2022: 50 shows to see
Phil Wang makes a heroic return, Ian McKellen stars in a balletic Hamlet and Sophie Duker is gleefully carefree. Here are our picks of the festival’s comedy, theatre and dance
Brian Logan, Mark Fisher and Lyndsey Winship
06, Jul, 2022 @6:45 AM
A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham review – a genre-defying picture of life and hope
The rightly revered US choreographer returns with an enigmatic piece that blends Mozart with Afrofuturism and feels experimental but authentic
Lyndsey Winship
01, Jun, 2022 @1:00 PM
‘I would say that we trailblaze’: dance dynamo Pawlet Brookes
For more than a decade, Let’s Dance International Frontiers has brought fantastic talent to the stage in Leicester. Its founder looks back – and ahead
Lyndsey Winship
18, Apr, 2022 @7:00 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
Royal Ballet review – Kyle Abraham’s fresh style connects to the real world
The versatility of the modern ballet dancer is showcased in a triple bill featuring works by Crystal Pite and Christopher Wheeldon
Lyndsey Winship
25, Mar, 2022 @11:38 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
The week in dance: Reunion; 21st-Century Choreographers reviews – a joyous return
Cue rapturous applause – and backbends – as the stars of ENB and the Royal Ballet storm back to live performance in two bold, future-facing programmes
Sarah Crompton
23, May, 2021 @8:00 AM
The Royal Ballet: 21st-Century Choreographers review – racing out of the blocks
Works by Christopher Wheeldon, Crystal Pite and rising star Kyle Abraham reveal a company eager to pursue expressive and exciting directions
Lyndsey Winship
19, May, 2021 @10:45 AM
Kyle Abraham’s When We Fell review – study of stillness and isolation in black and white
The choreographer’s unhurried movements are rendered exquisitely on film by cinematographer Ryan Marie Helfant for New York City Ballet
Lyndsey Winship
11, Apr, 2021 @9:58 AM
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