Royal Ballet and Opera, London; Sadler’s Wells, London Christopher Wheeldon’s international hit returns home as thrilling as ever. Plus: three contrasting works by the National Ballet of Canada It’s 13 years since Christopher Wheeldon’s...
After a long-distance relationship, dancers Piran Scott and Naiara were finally paired in a duet – and experienced a profound connection Find more stories from The moment I knew series here I was a young dancer based in Queensland when...
At age 12, Jakob Karr stood mesmerized in his first jazz dance class as the teacher demonstrated the mechanics of a ball change and kick. He tentatively mimicked the footing before letting his long, gangly leg fly above his head. “Oh! I...
Birmingham Hippodrome Employing five female choreographers in one production is a bold move but this sweeping celebration of strong women does not cohere There’s no doubting the good intentions of anyone involved in this ballet. BRB’s...
Sadler’s Wells, London A triple bill of modern pieces highlight the challenges of modern ballet, but only in Crystal Pite’s work does it all comes together, especially in the dancing of Siphesihle November It was inevitable really, that...
Royal Opera House, London Vivid designs, frog and fish footmen and a comedy dame bring good energy to the Royal Ballet’s Alice, with beautiful dancing from the leads This ballet is at its best when someone is at risk of having their head...
The choreographer talks about overnight fame, ‘extreme ambition’ and her goofy/serious duet, staged by the National Ballet of Canada Emma Portner wishes I didn’t need to ask her about being hired to choreograph a West End musical aged...
Birmingham Hippodrome This production of Frederick Ashton’s version of the bucolic love story allows the beauty and humour to flow naturally from the choreography As the rain comes down and the nights draw in, Birmingham Royal Ballet is...
Growing up in a Black township, Vusi Mdoyi found a sprinkle of joy under apartheid in a street-dancing style known as pantsula. As a choreographer, he has elevated it into high art, injected with ideas.
Rashmi Becker, who runs classes for blind people, explains how the comedian may be practising for the BBC show Chris McCausland’s Strictly debut featured twists, lifts, slides and quick-footed steps, none of which are unusual for the BBC...
Francis Ford Coppola’s grandiose, dystopian sci-fi is finally unleashed, and the young City bankers go green with Lord Muck Megalopolis Out now Francis Ford Coppola’s incredible back catalogue (The Godfather! Apocalypse Now!) means a new...
The dancer, choreographer and vocalist, who has died aged 60, was sometimes dismissed as eye candy – but her remarkable stagecraft took Prince to the next level The name Catherine Glover might not mean a lot in isolation, but when you...
The Place, London Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir warmly narrates her own story of renewal after feeling her personal and professional life was over Contemporary dance about the menopause? A dancer’s career derailed by injury? When the Bleeding...
Her career soaring at Miami City Ballet, Taylor Naturkas has ridden on the wings of fabled creatures for her latest successes. After Naturkas performed the titular role in the Balanchine/Robbins Firebird last February, artistic...
As the Royal Ballet’s newly minted principal, the dancer is on a mission to challenge the industry’s underlying racism from the inside. He discusses his first steps – and the role of his dreams I used to be really apologetic, like, I’m...
When news broke earlier this month that ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince had passed away at age 29, the dance world reacted with shock, confusion, and profound sadness. She was so young; she had already accomplished so much...
Original cast members look back at George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova’s staging of the 19th-century ballet. “Everyone knows when something is good,” one said.
The Place, London The Body of People Jazz Theatre Company presents a rich programme, including a celebration of the great trumpeter It’s rare to see pure jazz dance on stage in the UK, even in its natural home of musical theatre, where...
Queen Elizabeth Hall; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, London Qudus Onikeku’s dancers jerk, bustle and glide through a puzzling tale of rebirth, while Kate Prince’s ZooNation returns to Wonderland in sensational style The QDance...
Empyre fire festival celebrates an ancient art that’s both performance and a meditative experience Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Flames twirl against the dark: gothic and tribal, pagan and punk, all at once. The Empyre fire...
Demi Moore defies ageing in a juicy body horror, while Paula Rego and Goya share their nightmares in Bath The Substance Out now Demi Moore snags a juicy role as an aerobics star whose twinkle is fading, and who – upon finding herself...
DePrince, who has died aged 29, was a ‘beacon of hope’ for dancers, says English National Ballet first soloist Michaela Mabinty DePrince, whose death aged 29 was announced on Friday, has been recognised for “shifting the whole ballet...
‘Using rocks from my garden, I built myself a plinth, scattered flour over the floor and turned the place into a desolate hinterland, like the surface of the moon. The result felt like a direct reflection of my emotions’ Even before the...
Elaine DePrince, 77, died of unrelated illness less than 24 hours after trailblazing ballerina’s death aged 29 The adoptive mother of ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince , who died suddenly at age 29 last week, died less than 24 hours...
National Ballet of Ukraine dancers will perform Alexei Ratmansky’s “Wartime Elegy” in New York. Touring is “like taking a break,” one said, “because we can finally sleep.”
When viewers of the Netflix documentary America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders last saw Victoria Kalina, she had decided to hang up her blue-and-white uniform and move on from the famous NFL dance team. Her four-year tenure...
Quintessential to Chicago tap lore is Jumaane Taylor’s Supreme Love, a tour de force that pushes the best of the best to the limit. When Andrew Carr was in the original 2015 cast, he was only 11. Always ahead of the curve, Carr has been...
Ballet de Lorraine’s Tristan Ihne has been dancing professionally for nearly two decades. But on July 26, he gave a performance unlike any he’d done before: Along with about 200 other dancers, he danced atop a golden platform filled with...
Featured in two of the past year’s most viral music videos—Jungle’s “Back On 74” and Ariana Grande’s “yes, and?”—Will West transitions seamlessly, sometimes instantly, from style to style. He can accelerate from total stillness to a full...
Serious circus training hasn’t historically had much of a place in higher education. Sure, some universities have student troupes and aerial classes, but these extracurriculars don’t qualify for academic credit. Performers who have...
In 2018, Vsevolod Maievskyi achieved his dream of joining the Mariinsky Ballet. For four years, Maievskyi was onstage night after night, dancing everything from demanding corps parts to Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, a role in which...
After choreographing the highest-grossing stadium tour of all time (you’ve never heard of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, have you?), the always-busy Mandy Moore remains as in-demand as ever. A few months ago, Moore took her creative...