The BBC said it would add chaperones to rehearsals after allegations of abusive behavior at a hugely popular dance show that inspired international versions.
Members of Tokyo’s Ara Style Senior say they were inspired by the inclusion of breakdancing at this year’s Paris Olympics Head spins and monkey flips are noticeable by their absence. But in their place there is a lot of laughter and a...
The dance festival’s opening weekend, under the theme We Humans, focused as much on gravity and technology as emotional connection Venice, a city of already preposterous beauty, comes further stuffed with art during its famous biennale,...
Readers respond to an article on the power of proprioception Proprioception doesn’t have to be restricted to the individual, nor are ideas of senses outside the classical five restricted to the modern day ( The power of proprioception:...
Bold Tendencies, London Like a live music video crossed with avant-garde dance theatre – and utterly steeped in young queer British culture A show that claimed to cross Kenneth MacMillan’s 1974 ballet Manon with Paul Verhoeven’s cult...
Sadler’s Wells, London Doherty choreographs England’s flagship youth dance company in expressive solos, fragmented motion and beautiful tableaux that go by in a flash There’s a brilliantly simple idea that powers the National Youth Dance...
The 90s action blockbuster gets a belated sequel, and Duran Duran get the picturesque music fest started Twisters Out now A sequel to the fondly remembered 1996 action film Twister, this new film also focuses on people who chase storms...
When Kamille Upshaw arrived at The Juilliard School in 2007, she’d been a competition dancer for a decade. “There was still a bit of a stigma about competition dancers,” says Upshaw, who attended Baltimore School for the Arts and trained...
The French choreographer took over Bausch’s dance company in 2022. He never met his hero, but explains how their histories have entwined In 2023, the German choreographer Pina Bausch’s groundbreaking company Tanztheater Wuppertal...
Opéra Grand, Avignon Noé Soulier’s new piece has six dancers, five musicians and one fixed camera which picks out details from individual and entwined figures For his new creation, French choreographer Noé Soulier says that he drew upon...
La FabricA, Avignon Bausch’s 1978 classic is presented six times, interspersed with memories of the performers, in this epic treatment by Boris Charmatz Since Pina Bausch’s death 15 years ago , the peerless German choreographer’s company...
The 20 recipients, including a Broadway composer, a Marvel video game voice actress and a three-time Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, are the initiative’s final cohort.
When Ashley Wallen got the call from Descendants: The Rise of Red director Jennifer Phang about being the film’s choreographer, he was ecstatic. “First of all, it was like, ‘Oh, my god, I’m doing something for Disney,’ which is amazing...
As the daughter of two labor union organizers, being an advocate for social change is in Ana María Alvarez’s blood. “I have been very clear pretty much my whole life that dance isn’t just something I do, but something that has the...
As an educator and the founding director of Francisco Gella Dance Works, Francisco Gella has nearly 30 years of experience teaching at colleges, conservatories, studios, competitions, and conventions. Now, he is combining the best...
As the music genre’s popularity rises, dance classes are springing up. The Guardian goes along to give it a try When Xingxi Wang started running K-pop dance classes in Birmingham, she rented a small room in Chinatown. Within a few years,...
Another screen outing for our little yellow friends the Minions (and Gru), plus the diminutive Aussie pop diva brings the bops to the BST festival Despicable Me 4 Out now Back in 2010 when the first Despicable Me came out, it would have...
Roundhouse, London The acrobatic blockbuster is a night out loaded with set pieces and special effects but feels designed for digital bursts on social media F uerza Bruta ’s Aven is not just a show, it’s a night out. A DJ set starts half...
Fangirls celebrates the obsessive followers of a band closely resembling One Direction. ‘It really does question where the boundaries are,’ says its creator It’s March 2015 and a bombshell has hit the world of pop: Zayn Malik is leaving...
Growing up, Olivia Cece had big aspirations for her career, but Broadway wasn’t one of them. For one thing, she didn’t sing or act. In fact, she didn’t know anything about the world of musical theater. But when her shot at winning Season...
Watermill theatre, Newbury The story is thin and slow to emerge but the actor-musicians and acrobats deliver the 1980 circus musical with gusto The circus begins outside with fire-eating, juggling and a coconut shy in the Watermill’s...
YoungArts isn’t just a prestigious stage for the next generation’s most talented young artists. The organization also provides awardees, ages 15 to 18, a week of master classes, mentoring, and community building to support their budding...
With manga circus, a Jaffa Cake musical, silly science and a llama adventure, there is something to entertain audiences of all ages this summer The jaw-dropping, dreamlike animations of 1927 linger long after the final curtain. Now, the...
The celebrated Argentinian dance group use hip-hop and high-wire artistry to bring culture to the masses – and provide a respite from political instability Ask the members of Argentinian avant garde theatre company Fuerza Bruta how they...
Now 70, Rachel Thompson is part of a troupe that appears regularly on stage, in the UK and beyond. The experience has been like therapy, she says When Rachel Thompson was 63, she went to a dance workshop at her local activity centre in...
Sadler’s Wells, London His dancers are superb, but abrupt tonal changes get in the way of the story’s emotional punch in Acosta’s expanded new production Since the start of the year I’ve seen three versions of Carmen (two balletic and...
Sparks fly high in this Canadian romance, plus the multi-million-dollar art of a British surrealist trailblazer The Nature of Love Out now When married 40-year-old philosophy prof Sophia (Magalie Lépine Blondeau) hires rough-and-ready...
Audiences step out of their comfort zone at this annual extravaganza in the historic old town of the Swiss city, where the shows are staged in eye-catching settings Lausanne has been the official Olympic capital for 30 years but for even...
Grégory Milan, who works with Biles and the French national team, has found a home in gymnastics, though his pure dance background is unusual in the sport.
Tap festivals have been pivotal in passing on tradition. But New York’s has been canceled and the institution that supports it faces an uncertain future.
Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges facing Russian artists today.
I’m standing next to a counter in my basement, trying to take a virtual barre taught by New York City Ballet principal Indiana Woodward. But her gorgeously flowy port de bras are totally distracting me. I decide to take a quick...
In the summer of 2021, Hayoung Roh auditioned for the Knicks City Dancers on a whim—and made the cut. After a year with that team, she transitioned to the Brooklynettes Dancers, the official dance team for the Brooklyn Nets. She’s now in...
Social media offers an open lens into the lives of whoever is willing to share. This is especially enticing for aspiring dancers who are hungry to gain access into a professional’s routine—how they’re both achieving and navigating a...
Last Friday, the University of the Arts in Philadelphia announced it would be shutting down as of June 7. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that a steep drop in enrollment left the nearly 150-year-old school in...