Review: Brocade, Sadler’s Wells
A corridor. Four dancers and a violinist enter it, inhabit it, and then leave. Over and over again. Brocade by Roberta Jean happens in a very definite time and ...
contemporary dance
Review: Tarantiseismic, Sadler’s Wells
The stage is dark for several minutes. Almost unrecognisably, light begins to seep into the performance space, gradually revealing the cast of the National Yout...
Review: Swan Lake/Loch na hEala, Sadler’s Wells
The stage is set with an unlikely assortment of objects. A utilitarian platform, instruments, ladders, wiring and microphones conjure thoughts of a warehouse. I...
Review: Akram Khan’s Giselle, Sadler’s Wells
English National Ballet (ENB) are fast becoming one of the most intriguing companies at work in the UK today. Under the artistic direction of Tamara Rojo, they ...
Review: Virgin Territory, The Place
It is irrefutable that choreographer, Charlotte Vincent, is passionate about her subject. The Place’s bar is filled with pre-show information and activities tha...
Review: Pinocchio, Sadler’s Wells
Originally the protagonist of Carlo Collodi’s book set in 19th Century Italy, and then the eponymous star of the Disney classic, Pinocchio is a fairytale charac...