Review: Quint-Essential, Sadler’s Wells
Despite its title, Quint-Essential is not a traditional set of ballet performances – the New English Ballet Theatre seeks to bring upcoming dancers and choreogr...
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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...
Review: A Conversation with Dystonia, Sadler’s Wells
"A diagnosis is a release, but it is also a separation." In a physical dialogue with her disability, Suzie Birchwood expresses her struggle with dystonia as she...
Feature: Dancing through disability – Suzie Birchwood’s conversation with dystonia
For any dancer or choreographer, to have an evening of your work staged by Sadler’s Wells is a coup. But for Suzie Birchwood, who presents and performs in A ...
Feature: The female side – New English Ballet Theatre
With a multi-disciplinary focus and bold ambitions, New English Ballet Theatre is a company on a mission. “Feminism and female empowerment are buzz words in ...
Review: Natalia Osipova Triple Bill, Sadler’s Wells
Natalia Osipova has followed the lead of French prima-ballerina Sylvie Guillem by throwing herself into the world of contemporary dance in her first self-commis...