Dance
From ballet to physical theatre, some of the most powerful performances are all about movement. We’re not experts in dance by any means, but we’re always willing to give it a go and you’ll find our honest and unpretentious opinions here.
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Fatherland & Until You Hear That Bell, The Place – Review
Two autobiographical studies, featuring very different approaches to narrative structure.
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Once Upon a Midnight Dreary, Blue Elephant Theatre – Review
Two very different pieces with very different moods, but one compelling show.
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A Simple Space, Southbank Centre – Review
An incredible acrobatic display of human limits that is absolutely unmissable.
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Bridging the Void, Blue Elephant Theatre – Review
An immersive performance based upon the American Indian worship of the rising sun combining movement and video. A lack of plot was not helped by some significant technical difficulties.
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Two to Tune/10 Tracks for the End of the World, The Place – Review
Contemporary dance is a difficult concept to read and fully appreciate, but this performance is particularly hard to decode.
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Shock Treatment, King’s Head Theatre – Review
Beautifully bizarre and wickedly entertaining, this show will only get better with time.
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Bridlington, The Rosemary Branch Theatre – Review
With masses of potential, this overcomplicated story sadly lacked any sense of direction and was rather too ambitious.
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Miann, Southbank Centre – Review
A haunting, expressive performance, but it probably appeals mostly to specialist audiences.
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Bayadere, The Ninth Life, Linbury Studio – Review
A clever collaboration between a classical dance narrative (La Bayadère), dance history and modern thought and interpretation.
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The Pursuit of Now, Buta Festival of Azerbaijani Arts, Sadler’s Wells Theatre – Review
An entertaining evening but the intended showcase for Azerbaijani art seemed to get lost in a wave of virtuosity.