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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Review: Kabel, Sadler’s Wells East
There’s promise here, but it’s buried under the weight of its own ambition.
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Review: Breakin’ Convention 2025, Sadler’s Wells
For the more witchy among you, May Day bank holiday or Beltane is all about renewal, regrowth, and May poles. I have my own tradition, which is an artistic celebration of the new, budding, and blossoming: Breakin’ Convention.
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Review: Snow White: The Sacrifice, Sadler’s Wells
Liv Lorent and her eponymous troop dominate the Easter program at Sadler's Wells East, with two retellings of Snow White aimed at different age groups. However, the adult version succumbs to its own poison apple.
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Review: Ballet Lorent’s Snow White, Sadler’s Wells
A majestic, spellbinding update of the Grimm classic for the poisonous beauty standards of the social media age
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Review: Holly Blakey: A Wound with Teeth & Phantom, Southbank Centre
Holly Blakey is hot hot hot. This double bill gives an excerpt of an upcoming full-length show and a flash of a past one, aiming to demonstrate range.
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Review: The Köln Concert, Sadler’s Wells
The eponymous concert takes a backseat to lacklustre choreography.
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Review: Sad Book, Hackney Empire
Sometimes words are not enough. Sad Book articulates so much more in a beautifully performed, emotionally generous interpretation of Michael Rosen’s exquisite writing.
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Review: Wake, Sadler’s Wells
This show is a true celebration of life, a complete and utter joy from start to finish. I’ll be popping a request in my will immediately.
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Review: Outsider, Sadler’s Wells
Don’t we all want to regress evolutionarily and return to the trees? Ok just me? Well, Dance Reflections does just that with Rachid Ouramdane and the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève’s latest highline extravaganza.
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Review: Tales of Apollo & Hercules, Shoreditch Town Hall
This multidisciplinary take on Classical stories is an engaging double bill.