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Giselle, a ballet based on a classic romantic tale (our précis: boy meets girl, boy lies and cheats, girl forgives him anyway because she really loves him) comes to the Coliseum next week. The ENB’s production has even been known to bring reviewers to tears …

Forewarned is forearmed so we skidded along to this dance sandwich with a drink inside us, nearly melting from the blast of the Robin Howard Theatre bar radiators but impressed at the turnout. The opening slice of Resolution! tackles a representation of living with schizophrenia …

Every January, the Robin Howard Theatre at The Place hosts Resolution! Whilst you can sum up the festival as a platform for the newest contemporary dance it just doesn’t do justice to the scale of the thing nor the range of work that will be …

By Bill Cooper Yes, it’s the one with the male swans and the homoerotic undertones. Forget evil magician bird curses, 19th century tutu ladies and clip clopping cygnet dancing. This Swan Lake operates in the post-Freudian world where the Royal Family are papped at every …

Sandi Toksvi’s Christmas Cracker at the Royal Festival Hall opens tonight It’s a skinny week in terms on new and closing cultural capers in the capital. No new art that we’re particularly taken with, but a few performance-y things to choose from… Be There First: …

Slanjayvah Dance “Blind Passion – Live Cut” It didn’t bode well that the lighting desk died just minutes before the Sunday matinee was about to begin at the People Show Studios but fortunately for Cloud Dance Festival and its sold out audience, a genius was …

In celebration and recognition of their collaborations over the years, Akram Khan and Nitin Sawhney, joined forces again to take a new journey through episodes of past work. Confluence, the finale of Svapnagata was a theatrical affair which included a live band, fronted by the …

By Michael Garner courtesy of English National Ballet The Coliseum’s getting a sprinkling of seasonal fairy dust shortly with the return of English National Ballet’s colourful Nutcracker for Christmas. A firm family favourite, The Nutcracker is basically a Christmas party plus a child’s fantasy dream …

Image courtesy of Bill Shouldis under the Creative Commons License. Bang Bang Eche kick up a big fuss so you can shake your hips. The four Kiwi teens from Christchurch play raucous dance punk that skitters like a needle on a warped record. The guitars …

Svapnagata, a unique two week festival of Indian music and dance begins today at Sadlers Wells. Curated by two multi award-winning artists – dancer and choreographer Akram Khan and composer Nitin Sawhney, the Svapnagata festival (the word means dreamingin Sanskrit) offers a dazzling array of …