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Best dance in 2021
My picks for the new year – from The Great Gatsby to The Car Man. Read my full The i Paper article here
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Breakin’ Convention: Social DisDancing, Sadler’s Wells, review: meet our future Olympic champions
Following the recent announcement that breakdancing is joining the Olympics in 2024, all eyes are on productions like Social DisDancing. Is this a world-class discipline? And will it, as hoped, attract a youthful demographic? Read my full Telegraph review here
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Tagged boy blue, breakdancing, breakin convention, breaking, dancing, jonzi d, olympic, olympics, review, sadlers wells, Social DisDancing, telegraph, theatre
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Lazuli Sky, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sadler’s Wells
“Finally, we’re back where we belong!” exclaims Carlos Acosta, introducing his belated premiere commission as director of Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB), and the first socially distanced production at Sadler’s Wells. What a way to mark World Ballet Day. Read my full The … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, birmingham royal ballet, carlos acosta, coronavirus, covid, dance, dancing, lazuli sky, lockdown, london, review, sadlers wells, social distancing, socially distanced, the i paper, theatre, will tuckett
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Roundup: Check Out These Socially Distanced Shows
Hurrah for the green shoots in our beleaguered industry. Lots of venues are mounting new shows and bringing back our favourites over the next few weeks and months – albeit with social distancing and safety measures in place. Here are … Continue reading
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The Silent Burn Project, Akram Khan Company Online
It’s a strange time to mark an anniversary, suspended as we are in this indefinite limbo. Nevertheless, Akram Khan Company celebrated its 20th on Sunday with a three-hour live stream. Read my full The i Paper review here
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Tagged 20th, akram khan, akram khan company, anniversary, choreographer, contemporary dance, dance, dancer, dancing, digital, indian, interview, kathak, live stream, london olympics, online, perforamnce, review, sadlers wells, the i paper
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The Thread, Sadler’s Wells Online
The latest Sadler’s Wells digital offering is 2019’s The Thread, a luminous collaboration between choreographer Russell Maliphant and Oscar-winning composer Vangelis (Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner) for the Athens-based production company Lavris. It’s a striking, contemporary take on Greek folk dance and classical mythology, with a series of … Continue reading
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Rain, Sadler’s Wells Online
The latest Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage offering is a real treat for contemporary dance fans: leading choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s signature work, performed by her company, Rosas, at the venue in 2017. Read my full The i Paper review … Continue reading
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Rumpelstiltskin, Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage
The latest in Sadler’s Wells’ Digital Stage programme – an impressively assembled online offering to keep audiences entertained during the shutdown – is balletLORENT’s family-friendly dance-theatre production Rumpelstiltskin. It was streamed as a “matinee” on Friday afternoon, and is available to watch for free on Sadler’s Wells’ Facebook … Continue reading
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