Best London dance in October
A busy month for dance-lovers
BRB, Black Sabbath Ballet, Sadler's Wells
This is surely the one London has been gagging for, following the excitement surrounding its Birmingham premiere: Birmingham Royal Ballet's specially commissioned for evening work to Black Sabbath's heavy metal music.
Read more ...Message in a Bottle returns to the Peacock
We gave it a five-star review when it premiered in 2020, so we're delighted to see the Kate Prince/Sting show Message in a Bottle return to the Peacock Theatre to enthuse new and repeat audiences.
Read more ...The Royal Ballet, Don Quixote (2023) review ★★★★★
Another five-star review from us for The Royal Ballet's sunny, feel-good ballet Don Quixote, which continues in repertoire at the Royal Opera House throughout October with a variety of casts. Not to be missed!
Read more ...Song of Songs, Pam Tanowitz & David Lang, Barbican Theatre
We can hardly contain our impatience at the prospect of a new Pam Tanowitz work. This time, the extraordinary American choreographer turns her attention to one of the most celebrated biblical texts, Song of Songs. It comes to the Barbican Theatre.
Read more ...Aditi Mangaldas, Forbidden, Sadler's Wells
In her solo work Forbidden, the Indian dancer and choreographer Aditi Mangaldas presents a compelling study of female desire and the persistent attempts to sanction it. For two nights only at Sadler's Wells.
Read more ...The Royal Ballet, Anemoi/The Cellist, ROH
The Royal Ballet's first mixed bill of the new season brings together two recent, highly successful commissions – Anemoi and The Cellist – both of which won Critics Circle National Dance Awards for Best Classical Choreography.
Read more ...The Limit, Linbury Theatre
An intriguing proposition, The Limit is a dance-theatre adaptation of Sam Steiner's hit dystopian play Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons. It comes to the ROH second stage, the Linbury Theatre.
Read more ...Sleeping Beauty, Let's All Dance, Sadler's Wells
Created specially for the little tots, Let's All Dance's bite-size version of The Sleeping Beauty returns to the Lilian Baylis studio. Still magical, easy to follow and at 50 minutes just the right length.
Read more ...Ballet Nights 2023 review ★★★★★
The last weekend in October brings the second programme of Ballet Nights, a dance evening with a new format that makes use of the close-up space of the Lanterns Studio Theatre in Canary Wharf. This programme concentrates on contemporary work.
Read more ...McOnie Company, Nutcracker, Southbank Centre
As a reminder that with Christmas is not too far away, the first Nutcracker of the year – a cabaret version, no less! – opens the Tuff Nut Jazz Club, a new performance space at the Royal Festival Hall.
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