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Dance
Breakin’ Convention, the annual festival of all things hip hop, returns to Sadler’s Wells in its 21st year, bigger, brasher and more enjoyable than ever
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An exciting new commission by this year's Charleston Festival gathers choreographer Russell Maliphant, star dancer Reece Clarke and Dior to honour the unique Vaslav Nikinsky
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The Winter’s Tale, choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s compelling adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, marked its 10th anniversary at Covent Garden with outstanding performances all-round
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Themes
As Sadler's Wells prepares to host her seminal work May B, the French choreographer Maguy Marin talks to Culture Whisper
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High octane perpetual motion is the basis for Boy Blue’s new work, Cycles, now on at the Barbican Theatre
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Birmingham Royal Ballet floods the stage at Sadler's Wells with fine dancing and some magical moments in its landmark production of The Sleeping Beauty
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Let's All Dance presents Goldilocks The Ballet, a charming adventure aimed at budding balletomanes, in Sadler's Wells second house, the Lilian Baylis studio
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The undisputed master of the flamenco guitar, Paco Peña, brings his Dance Company back to Sadler's Wells with Solera, a journey to the very soul of flamenco
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Hofesh Shechter's international youth dance company, Shechter II, comes to the QEH with From England with Love, a characteristically punchy look at England today
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Rambert collaborates with LA-based choreographer Jill Johnson to present Analogue, a brand new installation that premieres at the Stone Nest in May
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The foremost kathak dancers Aakash Odedra and Aditi Mangaldas served up Mehek, a sensual, emotional and visually dazzling show, at Sadler’s Wells
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The 2024 edition of International Draft Works at the ROH showcases young, up-and-coming dancemakers from Europe and beyond
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Festival
The Taiwan Festival at the Coronet Theatre is London's fist major celebration of contemporary Taiwanese arts and culture
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English National Ballet’s Carmen is a dreary and uninvolving show that tries but fails to add to our understanding of this popular tragedy
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KVN Dance Company returns to London with its modern day take on the charming ballet Coppelia
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One of the most compelling and original dance-makers in the UK today, Mark Bruce, brings his haunting Frankenstein to The Place as part of a double bill
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Ballet Nights Spotlight at the Lanterns Studio Theatre hosts the UK premiere of Imago, by the engaging British duo Pett/Clausen-Knight
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Sydney Dance Company returns to London after a 13-year absence with Ascent, a concept-heavy triple bill now on at the Linbury Theatre
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Sadler's Wells Elixir Festival returns in April to celebrate the contribution of older artists through performance, workshops, talks and films
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California Connections, a celebration of three women who pioneered new ways of dancing, brought rarely seen works to the Royal Opera House
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Reality and myth blend in Assembly Hall, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young’s latest dance theatre collaboration brought to Sadler’s Wells by Pite’s company, Kidd Pivot
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The Royal Ballet celebrates choreographer Kenneth MacMillan with a triple bill that illustrates the stunning breath of his creative genius
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A stellar cast made this year’s Ballet Icons Gala at the Coliseum a memorable, if overlong, occasion
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Kids
The Sticky Dance by Second Hand Dance offers children a chance to play an active part in a unique installation/show centred on sticky tape
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BalletLORENT's The Velveteen Rabbit at Sadler's Wells's Lilian Baylis studio is a special treat for young children this Easter holiday
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One of the most exciting neo-classical ballet companies in the world, New York City Ballet, brought a mixed bill of works old and new to Sadler's Wells
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The Royal Ballet kicked off its spring season with an immaculate and emotional performance of Swan Lake
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The ultimate Christmas show, The Nutcracker, becomes Nutcracker in Havana in an audacious new adaptation by Cuba's foremost export, Carlos Acosta
Essential
Dance
The Royal Ballet Principal Character Artist, Gary Avis, tells Culture Whisper how he develops the compelling character roles crucial to bringing ballets to life
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Roommates, a mixed bill of six short pieces presented by Ballet National de Marseille at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, was a game of two halves.
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A promise of humorous narrative and entertaining choreography falls flat in Extended Play’s How to Build a Universe at the Place
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The Greek master of surreal visual spectacle Dimitris Papaioannou returns to Sadler's Wells with his water-logged show INK