Reading Time: 3 minutesHow To Build A Universe is the latest production from choreographer Jamaal Burkmar. Formed of two parts, How To Build A Universe showcases Extended Play’s creative process: visually striking, mesmerising dance to intoxicating music, and improvisation with guest participants. Through a collision of music…
Reading Time: 2 minutesFounded in 2001, Gecko are an internationally acclaimed physical theatre company, led by artistic director Amit Lahav. Kin was commissioned by the National Theatre, supported by Home Manchester, Lighthouse Poole and London International Mime Festival, and is loosely based on the story of Lahav’s own grandmother, Leah, who fled persecution in Yemen in 1932.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA needed decampment from tradition, this collaborative performance is ambitiously new The evening begun with Andrea Balency-Béarn’s Appels, a great piece to get everyone in the mood for the upcoming Stravinsky, as written in response to Les…
Reading Time: 4 minutesSolastalgia, created by Polish born, London-based choreographer Kasia Witek, is a new dance performance that responds to the climate emergency that we face today, fostering emotional resilience, hope, and a sense of togetherness in both performers and audiences. Solastalgia explores the wide range of emotions that the climate crisis evokes, questioning our perception of nature as ‘other’.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA magical Christmas story is spun on stage this year at the Coliseum by the English National Ballet's talented dancers, orchestra and exceptional costumes.
Reading Time: 4 minutesMałgorzata Dzierżon is a choreographer, dance teacher and producer. She has performed with, among others, Rambert, Gothenburg Ballet and Royal Danish Ballet and made guest appearances with Wayne McGregor and the Ballet Boyz. She has received nominations…
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom 30th November to 2nd December, Lunar Halo transformed the Sadler's Wells stage
Reading Time: 2 minutesA delightful resurgence of a timeless classic – a visual feast for the senses In an age where uniqueness and identity are both celebrated and criticised, the narrative of how we engage with those who appear different…
Reading Time: 4 minutesCapital Theatres’ new season brings stars of stage and screen, groundbreaking physical theatre and exceptional work for families to the Festival Theatre and Studio in Edinburgh, including Carrie Hope Fletcher, Alex Horne, A Chorus Line and Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeena Patel's rendition of "The Rite of Spring" merges traditional and contemporary elements, creating a dynamic interplay between Bharatanatyam dance and Stravinsky's famous composition.