Shobana Jeyasingh wants to make it clear that the world premiere of her Bayadère – The Ninth Life at Salford’s Lowry this week is not simply another version of Marius Petipa’s famous classical ballet La Bayadère. The...
Read MoreEveryone has heard of the Battle of the Somme, the battle which symbolises the horrors of warfare in the First World War. Fought from July 1916 until November of that year, it resulted in more than one million casualties on the...
Read MoreThere was a celebratory feel about the opening night of Triple Bill 2016 at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. At 35-years-old, Phoenix Dance Theatre is the longest standing contemporary dance company outside of London, and...
Read MoreBoris Charmatz is not a conventional choreographer. In fact, he ‘choreographed’ very little of his latest work, 10000 Gestures. The piece, which premiered last night as part of Manchester International Festival (MIF), is...
Read MoreIt’s a damp Wednesday night in March and Northern Soul is in a blacked-out hall in South Manchester holding a pair of glow sticks and dancing with strangers to Don’t Talk to Me About Love by Altered Images. For...
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