Reviews

The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Ballet entered the new season with a composed evening. 

If one were to imagine a combination of particular choreographic and ballet company dance styles, one would struggle to find a more incompatible combination than the highly dramatic, expressive, and exalted Kenneth MacMillan with his opulent historical opus Mayerling.

“Bura” means “tempest” in Serbian, and just as a tempest roars, so did the première of Swiss-Serbian choreographer Tamara Gvozdenovic’s newest work, After Bura, at the Trafó Center of Contemporary Arts in Budapest

Dance adaptations of original plays are always a challenge for choreographers. Shakespeare's dramas and comedies have come to life on the stage, and they have been particularly successful in the world of ballet.

Look out the window, the autumnal colours of Prague in early October vibrate in the sun. Inside, on the Archa+ theatre stage, a new piece by choreographer and director Jana Burkiewiczová – Slunce (The Sun) – premiered as part of the Signal and 4 +4 Days in Motion Festivals. 

After more than 10 years, the National Ballet of Canada came back to London with a truly national programme consisting of three Canadian choreographers of different generations – James Kudelka, Emma Portner, and Crystal Pite.

When a dance artist can no longer create physical movement, one option is to start again by sewing fabric. The Noa Eshkol. No Time to Dance exhibition at the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin offered important insights into what creation can be.

A picturesque mountain landscape and high-quality stage productions define Origen festival. This year’s summer edition brings new, captivating creations exploring the main topic of “siblings” to the Swiss Alps. I came across Dustin Klein’s new one-act ballet on my hike.

While Italy's football team lost resoundingly, but not unexpectedly, against Switzerland, renowned Berlin-based choreographer Constanza Macras brought an engaging and emotional show back to the stage of the Volksbühne. 

Choreographer May Zarhy’s double bill directly tackles the theme of the 36th edition of Festival Danza Estate in Bergamo, Italy, which interrogates the roles presence and absence play in building spaces and relations in our time. 

I was used to seeing purely feminine themes on the Czech stage, usually in the form of very intimate, personal stories performed by charismatic dancers and performers. 

The National Theatre Ballet Brno is one of those daredevils who are not afraid to take risks and regularly includes original projects in its repertoire. 

Every year, the month of May in Madrid is marked by the city’s largest festival, Madrid en Danza. Under the direction of Blanca Li, this year saw the 39th edition, featuring over twenty productions across various locations in the Madrid region.

With Overture by Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau and Angel's Atlas by Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite, the Staatsballett Berlin and its intendant Christian Spuck present an evening that reconfirms how dance is able to give something back to the world.

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey is one of the latest works by the UK choreographer Wayne McGregor and his Company.