January - March 2010
April - June 2010
July
* Love and War - Mark Bruce Company - Royal Exchange Studio - 1 July
(Glad I didn't have to write a proper review of this show as I'm not sure how much I actually understood of it. "Mark Bruce uses theatre-in-the-round and a soundtrack including Sparklehorse, The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age and György Ligeti, to plunge the imagination into a raw arena of the otherworld. Time shifts and figures from myth and ritual collide; Gods emerge amongst frenzied cheerleaders, murderous strangers, dogs of war and bedraggled homecoming queens, in a heart-searching dance work of savage beauty." Very different and varied show using classically based moves distorted into something quite different, set to a mixed bag of American alternative rock, alt-country and modern classical. Parts of this show were fantastically thrilling - notably the Nirvana-set cheerleader/dogs of war section and the spider sequence. A talented and varied cast in character made for a distinctive 70 minutes. ****
* Meter - Ad Hoc Dance - The Lowry Studio - 12 July
* A Celebration - Students of the Centre for Advanced Training in Dance (CAT) - The Lowry - 17 July
* Urban Moves Festival 2010 - 23-25 July - Methods of Dance 2010 the review - Urban Moves Festival 2010 website
September
* Declarations - Phoenix Dance Company - Liverpool Playhouse - 15-16 September
* Awakenings + Hush + RainForest - Rambert Dance Company - The Lowry - 22-24 September
* This Is Now - New Art Club - Royal Exchange Studio - 23-25 September
October
* Blaze - The Lowry - 1-2 October
* Political Mother - Hofesh Shechter Company - Sheffield Lyceum - 4 October
* Romeo and Juliet - English National Ballet - Palace Theatre - 14-17 October
* Edits - The Featherstonehaughs - greenroom - 15 October
* Step by Step - Royal Ballet - The Lowry - 21 October (Tickets only available by entering a ballot by 31 July. Click here for details.)
* Pleasure's Progress - ROH2 - The Lowry - 22-23 October (N.B. This is in the Studio)
* Invitation To The Ballet - Ninette de Valois and the Story of The Royal Ballet - The Lowry - 23 October - 6 March 2011 (Exhibition)
November
* Corpo-realities - Sankalpam - greenroom - 5 November
* Manmade - triple bill feat. Kyle Abraham, Gary Clarke & Darren Suarez - Unity Theatre, Liverpool - 11 November
* The Factory - Earthfall - Homotopia & Unity Theatre, Liverpool - 9-10 November
* Love Is In The Air - Srishti - The Lowry - 14 November
* Blood, Sweat & Tears - ballet LORENT - The Lowry - 15 November
* inSpace - Ad Hoc Dance - The Lowry Studio - 22 November
* The Nutcracker - Northern Ballet (Theatre) - Palace Theatre - 23-27 November
* A Super Modern Dance And Other Romances - Pavlos Kountouriotis - greenroom 26 November
* Cinderella - Matthew Bourne's New Adventures - The Lowry - 23-27 November![]()
April - June 2010
July
* Love and War - Mark Bruce Company - Royal Exchange Studio - 1 July
(Glad I didn't have to write a proper review of this show as I'm not sure how much I actually understood of it. "Mark Bruce uses theatre-in-the-round and a soundtrack including Sparklehorse, The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age and György Ligeti, to plunge the imagination into a raw arena of the otherworld. Time shifts and figures from myth and ritual collide; Gods emerge amongst frenzied cheerleaders, murderous strangers, dogs of war and bedraggled homecoming queens, in a heart-searching dance work of savage beauty." Very different and varied show using classically based moves distorted into something quite different, set to a mixed bag of American alternative rock, alt-country and modern classical. Parts of this show were fantastically thrilling - notably the Nirvana-set cheerleader/dogs of war section and the spider sequence. A talented and varied cast in character made for a distinctive 70 minutes. ****
* Meter - Ad Hoc Dance - The Lowry Studio - 12 July
* A Celebration - Students of the Centre for Advanced Training in Dance (CAT) - The Lowry - 17 July
* Urban Moves Festival 2010 - 23-25 July - Methods of Dance 2010 the review - Urban Moves Festival 2010 website
September
* Declarations - Phoenix Dance Company - Liverpool Playhouse - 15-16 September
* Awakenings + Hush + RainForest - Rambert Dance Company - The Lowry - 22-24 September
* This Is Now - New Art Club - Royal Exchange Studio - 23-25 September
October
* Blaze - The Lowry - 1-2 October
* Political Mother - Hofesh Shechter Company - Sheffield Lyceum - 4 October
* Romeo and Juliet - English National Ballet - Palace Theatre - 14-17 October
* Edits - The Featherstonehaughs - greenroom - 15 October
* Step by Step - Royal Ballet - The Lowry - 21 October (Tickets only available by entering a ballot by 31 July. Click here for details.)
* Pleasure's Progress - ROH2 - The Lowry - 22-23 October (N.B. This is in the Studio)
* Invitation To The Ballet - Ninette de Valois and the Story of The Royal Ballet - The Lowry - 23 October - 6 March 2011 (Exhibition)
November
* Corpo-realities - Sankalpam - greenroom - 5 November
* Manmade - triple bill feat. Kyle Abraham, Gary Clarke & Darren Suarez - Unity Theatre, Liverpool - 11 November
* The Factory - Earthfall - Homotopia & Unity Theatre, Liverpool - 9-10 November
* Love Is In The Air - Srishti - The Lowry - 14 November
* Blood, Sweat & Tears - ballet LORENT - The Lowry - 15 November
* inSpace - Ad Hoc Dance - The Lowry Studio - 22 November
* The Nutcracker - Northern Ballet (Theatre) - Palace Theatre - 23-27 November
* A Super Modern Dance And Other Romances - Pavlos Kountouriotis - greenroom 26 November
* Cinderella - Matthew Bourne's New Adventures - The Lowry - 23-27 November
