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Sir Wayne McGregor
I'm a bit slow off the mark in reporting this - the day job has presented a few challenging weeks in June and July - but it is a pleasure to announce that Resident Choreographer at the Royal Ballet...
View ArticleSky Launches the Sky Arts Awards
Sky launches the Sky Arts Awards to celebrate the best of British and Irish arts and cultureSky is proud to announce the inaugural Sky Arts Awards, taking place on 17th September at The Roundhouse. The...
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Sadler's Wells East
The first performance programme and opening timetable for Sadler's Wells new, fourth, theatre – Sadler’s Wells East have now been announced. Tickets will go on public sale on 25 September 2024.Based in...
View ArticleWinter Is Coming
The Lowry announced their Winter Dance Season this week.I know it's entirely a reflection of the parlous state of dance in Manchester / Salford - and the UK more widely - but at this point it feels...
View ArticleLOWRY
(The) LOWRY have launched a significant rebrand and refresh of their website.Everything looks bolder, cleaner punchier and more modern. But they also don't seem to have tampered too much with the...
View ArticleThe Best Dance of 2024 (The Guardian)
DanceAstonishingly for The Guardian I saw three of the shows below (Shechter II, Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa and Rendez-Vous Dance) and had tickets for Ockham's Razor'Tess, which I couldn't...
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Review of the Year 2024 (Methods of Dance)
I could honestly only conjure up a Top 10 dance shows of the year for 2024 (based on my own attendance) by including shows I thought were ok or mostly ok.My dance viewing is still only just about 2/3...
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New Year MBE for Company Chameleon's Kevin Edward Turner
Company Chameleon Co-Artistic Director Kevin Edward Turner has been appointed an MBE in the New Year Honours list, for his services to dance and mental health.
View Article2026 - The Year in Dance
JanuaryHidden | Motionhouse | LOWRY [Lyric Theatre] | 30 JanuaryMotionhouse are terrific but the Lyric Theatre is a bold move. But not unrealistic with good marketing.
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Repertoire - Sharon Eyal
Not pretending this is about dance in Manchester or the north west (something that is virtually dead in any case, so far as one can tell). This is obsession. AISHA AND ABHAYA (2020) (RAMBERT/ROYAL...
View ArticleOlivier Awards 2025 (Dance Nominations)
The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard, British theatre’s most prestigious honours, have been announced. The annual awards will take place on Sunday 6 April at the iconic Royal...
View ArticleNominees for National Dance Awards 2024
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce the short-listed nominations for the National Dance Awards (#NDA25).The qualifying period for performances was between 1st January and...
View ArticleKing's Birthday Honours for the dance world
A number of leading figures from the world of dance have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.Alexander Beard, chief executive of the Royal Ballet and Opera, is knighted for services to the...
View ArticleLoss of a Chameleon
Company Chameleon have announced that co-founder Anthony Missen is leaving the company and moving to DanceEast in the role of Chief Executive & Creative Director.Since being established in 2007,...
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