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Enron director Rupert Goold to tackle 9/11 legacy on 10th anniversary

27.06.11
Award-winning director Rupert Goold is to court controversy with a theatrical spectacular exploring the legacy of 9/11 on its 10th anniversary... more

Sadler's Willies give audience an eyeful in Un Peu de Tendresse Bordel de Merde!

03.06.11
Not much happens in Un Peu de Tendresse Bordel de Merde! It is best described as stand-up comedy meets naked physical theatre... more

Dancing Dreams pulls it off

27.05.11
Even those allergic to dance and/or the young will find themselves seduced by Dancing dreams... more

Pina is the original dancing queen

21.04.11
"Dance for love. Go on searching!" says Pina Bausch to her dancers in Wim Wenders's 3D tribute to this extraordinary choreographer's work... more

German icons move swiftly with the times at Berlin Film Festival

16.02.11
Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders play the old-new game better than some of Hollywood's recent efforts in Pina and Cave of Forgotten Dreams... more

The A to Z guide to London's dance scene

14.12.10
From Strictly Come Dancing to the Royal Ballet at the O2, today’s performers and choreographers are finding a whole new audience. Our critic Sarah Frater guides you through London’s booming scene... more

Sacrifice and redemption from Tanztheater

28.10.10
It’s a strange twist of theatrical fate that we’ve seen more of the Pina Bausch company since her death in June last year than we did for several years before it... more

The daring Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion

15.10.10
For this year’s Dance Umbrella, Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion have two new duets... more

25 good reasons to go to Edinburgh

04.08.10
Our critics Fiona Mountford and Bruce Dessau direct you to the hottest tickets at the Edinburgh Festival... more

Deep down, we’re more German than we think

25.06.10
Another great England-Germany clash beckons and with it the old talk of enemies... more

Kontakthof breaks the age barrier

06.04.10
Despite some humour and a composed close, Kontakthof portrays ordinary elders, and ordinary teens, accepting far from the best. ... more

Öper Öpis both overblows and underplays

14.01.10
As is the way with modern circus, the mood in Öper Öpis is urban and angsty, like a lurid nightscape of unhappy peacocks... more

The lives and loves of Paloma Faith

23.10.09
Paloma Faith, actress, singer, magician's assistant and burlesque dancer, is a startling talent. Hermione Eyre meets the inventive eccentric who always knew she would be famous... more

Small reward from Adventures in Motion

07.07.09
You come away from Adventures in Motion feeling that there aren't hordes of choreographers banging on Arcola's doors.... more

Drag race for the Olivier awards

03.02.09
Drag-queen musical La Cage aux Folles leads the charge at this year's Olivier theatre awards... more

Bausch lights the candles for Sadler's Wells

04.11.08
Sadler's Wells has put on a gala for its 10th birthday, and the one-off result was an impressive reminder of all it has achieved.... more

Rite doesn't get it right

08.10.08
Next May will be the 100th anniversary of the Paris debut of Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The Australian Ballet is celebrating early.... more

An earthy rite of spring

25.02.08
One of Pina Bausch's unique gifts is the ability to convey character through gesture, says Ben Lewis.... more

Primitive passions

14.02.08
Pina Bausch made her Rite of Spring way back in 1975, yet it's possibly the best modern-day interpretation of that monumental music.... more

Clay artists get bogged down

17.01.08
Miquel Barceló and Josef Nadj call themselves "highly acclaimed artists" but if Paso Doble is anything to go by, they just aren't.... more

Catching the mysteries of love

10.01.08
I Am Falling, a new pub dance production, is a sensitive miniature, a moving story intriguingly told, says Sarah Frater.... more

The hottest tickets for the year ahead

04.01.08
From Kylie Minogue and masterpieces of Impressionism to an invasion of Chinese dance companies, the next 12 months will be a treat for London's arts lovers.... more

Emotions trapped in a tiny, frozen world

09.10.07
At this year's Dance Umbrella, snowglobes are the theme of Inbal Pinto's new show, but her ideas stay deep frozen.... more


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