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High kicks in Colombia

02.09.09
Reckon you can salsa? Jane Cornwell did, before she tried to cut it on the dance floors of Cali, where being a salsero is a way out of the ghetto... more

L’Amour de Loin is a truly epic love affair

06.07.09
Gorgeous is the word for Kaija Saariaho’s L’Amour de Loin, which gets its British premiere at the Coliseum.... more

Michael Jackson prepares dancers for London gigs

19.05.09
Michael Jackson has selected 12 dancers to perform with him at his forthcoming London gigs.... more

Defying gravity

10.05.09
Forget the treadmill or the step - the latest workouts, coming to a gym near you, owe more to high-flying circus arts. Peta Bee tells how to bear the suspense... more

Battersea's power failure

03.03.09
As a 250-metre glass tower becomes the latest failed proposal for the iconic power station, its developer needs to forget the hare-brained schemes and get on with regenerating the area.... more

Opera acrobatics as ENO looks to the circus

24.11.08
The excitement of the big top will come to the Coliseum when circus director Daniele Finzi Pasca takes over in the summer... more

Nunez gets her prince in Swan Lake

06.10.08
Argentine-born dancer Marianela Nunez improves her performance in Swan Lake with a more convincing Odile and Odette. ... more

Super-supple Chinese duo steal the show

18.04.08
Cirque De Soleil opens with a staggering performance from two Chinese acrobats but the rest of their Delirium show is unexpectedly awful.... more

Amy Winehouse celebrates Grammys by visiting husband Blake in prison

11.02.08
Amy Winehouse celebrated cleaning up at the Grammys with a visit to Pentonville Jail. The 24-year-old troubled star went to see husband Blake Civil-Fielder today after winning five awards at last night's ceremony. Winehouse, wearing jeans and red high heels, looked healthier than ever as she appears to have put on weight since checking into a rehab clinic last month... more

Uplifting night at the Cirque

09.01.08
This year's visit to the Royal Albert Hall by pioneering Canadian circus company Cirque du Soleil is an uplifting experience and has a kick recent visits have lacked.... more

Promise melts away

21.11.07
Firsts' fifth season at the Linbury may claim to showcase new and emerging talent, but it's simply not true, says Sarah Frater.... more

Circus of the imagination

30.10.07
Creator of new magical theatrical spectacle Au Revoir Parapluie, James Thiérrée, talks about shaking off the pressure of being the grandson of a movie giant.... more

Tolkien classic takes to the stage

09.02.07
The cast of a £25 million West End stage version of The Lord Of The Rings has begun rehearsals, with the director admitting he had visited JRR Tolkien's grave to apologise for the show.... more

Send him back to Big Brother

11.01.07
Towers of London's unprofessional show would make a school nativity play look like Cirque du Soleil. David Smyth holds his head in his hands.... more

Critic's choice: Best comedy shows

04.01.07
Ricky Gervais warms up for his tour with some low-key gigs at the Bloomsbury, it's your last chance to see gobby Glaswegian Jerry Sadowitz and Cirque du Soleil comes to town.... more

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