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Great days out: An A-Z of ways to spend summer in London

28.07.11
Lost for ways to spend your holiday in the city? Sarah Marshall and Kate Whiting offer some direction, with a wide range of fabulous suggestions... more

Latitude, Henham Park - review

18.07.11
Ferocious showers might have been the talking point at the sixth Latitude Festival but they had competition from showstopping music, punter-pleasing comedy and startling theatre... more

El Llac De Les Mosques / Sol Pico, Sadler's Wells - review

24.06.11
With better direction and material, Sol Picó could be an engaging performer, but on this evidence she has little ability to choreograph to Sadler's Wells's usual theatrical and artistic standard... 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

Hans van Manen is the Master of Dance

13.05.11
Hans Van Manen is nearly 80, yet instead of taking it easy backstage, the veteran choreographer could be seen signing autographs and surveying the crowd in the foyer bar of Sadler's Wells during the first interval of this celebratory programme of his ballets... more

Mother's Day: Treat your mum to the Mother of all Sundays

31.03.11
Keep her sweet with a range of mum-friendly activities taking place across the capital, says Sarah Marshall ... more

Pet Shop Boys' ballet is fun, but a bit baffling

23.03.11
Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe's new ballet at Sadler's Wells has been the most anticipated dance event of the year... more

The Centaur and the Animal is visually intriguing

02.03.11
Bartabas is aiming to mix the agility of equine theatre with the seriousness of butoh and the idea of centaurs themselves ... more

£8,400 spent on away days by Olympic officials

15.02.11
Officials charged with keeping down the cost of the London Olympics have spent £8,400 on away days since May, the Standard can reveal... more

Oustanding musicians and dancers at the Flamenco Festival

11.02.11
The singer Estrella Morente opened the Flamenco Festival and next week legendary guitarist Tomatito gets a rare London gig... more

It's Hamlet vs King Lear on the Oliviers shortlist

07.02.11
Rising star Rory Kinnear will go head-to-head with stage veteran Sir Derek Jacobi at the Olivier Awards... more

Globe Theatre's Arabian nights

03.02.11
The Globe theatre company is to stage Macbeth in the Middle East... more

Flawless dance as LiveVibe takes over Sadler’s Wells

12.01.11
If your kind of dancing is more street than Strictly, then the appearance of Flawless at The Sadler’s Wells Peacock theatre this Sunday should grab your interest... 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

Dancers take to the saddle on London stage for first time in nearly 40 years

26.10.10
Horses will take to a London stage for the first time in almost 40 years in a specially commissioned performance for Sadler’s Wells... more

Magic of 3D for Dance, Dance, Dance

04.10.10
Sky TV launched its 3D service at the weekend and included a 3D dance documentary - Dance, Dance, Dance ... more

Opening This Week: Tom Jones, Design for Living and Alvin Ailey

13.09.10
The Welsh crooner, a Noel Coward adaptation at the Old Vic, and a new performance at Sadler's Wells are on the list of things to see this week... more

Marie Chouinard's having a laugh

10.05.10
Marie Chouinard's latest dance production is more like a joint convention for fetish fans and Dalek devotees.... more

Spy on dancers staying at the Electric Hotel

19.04.10
The audience will be invited to don headphones and become voyeurs for a new pop-up dance work in King’s Cross this summer... more

Richard Thomas writes dance show about women's shoes for Sadler's Wells

08.02.10
Creator of West End hit Jerry Springer: The Opera is writing a dance show about women’s obsession with shoes... more

Death, birth and bolero in Morphoses

22.10.09
It was good to see Wendy Whelan and Leanne Benjamin at Sadler’s Wells for Morphoses, says Sarah Frater.... more

Finchley boys get on the Goodfoot

21.09.09
Four London street dancers who specialise in 'locking, popping and breaking' have beaten flamenco dancers and classical ballerinas to be named one of the best groups in the world... more

Introducing the French fancy: Charlie Winston

11.09.09
Singer-songwriter Charlie Winston has the Frogs' legs tapping... more

Top hotels give up their secrets for Open House weekend

17.08.09
Two Park Lane hotels are unlocking their secrets to the public for the first time... more

Fashion's love affair with dance

28.07.09
At Sadler's Wells the outifts worn by the arty audience exude the essence of the modern dance they're coming to see: sexy, quirky and bold - whether it's an eBay bargain or all Vivienne Westwood... more

Adam Cooper is the dancing king

07.07.09
With 24 dancers, big production numbers and bigger frocks, Adam Cooper has created and stars in his most ambitious show yet.... more

Jo Wood loves being 'party granny'

17.06.09
It's easy to forget that Jo Wood is a grandmother, but it's a tag she's comfortable with. ... more

Royal Albert Hall freezes over for Cinderella on ice

12.06.09
The Royal Albert Hall is to be turned into a giant ice rink for a skating version of the Cinderella fairytale... more

Arts festival will bring Martin Scorsese to London

20.05.09
London is to host a giant philanthropic arts festival with Martin Scorsese, Youssou N’Dour and African Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka.... more

Orchestras can compete for top foreign musicians

29.04.09
London's top orchestras are to be allowed to employ musicians from around the globe so they can compete “like football clubs”, under new immigration rules announced... more


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