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An awesome and ridiculous film that leaves you thrilled beyond the point of your natural endurance
2012
Theatre
The show has suddenly become quite wonderful, and the galvanising factor is the terrific stage debut of Melanie C
Blood Brothers
Music
The British pop music industry may be eating itself but if Muse are the pick of what it can offer the world in 2010 then British music is in rude health indeed
Muse
I was smitten by both Gilberts enormous luxuriant moustache and the intelligence and nuance of this highly entertaining play
I totally recommend Babbo to anyone who is looking for really good and traditional Italian food
Always been a fan but never seen them live. I was ecstatic to be part of this epic event. WOW!
London,
17.11.09
While Akram Khan's Kathak confirms his enduring virtuosity, it was the extract from his new work that reveals his innovative intelligence.
09.11.09
Michael Keegan-Dolan is the latest to try his hand at The Rite Of Spring although he is one of the least successful.
05.11.09
The dancers are very good but everyone seems bemused by the choreography in the Royal Ballet's latest mixed bill.
04.11.09
A former Rambert dancer, has revved things up with new work, new dancers and newly commissioned music.
28.10.09
Before ballet got pointy and athletic, it must have looked something like Mark Morris's V.
26.10.09
Given she’s been off injured for a year, Sarah Lamb understandably took things carefully in Sleeping Beauty.
22.10.09
It was good to see Wendy Whelan and Leanne Benjamin at Sadler’s Wells for Morphoses, says Sarah Frater.
19.10.09
Before you read any further, call the Peacock Theatre and book tickets to see Cirkus Cirkor.
16.10.09
Serge Diaghilev’s arrival in Paris 100 years ago forever changed classical dance
14.10.09
James Thierree's new show Raoul hasn't been properly thought through but he does eventually win you over.
08.10.09
The Royal Ballet performs its first performance after the summer break and Kenneth MacMillan's brilliance shows through.
07.10.09
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan is a strange opener to Dance Umbrella, which usually programmes the indie and the unexpected.
02.10.09
As part of its 40th anniversary tour, the Scottish Ballet performs a mixed bill that tracks the progress of Ballet over the past four decades.
14.09.09
After the minimalist splendour of Rosas Danst Rosas, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker completed her visit to Sadler's Wells with Zeitung
09.09.09
In Rosas Danst Rosas, dance-maker Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker offers no sets and no costumes; there’s no narrative, plot, nor a sense of place
17.08.09
Closing its London visit with The Sleeping Beauty should be a hit for the Mariinsky. However, it felt a bit thin with the tired 1952 Sergeyev...
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13.08.09
The Mariinsky looked so sexy and so good in their Balanchine triple bill that you half wished they'd dance only the Russian-born choreographer’s work....
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10.08.09
After a disappointing Romeo and Juliet last week, the Mariinsky set all to rights with Swan Lake.
05.08.09
Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée performs with such innocence you smile anew as he produces rabbits from hats and ducks from serving platters in Cirque...
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04.08.09
It can't be easy being the Mariinsky Ballet. The Russian visitors are in London with seasons of both opera and ballet.
