Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept & continue
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • Military briefing: battle for Sievierodonetsk shows Russian strategy in Donbas
    • Joe Biden pleads for gun control after 19 children killed in Texas shooting
    • China’s premier issues stark warning on economy as growth stalls
    • Fed officials raised possibility of ‘restrictive’ policy to fight inflation
    • Boris Johnson accepts ‘full responsibility’ for partygate
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Chinese and Russian nuclear bombers fly over Sea of Japan as Biden visits Tokyo
    • Joe Biden pleads for gun control after 19 children killed in Texas shooting
    • Glencore to plead guilty to bribery charges and pay $1.5bn penalty
    • Pfizer warns of ‘constant waves’ of Covid as complacency grows
    • Trump is losing his stranglehold on Republicans
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Pfizer warns of ‘constant waves’ of Covid as complacency grows
    • BofA and Citi suspend equity trading with Segantii Capital on block trade concerns
    • UK government clears £4.25bn Chelsea FC sale to Todd Boehly
    • Asset managers divided by HSBC executive’s climate criticism
    • Elon Musk must find more cash for Twitter deal after scrapping margin loan
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Cryptocurrencies
    Most Read
    • Live news updates from May 25: Musk must find cash for Twitter deal, Fed officials discussed ‘restrictive’ policy to fight inflation
    • Quant hedge funds reap windfall during 2022 market ructions
    • Wall Street stocks make further gains after release of Fed minutes
    • We’re asking the wrong questions about stablecoins
    • Are consumers . . . just fine?
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Is the ‘subscription economy’ going to feel the Netflix effect?
    • The Fed must act now to ward off the threat of stagflation
    • Trump is losing his stranglehold on Republicans
    • HSBC saga reveals how much climate and financial risk are misunderstood
    • The west is divided over how the war in Ukraine must end
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    Most Read
    • Vive la différence between work and play
    • Why presenteeism is an enduring corporate narcotic
    • ‘A bonfire of the decencies’: Peter Hennessy on Boris Johnson’s government
    • The cold call is back and worse than ever
    • Welcome to your office in the metaverse
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Kylie Minogue, uncorked
    • The best of Cannes Film Festival 2022
    • The supposed method in El Salvador’s crypto madness
    • I tried remote working from this subtropical island. Don’t get too jealous
    • Drawn to Mid Devon: the city dwellers turned village people
  • How to Spend It
  1. Life & Arts
  2. Arts
  3. Dance
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • How to Spend It
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Your guide to a disrupted world

Start a 4-week trial

Dance

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    Review
    National Ballet of Marseille celebrates its 50th year with a Paris programme

    A mixed bill at Théâtre de la Ville illustrated the company’s journey into contemporary dance

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Review
    Witty, absurdist, exasperating — Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion at Sadler’s Wells

    The duo perform a double bill, plus twinned pieces from House of Absolute and Matsena Productions

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Review
    Frederick Ashton triple bill — Royal Ballet’s well-chosen menu ends with a flambé

    Vadim Muntagirov and Marianela Núñez reassert the choreographer’s genius in a sparkling programme

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Mayerling remade — how a classic ballet gained a new lease of life

    Scottish Ballet’s ‘Scandal at Mayerling’ is a slimmed-down but no less exciting version of Kenneth MacMillan’s original

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    Review
    Zurich Ballet relishes Crystal Pite’s gift for collective emotion

    As well as the choreographer’s Angels’ Atlas, the programme included Marco Goecke’s Almost Blue

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    Review
    Kipling gets eco-makeover in Akram Khan’s Jungle Book Reimagined

    His adaptation struggles with drab costumes and a flat narrative. Plus: an immersive VR show at the Barbican

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Review
    English National Ballet’s William Forsythe evening — a tireless flow of bravura steps

    A programme of the choreographer’s recent work left the audience tipsy with delight at Sadler’s Wells

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Review
    Ballet Black and BalletBoyz — small companies making a big impact

    The two ensembles perform double bills of new material on their UK tours

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Review
    Royal Ballet’s 21st-century triple bill is a mixed bag

    Programme at London’s Royal Opera House included a world premiere by Kyle Abraham

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    Review
    Dance Reflections — important works excitingly revived

    The London festival aims to recover late-20th-century pieces, such as Trisha Brown’s ‘Set and Reset’

  • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
    Dance Reflections — mesmerising moves of a performance pioneer

    Loïe Fuller’s shows wowed 1890s-1900s audiences — and have inspired a new series at London’s Royal Opera House

  • Monday, 7 March, 2022
    Review
    An emotional evening at the Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake

    Fumi Kaneko danced her first Odette/Odile alongside Federico Bonelli, who is leaving the company after 19 years

  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    Obituary
    Clement Crisp — FT dance critic of 60 years who wrote with eloquence and wit

    His prose could be scorching, but his love of dance was limitless and his knowledge astounding

  • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
    Review
    Carlos Acosta’s Birmingham Royal Ballet stages his new-look Don Quixote

    Mathias Dingman, Marianela Núñez and Vadim Muntagirov are among the star dancers in this sunny and attractive production at the Hippodrome

  • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
    Review
    Zeleidy Crespo steals the show in Carlos Acosta’s 100% Cuban

    The troupe’s training is showcased at Sadler’s Wells despite a frustratingly uneven programme

  • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
    Review
    Tamara Rojo’s Raymonda — a bold updating

    The English National Ballet’s departing artistic director brings a Crusader story into the 19th century

  • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
    ReviewTheatre
    London International Mime Festival launches with joyous juggling

    Plus: Theatre Re’s mysterious Bluebelle; magical puppetry in The Red Balloon; dance and breadmaking in (le) PAIN

  • Saturday, 8 January, 2022
    Photography
    Dance floors forever: a photography special

    It may not feel like it right now, but we’ll dance again. In the meantime we asked eight photographers to share their stories

  • Friday, 31 December, 2021
    Arts
    2022 in the arts: exhibitions and performance

    Pandemic uncertainty still rocks the arts but there is plenty to look forward to in a year of cultural highlights

  • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
    ReviewFilm
    Alvin Ailey documentary divines the choreographer’s ‘blood memories’

    The life and work of the choreographer are illuminated in archive footage and his own words

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    Review
    Lia Rodrigues in Paris — Brazil’s miraculous choreographer

    She generously shared the spotlight with other artists at the Festival d’Automne à Paris

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    Review
    Paris Opera Ballet delivers Rite and Rhapsody

    Its recreation of Nijinsky’s groundbreaking 1913 choreography for ‘The Rite of Spring’ is urgent and insightful

  • Friday, 3 December, 2021
    Review
    Sergei Polunin in Romeo & Juliet — ballet’s prodigal son returns

    Having dynamited his career in 2012, the dancer is back in London with streamlined Shakespeare

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    Review
    Akram Khan’s Xenos — harrowing, explosive, rigorous dance

    The taxing solo show at Sadler’s Wells about the horrors of war displays Khan’s expressive, dizzying skill

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Review
    Akram Khan’s Outwitting the Devil — explosive but impenetrable

    A murky eco-retelling of the Gilgamesh story lets down its superb dancers at Sadler’s Wells

Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT TransactSecondary Schools

Tools

PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT CommunityFT LiveFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2022. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

International Edition

Subscribe for full access
  • Switch to UK Edition
  • Top sections
  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
  • US
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Cryptocurrencies
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • How to Spend It
  • Special Reports
  • FT recommends
  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • FTfm
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Community
    • FT Live
    • FT Forums
    • Board Director Programme
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In