Dancing City; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – review
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Mixed Bill review – community-spirited joy
August 2023
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater review – extraordinary soul-stirring dance
‘I was flabbergasted by the sight’: Alvin Ailey dancers on their legendary Revelations
July 2023
Edinburgh festival 2023: 50 shows to see
Cracking comedy, an eclectic mix of theatre – and aerial dance in an ice rink. Our critics share their picks for the August arts extravaganza
May 2023
Shelley Maxwell: the soul-stirring master mover who makes superheroes dance
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Heathers, Alvin Ailey and more
April 2023
Edinburgh international festival draws on MLK with themes of hope and community
Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theater and Budapest Festival Orchestra among performers named in lineup
January 2022
Ailey review – absorbing tribute to African American dance icon
Ailey review – illuminating film about the choreographer Alvin Ailey
July 2021
Alvin Ailey: the towering figure of dance who lived in the shadows
In new documentary Ailey, the acclaimed public persona and troubled private life of the dance icon are explored
March 2021
Lockdown culture
Masked moves and ballet in the bath: a year of digital dance
With stages closed, dancers have thrived on Instagram and TikTok, given innovative online performances and found a huge new audience
November 2020
Play time
Reach for the Stars review – high-flying heroines take children to infinity and beyond
The Little Angel theatre’s inspirational show uses dance, rap and puppets to tell real and fictional tales about trailblazing female astronauts
August 2020
Lockdown culture
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Shelter review – moves with our times
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s three-decade-old piece on homelessness takes on potent new meaning during Covid crisis
April 2020
Lockdown culture
Shut up and dance! Five of the best routines made during lockdown
From Robbie Fairchild’s electric escape to Francesca Hayward’s head-spinning pirouettes, here are five joyful homemade clips
March 2020
Step in time: how to save the legacy of dance from being lost in history
While Richard Alston’s company hang up their dance shoes, archivists and choreographers are grasping at ways to immortalise an inherently slippery art form
December 2019
Best culture 2019
Top 10 dance shows of 2019
A snogtastic Romeo and Juliet from Matthew Bourne and an international dance-a-thon celebrating Merce Cunningham join a mixed troupe of winners
September 2019
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Lazarus/Revelations – review
Spirit rising, feet swizzling: the joy of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
December 2018
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 60 – in pictures
Alvin Ailey’s groundbreaking dance company is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a season at New York City Center. Take a step back through their sensational past productions
