Hofesh Shechter: From England With Love; International Draft Work – review
Shechter’s young dancers thrill in his hellish vision of England. Elsewhere, emerging choreographers from Brno to Birmingham showcase short works
December 2023
Scottish Ballet: Cinders! review – zippy gender-swap ballet is a festive treat
Audiences won’t know until they arrive if their Cinders is male or female in Scottish Ballet’s charmingly tweaked version
December 2022
2022 in Culture
The best dance of 2022
Exhilarating highlights this year ranged from tech-savvy ballet and a juggling celebration of Merce Cunningham to a daring flamenco Rite of Spring
August 2022
Scottish Ballet: Coppélia review – hi-tech makeover for dusty ballet
The twee 19th-century tale is dazzlingly transposed to a Silicon Valley landscape, where Dr Coppélius is building an AI creation in corporeal form
July 2022
Edinburgh festival 2022: 50 shows to see
Phil Wang makes a heroic return, Ian McKellen stars in a balletic Hamlet and Sophie Duker is gleefully carefree. Here are our picks of the festival’s comedy, theatre and dance
April 2022
Scottish Ballet: The Scandal at Mayerling review – bold and brutal
Emotional intensity and physically demanding choreography combine in this reworking of Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet
September 2021
Starstruck review – an opulent and fizzy Gene Kelly revival
Scottish Ballet make a post-pandemic return with a rousing version of Kelly’s ballet about Greek gods in the south of France
April 2021
Lockdown culture
Step right up: five of the best new dance films to watch online
Celebrate International Dance Day by watching some of these great short films at home, from Scottish Ballet to a global collaboration in South Korea
March 2021
Lockdown culture
The best new dance films to make your heart leap
A love letter to a lost performance, a flower-robot duet, a mythical creature at bay – there’s thrilling movement in store in the latest pick of online dance
December 2020
Lockdown culture
Scottish Ballet: The Secret Theatre review – Christmas selection box is irresistible
Scottish Ballet blends The Nutcracker and The Snow Queen in an hour-long film full of twinkle and charm
September 2020
Edinburgh international festival to hold more online events after 1m views
There were 26 specially staged opera, classical and ballet performances after the cancellation of live concerts
August 2020
Lockdown culture
An Evening with Scottish Ballet review – masked dancers leap into digital
Edinburgh sky to be lit up for launch of international festival
May 2020
Flatpack screendance festival review – dance that leaps through the screen
These short works, which include performances by a dream lineup of choreographers, are an array of innovation
December 2019
The Snow Queen; Nutcracker review – cold comfort
Scottish Ballet: The Snow Queen review – plenty of icy sparkle
August 2019
The week in dance: The Crucible; The Bright Stream – review
The Crucible review – white-hot intensity in reinvention of Miller classic
June 2019
'We need to step up!' Five women pushing dance forward
Their moves are fresh, funny and stylish; their subjects include the climate crisis, gender politics and poetry. These electrifying choreographers are on the rise
February 2019
Elaine McDonald obituary
Ballerina who helped build a bridge between classical ballet and the contemporary world