Twyla Tharp: 'Some of the greatest dancers are amateurs'
The revered choreographer on looking to runners and figure skaters for inspiration – and why dance belongs to us all
October 2019
Birmingham Royal Ballet review – noirish style and tragic love
Guests Ballet Black steal the show with Cathy Marston’s masterful The Suit, while newcomer Jack Lister offers little substance but plenty of style
November 2017
Royal Ballet: Tharp/Pita/Shechter review – stunning moves and wild west terror
Dance legend Twyla Tharp on truculent men, selling hot dogs and her idol Agatha Christie
September 2017
Autumn arts preview 2017
Angels and demons: the unmissable theatre, comedy and dance of autumn 2017
Hamilton hits London, Bryan Cranston’s news anchor goes berserk, Wayne McGregor turns his DNA into dance, Mae Martin revisits her teen addictions and Toyah Willcox is a time-travelling queen
April 2017
Royal Ballet gambles on new talent and competitive spirit to invigorate classics
For its 2017-18 season, the Royal Ballet pays tribute to Kenneth MacMillan and Leonard Bernstein – and brings in Liam Scarlett, Edmund de Waal and a take on a deranged silent movie
October 2016
Theatre in the Roundhouse: Berkoff, Warhol and an age of experimentation – in pictures
London’s Roundhouse is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Revisit some of the theatre that was staged in its first wave of activity, from the late 1960s to the early 80s
October 2015
Dance blog
How can we give female choreographers a lift?
For the last decade, too few women have received high-profile dance commissions and run big companies in the UK. Our live-streamed discussion will explore how to support them
May 2014
Dance blog
Bending dance definitions: Osipova and Vasiliev's leap forward
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev's new project is further proof that the ballet world is increasingly relying on contemporary choreographers, writes Judith Mackrell
November 2013
Dance blog
Dance news: Russian ballet ructions and women choreographers
This week's dance news: more goings-on at St Petersburg's Vaganova academy; and female choreographers on the move
July 2013
Edinburgh festival 2013: our critics' picks
Crockery-jugglers, cancer comedy and a church full of comics – plus Richard Burton and Frank Zappa come back from the dead. Our critics select the hottest shows at this year's Edinburgh festival
February 2011
Step-by-step guide to dance
Step-by-step guide to dance: Twyla Tharp
Sanjoy Roy: Step-by-step guide to dance: A crossover pioneer, this American choreographer melds classical ballet with modern, jazz, ballroom and even aerobics in an energetic mix that impresses, if not always endears
January 2011
This week's new dance
This week's new dance
2011 cultural highlights
The best dance in 2011
October 2009
Vanishing pointe: where are all the great female choreographers?
The dance scene is booming right now. So why are male choreographers getting all the attention? By Judith Mackrell
May 2009
The ladies vanish
Judith Mackrell
Women have been the driving force behind modern dance for decades. So where have all the female choreographers gone, asks Judith Mackrell
December 2006
2006 in review: dance
Judith Mackrell on dance in 2006
July 2003
Twyla Tharp Dance
Sadler's Wells, London
September 2001
What's the point of ballet?
Mark Lawson has been wary of ballet ever since he was forced into a pair of tights at the age of seven. Now at last he may have worked out what it's all about. He begins our series on 'difficult' art forms.
August 2001
'Some people think it's not dance. But they're learning'
At 53, Mikhail Baryshnikov has abandoned ballet stardom for radical modernism. What's he up to, asks Judith Mackrell.
