Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends at Sadler’s Wells – in pictures
The award-winning New York City Ballet dancer directs the European premiere of her new show in London – we go behind the scenes
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
November 2022
English National Ballet: Ek/ Forsythe/ Quagebeur review – a fantastic farewell from Tamara Rojo
English National Ballet: Ek/Forsythe/Quagebeur review – masters at work
April 2022
The Forsythe Evening; Traplord review – a sugar rush and a bitter bill
English National Ballet: The Forsythe Evening review – feel the funk
March 2022
Observer New Review Q&A
William Forsythe: ‘I want people to look forward to ballet, not endure it’
The American choreographer on setting classical dance steps to James Blake, his friendship with Nureyev, and why he hugs trees
January 2022
Prime mover: Tamara Rojo at English National Ballet – in pictures
Tamara Rojo has announced that she is leaving English National Ballet after 10 years as artistic director. Revisit the productions she starred in and presented during her reign
September 2021
Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act review – a passionate dancer’s drama
The extraordinary life story of the Ballets Russes star is retold with intensity, imagination and balletic flourishes
April 2021
Lockdown culture
‘I couldn’t even move my eyeballs’: how dancer Tiler Peck stepped back to the barre
Lockdown culture
The week in dance: Bernstein in a Bubble; The Barre Project (Blake Works II) review – lockdown riches
March 2021
Lockdown culture
William Forsythe: The Barre Project review – a half-hour of perfection
WithTiler Peck leading the line with absolute control, William Forsythe’s Zoom-coordinated new work reaps the benefits of creative limitations
December 2020
Best culture 2020
Just keep moving: the top 10 dance shows of 2020
The year started with sparkling ballet and dazzling premieres, then came lockdown. But the dance world didn’t stand still and kept delivering innovative and urgent creations
February 2020
Natalie Portman's husband denies signing letter backing fired ballet director
Choreographers Benjamin Millepied and William Forsyth deny signing letter demanding director’s return after dismissal for pregnancy discrimination
December 2018
Best culture 2018
Top 10 dance shows of 2018
Romeo and Juliet muddled into middle age, Akram Khan suffered shell-shock, Rambert2 lost control – and William Forsythe gave ballet a stratospheric street shakeup
October 2018
William Forsythe: A Quiet Evening of Dance review – rare and revelatory
This sublime show features breakdancing, birdsong and a duet that is an insight into the secrets of choreography itself
June 2018
Semperoper Ballett: All Forsythe review – a triple blast from the master
The German company perform a trio of suspenseful, deadpan and always sparkling works by William Forsythe
April 2018
William Forsythe: 'Ballet demands strength that few would be willing to muster'
The dance titan has returned to his home country, and classical dance, after years spent reshaping the art form in Europe
January 2018
Unmissable culture of 2018
Beauties, beasts and a midlife crisis for Romeo and Juliet: 2018's top dance
Northern Ballet’s Jane Eyre will make your heart leap, Pina Bausch’s Roman dream returns to London and the Royal Ballet salute Macmillan and Bernstein
June 2017
Summer arts preview 2017
The standout dance of summer 2017
Tap thunders into new territory, 25 performers make 10,000 moves, Lady Macbeth is laid bare and a young boy goes on a journey through gender transition
