Dance
Dancer Katie Love
‘If I had a million pounds, I’d open my own theatre. It’d be a quirky arts venue with its own in-house company’
Burlesque: Female Empowerment?
Is burlesque the same as stripping? These girls, while in great shape, have real bodies, and aren’t afraid to shake them
Danza Contemporánea De Cuba
‘We must provide a dancer with the intellectual means to turn this technique into the language of dance’
Capoeira Class in Fulham
‘Capoeira? Bring a towel. And water. And a bible.’
Bamboleo at The Forum
It’s like I’m back at my old school discos: surrounded by very attractive women and people who are much better at dancing than me
Manon: You Can’t Beat a Good Moral
You know Romeo and Juliet? Greatest love story ever told, and all that? Well, Antoine Francois Prevost, the writer of the tale of Manon, must have been bound and determined to upstage the famous tragedy. ‘Tragedy? Pah! I’ll give them tragedy!’ And thus came into being the heart-wrenchingly devastating story of Manon, a young and [...]
Gilgamesh and the Glorious Globe Girls
The grand entrance to Gilgamesh says it all: red carpet, flambeaus, escalators rising from the madness of Camden market bound for culinary heaven. And when we reach the top what meets us defies all expectations, for inside is a vast palatial shrine; a bejewelled Babylon tribute of Eastern opulence and a unique dining experience to [...]
Camille O’Sullivan: Making Cabaret Sexy
Camille O’Sullivan’s performance style comes as a bit of a shock to the uninitiated. This remarkably intense young woman rolls on the floor, roars like a lioness at her audience, collapses with her head in her hands, kicks her shoes off and hugs the members of her band in turn.
Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands
When taking on a production that has already achieved great praise in another form, any director has a mountain to climb. Unfortunately Matthew Bourne’s ballet version of Edward Scissorhands at Sadler’s Wells does nothing but dance in the foothills of its filmic predecessor.
La Clique Wows London’s Hippodrome
The London Hippodrome is an ideal venue for a variety show like La Clique; the perfect combination of spectacle and sleaze, opulence and intimacy. And compère Mikelangelo, who only joined La Clique’s ranks last week, is pure sexual magnetism in a pastel-blue suit.
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