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The Sleeping Beauty »

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Ashley Page, the Artistic Director and Choreographer of Scottish Ballet, has a penchant for politicising the classics and with a century-wide chasm written into The Sleeping Beauty, it's something he's been unable to resist. Princess Aurora's (Claire ...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Sean Watson | Read more »

Richard Alston Dance Company »

Alston

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Richard Alston is a towering figure in contemporary dance today, directing the internationally-renowned dance centre The Space alongside his own company. Tonight Richard Alston Dance Company present a repertory programme of new, old and historically si...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Sean Watson | Read more »

Declarations »

Declarations

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Celebrating their 30th year this month, Phoenix Dance Theatre presents a mixed-repertory programme spanning that history, and confirming their place among the uppermost in the ranks of medium-sized contemporary companies. Declarations is aptly named; ...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Sean Watson | Read more »

Miranda »

Miranda

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Tonight Company Chordelia bring their blend of modern ballet and theatre to a new work: Miranda. The piece was conceived by founder and Artistic Director Kally Lloyd-Jones, who also dances the title role. Beautifully staged, there is much to admire her...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Sean Watson | Read more »

balletLORENT: La Nuit Intime »

la nuit intime. BalletLORENT.

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As dry ice clouds the bar, stage lights cast dim shadows over candlelit tables, podiums and rocking horses. The effect is almost filmic; disarming and intriguing. In dramatic style, Liv Lorent's balletLORENT return with a touring production of her ecle...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Sean Watson | Read more »

Little Match Girl Passion »

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Cryptic, the art house responsible for the production of Little Match Girl Passion, are described as a company that ‘ravish the senses, with performances that fuse music, dance, sonic art and multimedia.’ Indeed, this production incorporate...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Anna Hafsteinsson | Read more »

Wayne McGregor - Random Dance »

Wayne McGregor: original style

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Wayne McGregor's versatility and unmistakably original style makes this choreography perhaps the most powerful and important of the past twenty years. Whether breathing fresh life into 'the establishment' as Resident Choreographer at the Royal Ballet ...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Sean Watson | Read more »

Spirit of the Dance »

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Like many successful dance troupes, Spirit of the Dance has been touring both the UK and the world for several years. As the stage show has been executively produced by David King, residentially directed by Neil Dorward and was to be performed by 18 ta...

Fri 06 May 2011 by Francesca Parker | Read more »

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo »

Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo

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"We are a comedy dance company, doing a comedy dance show" stresses Tory Dobrin, Artistic Director of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, following the company's triumphant return to Edinburgh. Indeed, this is primarily a comedy dance show, but Dob...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Sean Watson | Read more »

Flawless: Chase the Dream »

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The auditorium is buzzing as the lights dim on the UK tour of Flawless: Chase the Dream. All at once, hundreds of kids with multicoloured flashing gloves and teenagers in ultra flat, oversized baseball caps begin screaming and whooping as their idols a...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Alexandra Wingate | Read more »

Rambert Dance Company: Awakenings Tour 2011 »

Rambert Dance Company in Awakenings

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Rambert Dance Company have long been considered the most vital contemporary dance company in the country. Tonight, Edinburgh's Festival Theatre audience were treated to a performance which affirmed this. The centrepiece and opening 'ballet' of tonigh...

Tue 01 Mar 2011 by Sean Watson | Read more »

Disgo »

Disgo

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Last week the Traverse Theatre was visited by the Fleur Darkin Company, an ambitious contemporary dance group from London. Bringing with them their ingenuity and novel approach to the theatre, they were presenting a new work entitled Disgo. It is a d...

Fri 28 Jan 2011 by Jonathan Goat | Read more »

Wuthering Heights »

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The Northern Ballet Theatre makes a welcome return to Edinburgh with this adaptation of Emily Brontë’s literary classic Wuthering Heights. With the company in full bloom, having just won the Patron’s Award at the Critics' Circle Nation...

Tue 16 Mar 2010 by Jennifer Blyth | Read more »

Scottish Ballet 40th anniversary tour »

Scottish Ballet 40th Anniversary Tour

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Scottish Ballet's celebration of its 40th birthday arrived in Edinburgh last week with a varied and versatile evening exemplifying creative director Ashley Page's rejuvenation of the company; that old cliché-ridden chestnut of tradition and expe...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by Jonathan Goat | Read more »

The Johann Strauss Dancers and Orchestra: Strictly Strauss »

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When Daniel Rowland, lead violinist and conductor of the Johann Strauss Orchestra, skips on stage with a flick of his hair and informal hop onto the conductors podium it's hard not to feel a pressing urge to groan. Any disappointment evaporates when th...

Sat 07 Mar 2009 by Greig Ratcliffe | Read more »

Rave drug Ketamine targeted for reclassification »

Rave

The drug Ketamine, a horse tranquilliser that was used to treat soldiers in Vietnam, is being taken recreationally by more and more young people, according to a recent report. The drug—which can be swallowed or injected—was previously cons...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Emma Blinkhorn | Read more »

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