Giselle review – Ballet Ireland bring out the Hammer horror in a romantic classic
Choreographer Ludovic Ondiviela reworks the 19th-century ballet into a contemporary glide down love’s slippery slope
August 2017
Nederlands Dans Theater review – complicated couples reach for the moon
Pairs of dancers push together and pull apart in this thrilling triple bill from choreographers Sol León, Paul Lightfoot and Gabriela Carrizo
August 2016
Scottish Ballet at Edinburgh festival review – striking gatherings of apostles and insects
Edinburgh festival: Monumental five-star review – a thunderous dance dystopia
February 2016
Scottish Dance Theatre review – menace and eroticism in inventive double bill
From Anton Lachky’s cartoonish Dreamers to Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s sensual Process Day, this talented company puts on a powerful performance
December 2015
Scottish Ballet: Cinderella review – sumptuous and spellbinding
Bethany Kingsley-Garner brings charm to the title role in this elegantly playful production
August 2015
Ballett Zurich at Edinburgh festival review – poetry in motion
Tao Dance Theatre at Edinburgh festival review – abstract moves evoke a hallucinogenic universe
May 2015
Whiteout review – Barrowland Ballet bring a thrillingly muscular energy
At the Dance International Glasgow festival, Natasha Gilmore’s piece is performed to a pulsing composition by Luke Sutherland
December 2014
Scottish Ballet: The Nutcracker review – a beautiful moonlit experience
Tchaikovsky’s make-believe kingdoms shimmer with considerable fairy cool in a sophisticated and elegant production, writes Alice Bain
October 2014
Mark Morris review – joyful fluency from New York
The European premiere of Morris’s latest, Words, displayed all his trademark poise, while four more persuasive pieces got the audience fired up, writes Alice Bain
September 2014
Scottish Ballet: The Crucible/Ten Poems review – dance of the dead and the ‘demons’
A lovingly crafted celebration of Richard Burton reading Dylan Thomas is paired with a brave edit of Miller’s monumental drama, writes Alice Bain
August 2014
Paco Peña review – an intimate and fiery flamenco tribute to Lorca
Edinburgh 2014 review: Sweet Mambo – an exquisite love letter to Pina Bausch
Akram Khan's Gnosis whirs with energy – Edinburgh festival 2014 review
Edinburgh festival 2014 review – Lemi Ponifasio's I AM is a nightmare
December 2013
Scottish Ballet: Hansel and Gretel – review
Christopher Hampson's version of the tale is not so much Grimm as Disney, writes Alice Bain
August 2013
Don Quichotte du Trocadéro – review
LA Dance Project – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
August 2012
Leigh Warren – Edinburgh festival review
An Aboriginal-themed piece lacked bite, while a Michael Nyman-scored work lacked sharp choreography, writes Alice Bain
