SeeingDance

The 2026 edition of the Festival of Korean Dance is now underway. Nicola Claire sees #99ArtCompany in a double bill of works that both sit in the territory of grief, ritual and remembrance at The Place, London seeingdance.com/99-art-company…

"A work of sexual politics. The men and women play together and taunt one another... More colourful and lighter in tone than many of her creations." @davidmeaddance on @TanztheaterWuppertal #PinaBausch “...como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si...” seeingdance.com/tanztheater-wu…

Zoë Hewitt reports from @WokingTheatre on @AcostaDanza and Carlos Acosta's 'Carmen'. "It works best in concentrated moments rather than as a sustained tragedy. Its flashes of danger remain just that: flashes." seeingdance.com/acosta-danza-c…

Tianyi Li reviews #LiamFrancis in #LyreLiar at #ThePlace, London, "A solo work performed by the choreographer-director, the piece traces his journey in dance, moving between performance and personal reflection." seeingdance.com/liam-francis-l…

"Irresistible. The joke never feels thin, because the dancing underneath it is so alive. Technique is there, ego is there, bad behaviour is there..." Zoë Hewitt on @the_trocks at @Sadlers_Wells and now touring. @DanceConsortium seeingdance.com/les-ballets-tr…

Tianyi Li reports on a fine evening of hip hop at @BConvention 2026 at @Sadlers_Wells seeingdance.com/breakin-conven…

Jeannette Andersen reports from Munich on a triple bill that is a tribute to rock music by the Ballet of the Staatstheaters am Gartnerplatz with pieces by company director Karl Alfred Schreiner, Jacopo Godani and Frédérick Gravel. seeingdance.com/ballet-staatst…

"The @JuilliardSchool in New York and @rambertschool in London, the wizardry of MAM + AISOMA, and choreography by @WayneMcGregor unite to present a groundbreaking work in a brilliant hi-tech setting." Maggie Foyer reports from @Sadlers_Wells East. seeingdance.com/juilliard-ramb…

@davidmeaddance on the premiere of Net by Tsai Po-cheng and #BDANCEtw at the NTCH, Taipei. "Complex, confusing and frustrating in equal measure... [but] very stylish at times..." seeingdance.com/b-dance-net-26…

Maggie Foyer on a joyous evening of South African music, song and dance at the @BarbicanCentre #Sithuniyiwe, We have been sent - with dancers Siphesihle and Mthuthuzeli November, plus Somer February and Sarah Chun; and SA cellist/composer Abel Selaocoe. seeingdance.com/sithuniyiwe-26…

It all "takes place in an austere and dark enclosure... It brings associations with a prison, and as the piece proceeds, perhaps the prison of a person’s life." Jeannette Andersen on @FarFromThe_Norm in #BotisSeva's #UntilWeSleep at #Muffatwerk, Munich. seeingdance.com/far-from-the-n…

@davidmeaddance on #taipeicapitalballet's #PlaywithBallet showcase - an evening of eight short works, four by invited choreographers, four by dance makers selected from applications, that proved full of interest. seeingdance.com/taipei-capital…

"She appears... in a long black coat, hoodie, metallic top and silver shoes. She runs a lap of the stage... sends the silver shoes flying with a cheeky backward kick." Zoë Hewitt on #LouiseLecavalier in #dansesvagabondes at @Sadlers_Wells East. seeingdance.com/louise-lecaval…

"It arrives dressed in the language of heritage, institutional prestige and artistic grandeur but then gently, and often hilariously, pulls them apart." Tianyi Li on Ballet Folklorique du Luxembourg and 'The Great Chevalier' at #ThePlace, London. seeingdance.com/ballet-nationa…

"A riot of colour and sound from the first step to the last... sumptuous gaiety, romance and a great deal of fun... a score that seems to laugh from the pit." Nicola Claire on @BRB in Carlos Acosta's #DonQuixote at @Sadlers_Wells seeingdance.com/birmingham-roy…

Scrolling back to early April, @davidmeaddance reports on the annual performance of the Dance Dept of Univ of Taipei and a programme that included a guest appearance by dancers of Sungkyunkwan Univ (Seoul) and a tribute to the late Tsai Li-hua (蔡麗華). seeingdance.com/university-of-…

Beings by #YeuKwnWang (王宇光) impressed in London when a finalist for the 2025 Rose Dance Prize. @davidmeaddance from Taipei on the latest iteration of the work, now extended to two duets as 'Being (S) duo' (捺撇 duo). seeingdance.com/wang-yeu-kwn-b…

"Combines dance, swordplay and cutting-edge digital projection to create a theatrical experience that is both visually arresting and intellectually provocative." Nicola Claire on '#RONiN' by #YukikoMasui at #ThePlace, London. seeingdance.com/yukiko-masui-r…

"In Untitled, 2023, the body turns to matter... In Yugen, it becomes voice... In Quantum Souls... dancers, musicians and audience all seem drawn into the same unstable field." Zoë Hewitt on Wayne McGregor's Alchemies for The Royal Ballet @rbo_org. seeingdance.com/royal-ballet-a…

"What is so striking is not simply the variety of forms on display, but the way they are integrated." Nicola Claire on @dorrancedance and 'The Centre Will Not Hold' by Michelle Dorrance and Efrat Asherie at @Sadlers_Wells. seeingdance.com/dorrance-dance…