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Review of ‘Body & Soul’ (Sadler’s Wells, 2026): “Spirited performance requires slightly better handling”
The English National Ballet presents this experimental production featuring two concepts by choreographers Crystal Pite and Kameron N. Saunders. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this mixture of classic and modern dance reaches its plié-nitude. Droite, gauche. Droite, gauche. Droite, gauche… The low whispers of a disembodied voice…
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Review of ‘R:Evolution’: “Bewildering journey through the genre’s past secures a shining future”
The English National Ballet starts its new autumn season through a wide-ranging array of styles exploring the transformation of dance across the years. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its style memorabilia is just as likely to be remembered. It’s an unspoken secret that, when a show tries…
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Alizé Hernandez talks new dance show ‘Murmuration Level 2’: “If one performer makes the slightest mistake, everything can go wrong”
The performer and choreography assistant lands on the West End stage with this new piece created by world-renowned dancemaker Sadeck Berrabah. Guillermo Nazara chats with the artiste to learn all the facts about this fusion piece where movement is just the starting point. After its original French run, how does it feel to be finally…
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Review of ‘M-Othering’: “Premature delivery gives birth to underdeveloped show’
Brighton’s The Old Market hosted the premiere of Chess Dillon-Reams’s latest dance montage, celebrating the different ways women look after each other. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this newborn idea is impregnated with theatrical pizzazz. It’s hard not to see how this piece is its creator’s precious…
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Review of McNicol Ballet’s ‘Here & Now’: “Momentarily transcendent, but still not too enduring”
Andrew McNicol’s latest montage landed on the Royal Academy of Music’s stage – blending elements of classical ballet and contemporary dance through a collection of short compositions. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if audiences were regaled with a plie-sant experience. I don’t care about what makes a performance…
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Review of ‘Chimeras’: “An illusiory experience brings an illusion of a show”
London’s Reference.Point hosted this one-night-only performance blending contemporary dance with conceptual art within an immersive atmosphere. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this oniric creation feels either unreal or delusional. What defines true art? Is it the kind that appeals to what we know we like? Or is…
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Artistic Director Freddie Opoku-Addaie talks Dance Umbrella Festival 2024: “We’re celebrating the past, but still always looking forward to the future”
The acclaimed showcase returns one more year with a new, exciting programme featuring versatile performances along with artists from all over the world. Guillermo Nazara chats with the man behind every move, to learn all the fun facts about this last edition and how it will challenge the concept of its own art. As its…
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Review of ‘The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady’: “Don’t bother taking a seat”
Clod Ensemble & Nu Civilisation Orchestra bring back the charm of old jazz standards through this immersive montage taking audiences as the very core of their performance. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this big-banded jaunt is deserving of some song and dance. Dancing through life, skimming the…
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Feature: The English National Ballet finds its rising stars of 2024
The company celebrated its annual competition showcasing the best upcoming dancers while also displaying live renditions by last year’s winners. Featuring also an audience-chosen award, the ceremony witnessed the marking of a new milestone in the troupe’s whole history. So many times do we hear that, when you love what you do, you don’t work…
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Review of ‘Coppelia’: “Fuel beyond its mechanics”
The KVN dance company brings back the charm of Delibes’s popular ballet through a new production combining old and new approaches on its score and delivery. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this revised take on the automaton toy maker’s tale resulted in a clockwork operation. Every story…
