★★★

Jasmin Vardimon’s athletic and imaginative choreography takes on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Unfortunately, this coming of age story never worked out what it was trying to be.

★★★

After months of harping on about it, this author finally got to see Northern Ballet’s Jane Eyre. While wonderfully orchestrated and designed, the actual choreography felt a little top level.

★★★★

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s junior company perform extracts from the influential repertoire of early 20th-century ballet troupe the Ballets Russes.

★★★

Contemporary dance company Rambert perform three works by French collective (La)Horde exploring hedonism, sex-positivity and protest. Unfortunately, it left me feeling rather empty.

★★★★

English National Ballet continue their collaboration with choreographer William Forsythe with a mixed programme of mixed results. The dancing was stupendous, alas some questionable music choices made it hard to engage.

★★★★

The latest dance theatre work from Northern Rascals meditates on the loneliness epidemic in young men to great effect.

★★★★

Soa Ratsifandrihana brings her entrancing solo work, which takes inspiration from Madagascar’s Afindrafindrao, to the Lilian Baylis Studio. Part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival.

★★★★

Lyon Opera Ballet present two works by influential 20th-century choreographer Merce Cunningham: Beach Birds and BIPED. Part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival.

★★★★

The annual one-night-only showcase of international ballet stars returns to the London Coliseum. Although a better mix of contemporary dance this year, the standout was easily a jaw-dropping rendition of Le Corsaire.

★★★

Scottish Ballet present two contrasting contemporary works in London, unfortunately linked by their lack of strong narrative.

★★★★

Jasmin Vardimon Company’s 25th anniversary is marked in style with an inventive and imaginative work that constantly surprises.

★★★

Wayne McGregor’s deep-sea inspired work wanted to take us into the void. But one too many ideas meant Company Wayne McGregor’s voyage into the unknown lost its way.

★★★

Lia Rodrigues’s Rose Prize-nominated dance work certainly brought the shock factor. But beyond that, what was the purpose of this hour-long gallivant through fabric?

★★★★

Wang Yeu-Kwn stuns with a captivating half-hour duet danced on a piece of rice paper. Nominated for the inaugural Bloom Prize for choreography.

The winners of the inaugural Rose Prize have been announced! Now its first year is out the way, our author muses on the prizes’ purpose and place in the awards circuit.

★★★★

After an underwhelming start, immersive dance experience Our Mighty Groove transformed into an uplifting night of dance that set the tone for new theatre Sadler’s Wells East.

Discover my top dance picks in London this February. Get ready for a retelling of the opera Madama Butterfly, technological innovations and the first performance at Sadler’s Wells East.

★★★

Kyle Abraham’s Rose Prize-nominated contemporary dance piece on Black American life and love had a brilliant sit-com concept that lacked enough variety to get me through to the season finale.

★★★★

Stav Struz Boutrous’s half an hour work meditates mourns the tragedy of war through the medium of the Georgian military dance, Khorumi. Nominated for the inaugural Bloom Prize for choreography.

★★

Our author try to resist the guilt of a critical eye as she enters her second night of Resolution. In store? Strange births, balloons for heads and some Lindy Hop.