DISCOVER DANCE
Explore the incredible dance happening on your doorstep
Gala Flamenca 2026
★★★★
This author’s first foray into Flamenco was a high energy affair with four of the best Flamenco dancers in the world taking to the stage for one night only.
COLOSSUS, Stephanie Lake & London Contemporary Dance School
★★★
The London Contemporary Dance School’s graduating class premiere Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake’s work COLOSSUS. Epic in name, lacking in result.
F*cking Future, Marco da Silva Ferreira
★★★★
Following his Rose Prize-nominated creation in London last year, Portuguese choreographer and dancer Marco da Silva Ferreira brings his rave-come-anti-establishment work to Sadler’s Wells East.
I saw Mayerling four times to judge all the men. This is what I learned.
After many years on my ballet bucket list, I finally got around to seeing nearly every cast in a run of Mayerling. After 6 weeks of shows, is it still a favourite?
Gentleman Jack, Northern Ballet
★★★
Hotly anticipated new ballet from Northern Ballet finally hits London. Alas, the result was a little underwhelming.
Gravity, Ryu and Friends
★★★★
A Festival of Korean Dance kicks off in London with an experimental and sci-fi inspired contemporary number.
Body & Soul, English National Ballet
★★★
English National Ballet champions choreographic heavyweights alongside the new. Alas neither work truly sparkled.
Turn It Out by Tiler Peck & Friends
★★★★
New York City Ballet’s star ballerina Tiler Peck brings her four-work show to Sadler’s Wells. It was the most joyful night of theatre I’ve been to in a long time, and one weak-link away from being my first five-star show in two years.
Mary Queen of Scots, Scottish Ballet
★★★★
Scottish Ballet’s latest narrative work is the closest I’ve come to giving five-stars in an age. Alas, creating a work around such a complex political narrative was always a big ask.
Giselle, The Royal Ballet
★★★★
The Royal Ballet’s revival of Giselle is as beautiful as ever.
MÁM, Teaċ Daṁsa
★★★★
Michael Keegan-Dolan’s ode to Irish pub culture commences its first UK tour. As is the case with this unique choreographer, twists were never far away. Crisp anyone?
Pierrot Lunaire, The Royal Ballet
★★★
Glen Tetley’s 1960s work contained a brilliant trio of dancers but utterly bamboozling choreography.
Sweet Mambo, Tanztheater Wuppertal
★★★★
One of Pina Bausch’s final works makes its Sadler’s Wells debut. But would this soiree be cohesive or chaotic?
Roberto Bolle and Friends
★★★★
Roberto Bolle’s inaugural London gala was a night to remember with a perfect mix of contemporary and classical works.
Half Light, Holly Thomas
★★★
Holly Thomas explores how sound design can be used to make dance accessible for blind and visually impaired audiences. With so many great ideas, the core story gets a little lost.
bulabulay mun? / how are you?, Tjimur Dance Theatre
★★★★
The Taiwanese dance company take to the stage for Dance Umbrella Festival 2025 with a mournful piece inspired by tragic historic events in their homeland.
La Fille mal gardée, The Royal Ballet
★★★★
The Royal Ballet bring back Frederick Ashton’s signature, heritage work after nearly a decade. How will this twee countryside romcom fare through a 2020s lens?
PRISM, Tentacle Tribe
★★★★
The Canadian hip-hop company bring their mirrored and mellow creation to London. But which perspective of this work was the true one?
R:Evolution, English National Ballet
★★★★
English National Ballet’s contemporary programme opens their 2025/26 Season with an exploration of the artform’s development over the past 70 years.
an Accident / a Life, Marc Brew / Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
★★★★
Marc Brew and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui combine forces to bring the story of Brew’s lifechanging car accident to life.