★★★

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

★★★

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.

★★★★

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.

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.

★★★★

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.

★★★★

Michael Keegan-Dolan's folk-accompanied contemporary dance piece is bonkers, uncanny, and complete fun. It's just a shame the deeper narrative was lost along the way.

★★★

Akram Khan’s powerful reflection on war and grief packs an emotional punch…if you can find a synopsis to read first.

★★★★

Pina Bausch’s interpretation of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring is performed by an all-African cast for the first time. Performed alongside common ground[s] by Germaine Acogny.

★★★★

Abby Zbikowski stuns at Dance Umbrella Festival with Radioactive Practice. Performed by her company Abby Z and the New Utility, the work is danced in near silence and features bold, sports-inspired movement and heckling.

★★★★

Renowned choreographer Hofesh Shecter brings his latest show, the uncanny Theatre of Dreams, comes to Sadler’s Wells. It’s is bold, brash and maximalist with curtains darting about and causing chaos (no really).

★★ to ★★★★

The National Ballet of Canada return to London after over a decade with a mixed programme of varying results. While James Kudelka and Emma Portner’s pieces struggled at times, Crystal Pite’s Angels’ Atlas was an impressive finale.

★★★★

Another bucket list ballet. This time our author finally gets to see Akram Khan’s version of Giselle performed by English National Ballet. Was ‘Giselle with sticks’ worth the wait?

★★★

After a 28-year hiatus, London City Ballet have reformed. Their inaugural London performance at Sadler’s Wells was a promising start, with short works by Kenneth MacMillan, Ashley Page, Christopher Marney and Arielle Smith.