KVN Dance Company in Coppelia in Reviews

★★★✰✰   This is Coppelia updated for a modern world, fusing ballet, contemporary dance, and hip-hop to a beat-driven Delibes score.... 12 Apr 24

Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake in Glasgow in Reviews

★★★✰✰   Eight years on from the premiere and Scottish Ballet has brought back a tweaked version of its Swan Lake. Thoughts from Bruce Marriott and Vicky Pollard... 06 Apr 24

Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein double bill in London in Reviews

★★★✰✰   Jonathan Goddard is the Monster and carries the show, be he reticently childlike in learning about himself, falling in love or as a vengeance-seeking murderer... 27 Mar 24

Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young - Kidd Pivot in Assembly Hall in London in Reviews

★★★✰✰   A diverting and very different night of theatre dance at Sadler's Wells... 21 Mar 24

ismeneb.com in GreatLinks

Ismene Brown's marvellous repository of her dance writing - "An archive of 25 years of British dance" is the subhead. 14 Mar 24

New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill in London in Reviews

★★★★✰   A rare visit to London by New York City Ballet is strong on new work and showcases fabulous dancers - we want more... 08 Mar 24

Why is this site called LiftedLeg? in Features

Long story short "when you think of LiftedLeg think of a dancer lifting their leg in any number of fabulous ways, and nothing else!" 06 Mar 24

Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sleeping Beauty in Birmingham in Reviews

★★★★✰   Bruce Marriott in Birmingham for what turned out to be a slice of classical perfection... 25 Feb 24

Royal Ballet, New Works by Gemma Bond, Joshua Junker, Mthuthuzeli November and Jessica Lang in Reviews

★★★★✰   It's a very rare event when the Royal Ballet puts on a bill with 4 new works on the main stage - so rare I can't recall when such an event last happened... And I have to say from the off it turned out rather well... 17 Feb 24

Place Resolution 2024, Jiwon Oh, TwoFold Dance Theatre and Silver-Tongue Studios in Reviews

★★★★✰   My third and last Resolution bill and it proved the most satisfying of them all. 08 Feb 24