Part dance, part comedy, 100% emotion, EXXY is a new play exploring the disabled experience through artistic representation, social commentary and the rallying cry of just yearning to exist as you are. Presented in the welcoming space of the Battersea Arts Centre, this 75 minute play uses movement, self expression and visual media to express in unflinching honesty the reality
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The Copenhagen Collective is a group of 17 acrobats from across the world who have come together to form a unique theatrical acrobatic experience. Their first show, ‘The Genesis’ promises to focus on the depths of human connection and the power of unity and I was intrigued to see how acrobats as an art form lent itself to this mission.
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Eireann, by dance company A Taste of Ireland, is the brainchild of director and producer Brent Pace and partner Ceili Moore, and comes to London as a taut, slick production, heavy with Riverdance vibes. It’s a two-hour festival of Irish dancing and singing, rooted in folk music and traditions, picking out scenes from Irish heritage and history. And the performers
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The Empire Strips Back transports London audience to a galaxy far far away to a world where the Star Wars characters you know and love are live on stage…performing burlesque. Throughout the show we meet iconic Star Wars characters from Luke Skywalker to Jabba The Hut and from Princess Leia through to Storm Troopers this production knew how to turn
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When someone says the word ballet and ask you to think of a production inevitably Swan Lake is going to be near the top (if not at the top) of the shows you may think of and this is evidenced by the number of different Swan Lake productions that have already taken place in London so far this year or
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His electrifying dance show will take you in a real journey from the vineyard in Italy to TV shows in the UK, from tear jerking moments, to laugh out loud comedy, Believe has it all. You don’t have to be a Strictly Come Dancing fan to appreciate the insane talents of Jus Graziano but also his cast, of which his
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It’s not every day you find a solo dance show being performed at, not only a London theatre, but at Shaftesbury Avenues Lyric Theatre. Understandably I was rather sceptical about whether Metamorphosis has the appeal for an audience that is used to the biggest spectacles and daring feats of entertainment London’s West End has thrived upon. However, I stepped in
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The Nutcracker is the first ballet that I ever saw when I was around 5 years old as a Christmas treat with my mum. Many many years on I was delighted to revisit the show but to see Matthew Bourne’s take on it. Matthew Bourne has put his own spin on the show and the initial scenes are set in
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Midnight Bell is the latest dance piece by Matthew Bourne to grace the stage. It tells of life in Soho in the 30’s and those that drink at the Midnight Bell. From a (then taboo) gay romance to a man with schizophrenia and a prostitute to a young woman who is conned during her search for love. 10 characters in
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Here Come The Boys is the latest dance show to hit the West End, all be it for a short time. It features 4 male strictly pros (Aljaž Škorjanec, Pasha Kovalev, Graziano di Prima and Robin Windsor), fellow strictly pro Nadiya Bychkova doing it for the girls, Karim Zeroual, a strictly finalist presents who presents the show (as well as getting
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