“There were three of us in this marriage….” Anna Winter reviews The Australian Ballet’s version of Swan Lake inspired by a certain royal love triangle.
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Articles by Anna Winter
13 July 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Hofesh Shechter’s barbarians at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 6th - 8th July 2016
By Anna Winter
Anna Winter watches the Hofesh Shechter Company “make something weird and fascinating” out of a male midlife crisis.
8 July 2016
Features
Rudimania and Bitchy Ballet Books
By Anna Winter
Anna Winter compares two portrayals of the legendary dancer Rudolph Nureyev: Aletta Lawson’s new play and Peter Wright’s fantastically bitchy memoir.
4 July 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: Natalia Osipova at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 29th June - 3rd July 2016
By Anna Winter
Anything but self-indulgent: Anna Winter reviews Natalia Osipova in a triple bill at Sadler’s Wells.
28 June 2016
Features
Cathy Marston: “Many of my works are led by strong women.”
By Anna Winter
The choreographer Cathy Marston chats to Anna Winter about the process of creating Jane Eyre for Northern Ballet, and why the dance world needs to tackle gender imbalances head on.
28 June 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: L.A. Dance Project at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 24th and 25th June 2016
By Anna Winter
“Jazz shoes and American Apparel-esque cycling shorts”: Anna Winter reviews L.A. Dance Project’s triple bill.
17 June 2016
Reviews • Stoke-on-Trent
Review: Jane Eyre at the Regent Theatre
Regent Theatre ⋄ 15th June 2016
By Anna Winter
“Clever, moving and splendidly danced”: Anna Winter reviews Northern Ballet’s performance of Jane Eyre, with choreography from Cathy Marston.
6 June 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: Swan Lake in-the-round at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall ⋄ 1st - 12th June 2016
By Anna Winter
“Meatloaf-esque quantities of dry ice”: Anna Winter reviews the English National Ballet’s performance of Derek Deane’s take on Tchaikovsky.
27 May 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: 1984 at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 24th - 28th May 2016
By Anna Winter
Compelled to be an avid observer: Anna Winter reviews Jonathan Watkins’ production of Orwell for Northern Ballet.
24 May 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: Frankenstein at Odeon, Covent Garden
Covent Garden ⋄
By Anna Winter
“Scarlett needs to take a scalpel and an unsentimental eye to his own bulky creation”: Anna Winter reviews a live screening of the Royal Ballet.
23 May 2016
Reviews • Dance
Review: NDT2 Mixed Bill at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 17th -20th May 2016
By Anna Winter
“A great lampoon of pretentious postmodern artspeak” Anna Winter reviews NDT2 in a mixed bill performance.
13 May 2016
Reviews • Dance
Review: Rambert: Murder, Mystery and a Party at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 10th - 14th May 2016
By Anna Winter
“A sensual Caipirinha-soaked samba-fest” Itzhik Galili’s A Linha Curva is the highlight of Rambert’s mixed bill at Sadler’s Wells.
25 April 2016
Reviews • Dance
Review: Life at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 20th - 24th April 2016
By Anna Winter
“Answering death with disco”: Anna Winter reviews BalletBoyz’s double bill at Sadler’s Wells.
15 April 2016
Reviews • Dance
Review: The Winter’s Tale at ROH
Royal Opera House ⋄ 12th April - 10th June 2016
By Anna Winter
Pursued by a bear en pointe: Anna Winter reviews Christopher Wheeldon’s choreographing of Shakespeare.
11 April 2016
Reviews • Dance
Review: In-Nocentes at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 7th April 2016
By Anna Winter
“The sense of innocence not as naivety or vulnerability but as a strength.” Anna Winter reviews the National Youth Dance Company at Sadler’s Wells.