A celebration of dance, dancers and artistic sacrifice: Anna Winter reviews Matthew Bourne’s new ballet.
Anna Winter
Articles by Anna Winter
5 December 2016
Reviews • Reviews
Review: The Australian Ballet’s Cinderella
By Anna Winter
Offering far more than infantile escapism: Anna Winter reviews a cinema broadcast of the Australian Ballet.
29 November 2016
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Swan Lake/Loch na hEala at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 25th - 26th November 2016
By Anna Winter
Mythic dreaminess and quotidian bleakness: Anna Winter reviews Michael Keegan-Dolan’s version of Swan Lake.
23 November 2016
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Chroma / Multiverse / Carbon Life at the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House ⋄
By Anna Winter
An anxious piece for an anxious time: Anna Winter reviews the Wayne McGregor triple bill at the Royal Opera House.
17 November 2016
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Akram Khan’s Giselle at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 15th - 19th November 2016
By Anna Winter
More about market forces than being duped by cads: Anna Winter reviews Akram Khan’s Giselle as it arrives in London.
11 November 2016
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Quint-essential at the Peacock Theatre
Peacock Theatre ⋄ 9th - 12th November 2016
By Anna Winter
From subaquatic dreamscapes to a lady in red: Anna Winter reviews the NEBT’s showcase of five new works.
9 November 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Contemporaries by Rambert at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 7th - 8th November 2016
By Anna Winter
Anna Winter approves of the big pants but little else, in Rambert’s triple bill at Sadler’s Wells.
4 November 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: Anastasia at the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House ⋄ 5th - 12th November 2016
By Anna Winter
A suspended howl of psychological anguish: Anna Winter reviews Natalia Osipova’s performance in Kenneth MacMillan’s Anastasia.
17 October 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Tempest at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 13th - 15th October 2016
By Anna Winter
More like a Las Vegas revue show: Anna Winter reviews The Birmingham Royal Ballet’s adaptation of Shakespeare.
10 October 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: La Fille Mal Gardée at the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House ⋄ 22nd September - 22nd October 2016
By Anna Winter
Pure vitamin D for the soul: Anna Winter reviews Frederick Ashton’s springtime ballet.
6 October 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: Carlos Acosta: The Classical Farewell at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall ⋄ 3rd - 7th October 2016
By Anna Winter
No one wants to go cold turkey from Carlos: Anna Winter reviews Carlos Acosta’s retirement gala at the Royal Albert Hall.
22 September 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: OCD Love at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 19th - 20th September 2016
By Anna Winter
Hypnotic strangeness and power: Anna Winter reviews L-E-V’s dance piece based on a poem by Neil Hilborn.
9 September 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 6th - 17th September 2016
By Anna Winter
Better than air-con: Anna Winter reviews the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
19 August 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: Echoes of Eternity at the London Coliseum
London Coliseum ⋄ 19th - 21st August 2016
By Anna Winter
Gold medal standard: Anna Winter reviews the Shanghai Ballet’s performance of an 8th century poem.
6 August 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Ballet National de Marseilles at the Royal Festival Hall
Royal Festival Hall | Southbank ⋄ 5th - 6th August 2016
By Anna Winter
Anna Winter reviews the Ballet National de Marseilles’ exploration of national identity and the modern metropolis.