A DANCE theatre show inspired by the choreographer’s childhood experience of dyslexia has a south west rural tour, continuing with Dorset’s Artsreach on 9th November at Broadmayne. Little Murmur is dance with a difference – featuring stunning projected images, a blizzard of paper and confetti, and an extraordinary soundscape, dancer Aakash Odedra uses South Asian…
CATCH one of the most talked-about new dance theatre works of the year when Birmingham Royal Ballet comes to Plymouth Theatre Royal from Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th October, with four performances (including a Saturday matinee) of Carlos Acosta’s tribute to Black Sabbath. Expect dazzling dancing to the band’s biggest hits.
STRODE Theatre at Street opened on 5th October 1963 with its first public event, a concert by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and marked the start of its diamond jubilee year with a return visit by the BSO on the actual 60th birthday. The theatre, which is part of Strode College and one of the…
THE four-day celebration of ballet and dance at Hatch House near Tisbury ended with one of the coldest, wettest days of an exceptionally cold and wet July. But it takes a lot more than a bit of bad weather to deter fans of the “Glyndebourne of dance” – and this year’s audience was rewarded with…
THE latest “”Etoile” of the famous Paris Opera Ballet is the exciting and hugely talented 23 year old Guillaume Diop. His elevation to this exalted post –he is the first black dancer to be promoted to “Etoile” in the company’s 354-year history – means there will be three stars of the Paris Opera at this…
ROSIE Kay’s award-winning dance production 5 Soldiers – The Body is The Frontline comes to the Theatre Royal Bath on Sunday 14th May, performed by her dance company, K2CO at 3 and 8pm. Endorsed by the UK Armed Forces and British Military for its insight and dramatic portrayal of life in the military, 5 Soldiers…
BALLET Under the Stars, one of the great delights of the summer in this region, returns to the 17th century walled garden of Hatch House near Tisbury, from 27th to 30th July, with a fourth performance night for the first time. There is a French theme this year, with the event entitled Étoiles of Paris…
KYIV City Ballet comes to Bath Theatre Royal on Sunday 16th April with A Tribute to Peace on their first ever tour of the UK. There will be two performances at 3pm and 7.30pm. The programme features excerpts from some of the company’s favourite classical ballets, including Swan Lake, La Bayadère and Le Corsaire, as…
TOMMY the Cat, who wowed audiences at Yeovil’s Octagon theatre in the 2022 pantomime, Dick Whittington, (see pic below right) brings his own dance company to Dorset on 10th and 11th February. This first tour by James Bamford’s company, Project Dance, is being supported by Artsreach on its debut tour of rural communities in the…