Dance & ballet news

• Philip Martin-Nielson: an autistic life transformed by dance

  07-09-2015 17:25
  
  He was told his autism meant he could never have an independent life – but the non-verbal world of dance changed everything“My favourite role is definitely Odette. I grew up obsessing with it. I knew every detail.” At 21, Philip Martin-Nielson is fulfilling his childhood fantasy of dancing with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the all-male New York company who have turned ballerina transvestism into a sublimely stylish and funny art. Related: 'All of us being here can mov
  
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• Young artists have the power to shape the future – let's take them seriously

  07-09-2015 16:00
  
  The key to building a sustainable arts future lies in making young artists a priority today, in education and all other areas of lifeOne of the most rewarding parts of running initiatives for young dancers is knowing that the people with whom I work will be some of the leading choreographers and artists of tomorrow. And judging from the outstanding levels of skill, commitment, motivation, creativity and courage that I see on a daily basis, the future looks bright. But the arts world of tomorrow
  
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• Northern Ballet: 1984 review – sleight of hand that chills and unsettles

  07-09-2015 14:04
  
  West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Jonathan Watkins’ gripping production employs subtleties of gesture, posture and phrasing to create a thoroughly modern take on George Orwell’s classicGeorge Orwell’s 1984 – a story of centralised surveillance, mutual monitoring and vanishing privacy – is a very contemporary tale. Yet with its gloomy ambience and dated video graphics, Northern Ballet’s terrific new production mixes the postwar look of the late 1940s with the clu
  
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