• On my radar: Matthew Bourne’s cultural highlights

    The dance impresario on a tribute to his idol, Gene Kelly, his love of Tennessee Williams and why his local restaurant is a dog’s delightBrought up in north-east London, award-winning choreographer Matthew Bourne is known for reimagining classical works of ballet, such as relocating The Nutcracker to a Victorian orphanage (1992) and staging Swan Lake with all-male swans (1995). He’s also the founder and artistic director of dance company New Adventures. He was appointed an OBE in 200
  • Company Chameleon: 10 review – theatrical but unoriginal

    Drawn from a decade of the Manchester dance company’s work, this frustrating triple bill lacks focusCompany Chameleon was founded in 2007 by two graduates of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, Kevin Edward Turner and Anthony Missen. Based in Manchester, the company has gone on to perform around the world, and in 2015 it won a National Dance Awards nomination.10, a triple bill from its back catalogue, is a celebration of a decade of its work. It features four technically as

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