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Dance Review / 10 August 2026
10 August 2026

At the Edinburgh Fringe, MATTHEW HAWKINS reviews eight shows in a single day in one venue, all of which reward the spectator

rambert
Follow the Movement / 6 July 2026
6 July 2026

MATTHEW HAWKINS checks out the centenary performance of Rambert Dance Company

Healing
Follow the Movement / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

MATTHEW HAWKINS explores the initiatives proposed by HEALING ARTS SCOTLAND

gravity
Dance review / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

MATTHEW HAWKINS considers the opening offering at the National Festival of Korean Dance

merlin
Ballet review / 17 September 2025
17 September 2025

SUSAN DARLINGTON appreciates a retelling of the Merlin myth that emphasises family and belonging

wee man
Follow the Movement / 14 August 2025
14 August 2025

MATTHEW HAWKINS recommends three memorable performances from Scottish dance artists Barrowland Ballet, In the Fields Project, and Wendy Houston

flam
Dance / 30 May 2025
30 May 2025

PETER MASON is wowed (and a little baffled) by the undeniably ballet-like grace of flamenco

dance
Dance / 9 May 2025
9 May 2025

MATTHEW HAWKINS surveys the upcoming programme of contemporary dance in Glasgow, and picks some highlights

SENSUAL ENLIGHTENMENT: Teige Bisnought and Dylan Springer in
Follow the Movement / 18 March 2025
18 March 2025
MATTHEW HAWKINS appreciates an interpretation in dance of James Baldwin’s landmark novel of doomed homosexual desire
DANGEROUS LIASONS: Dominique Larose and Joseph Taylor in Jan
Ballet Review / 17 March 2025
17 March 2025
SUSAN DARLINGTON applauds the translation of Jane Eyre into a ballet that preserves the drama of her formative years
SUFISM AND SEX: Aakash Odedra performs Songs of the Bulbul;
Follow the Movement / 14 August 2024
14 August 2024
MATTHEW HAWKINS savours the brilliant dynamism of Brazilian contemporary dance, and Leicester’s own virtuoso of Indian dervishery
Matthew Hawkins performs Ready
Dance review / 5 August 2024
5 August 2024
ALAN CAIG WILSON witnesses an intense, hour-long masterpiece of control and deep focus