Primrose MacFay, amongst other forsaken opportunities, is a dancer manqué and spends a lot of time in the audience of Sadler’s Wells and other dance venues. She has a special interest in the arts but particularly dance because of the diverse skills, talents and integrity required to make it happen well. She lives and works in London, UK, and can hardly believe her luck.
Who needs the shock of the new when there is the shock of the old? Chinese opera theatre has been entertaining Chinese audiences for a thousand years,...
Once a year Sadler's Wells removes the seats from the stalls area and throws an amazing dance party called Sampled. It is an evening of back to back s...
Was I hallucinating long ago or did I really once see punk enfant terrible Michael Clark perform in his own show wearing big black boots, a leotard cu...
Alain Platel is amongst the most political of choreographers. It is rather wonderful that he insists that being political is not his intention. Nevert...
Rain is seventy minutes of magnificent music made manifest. Performed by ten of the finest dancers who comprise Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker's company R...
It’s no surprise that the fabulous Sadler’s Wells performances of Masurco Fogo are completely sold out. For its erotic lightness of spirit, this 1998 ...
Hans Christian Andersen’s original story of 1845 is short and to the point. A poor little match girl struggles in vain to sell her matches on the wint...
Akram Khan’s re-worked “Giselle” at Sadler’s Wells ended with the packed-house audience rising as one with a standing ovation. Many months ago, even b...
