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Sarah Crompton
The best dance of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best dance of 2025
Sarah Crompton
My seven-show Nutcracker marathon

Fri 19 Dec 2025

My seven-show Nutcracker marathon
Sarah Crompton
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes is a dark triumph

Sat 13 Dec 2025

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes is a dark triumph
Sarah Crompton
Ebony Scrooge – a hip-hop Dickens meets The Devil Wears Prada

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Ebony Scrooge – a hip-hop Dickens meets The Devil Wears Prada
Sarah Crompton
Nico Muhly and the danse macabre

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Nico Muhly and the danse macabre
Sarah Crompton
Cathy Marston’s ballet for Benjamin Britten

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Cathy Marston’s ballet for Benjamin Britten
Sarah Crompton
The Roberto Bolle phenomenon

Sat 15 Nov 2025

The Roberto Bolle phenomenon
Sarah Crompton
Figures in Extinction is climate crisis masterwork

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Figures in Extinction is climate crisis masterwork
Sarah Crompton
Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate is richly imaginative

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate is richly imaginative
Sarah Crompton
Draft Works’ Black History Month – a soaring, spirited celebration

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Draft Works’ Black History Month – a soaring, spirited celebration
Sarah Crompton
Theme and Variations is a perfect embellishment of pure ballet

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Theme and Variations is a perfect embellishment of pure ballet
Sarah Crompton
Carlos Acosta’s love letter to Cuba

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Carlos Acosta’s love letter to Cuba
Sarah Crompton
London City Ballet’s Momentum is a multi-course feast for the eyes

Fri 19 Sept 2025

London City Ballet’s Momentum is a multi-course feast for the eyes
Sarah Crompton
We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon is long but exhilarating

Sun 7 Sept 2025

We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon is long but exhilarating
Sarah Crompton
When dance becomes theatre

Fri 29 Aug 2025

When dance becomes theatre
Sarah Crompton
Breaking Bach is an astonishing, life-enhancing experience

Fri 22 Aug 2025

Breaking Bach is an astonishing, life-enhancing experience
Sarah Crompton
Bullyache’s dark depiction of the shadowy global elite

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Bullyache’s dark depiction of the shadowy global elite
Sarah Crompton
The legacy of Twyla Tharp

Sat 2 Aug 2025

The legacy of Twyla Tharp
Sarah Crompton
The festival in the forest

Fri 25 Jul 2025

The festival in the forest
Sarah Crompton
Christopher Isherwood’s second life on stage

Sun 13 Jul 2025

Christopher Isherwood’s second life on stage
Sarah Crompton
Quadrophenia: a Mod Ballet is far too polite

Sat 28 Jun 2025

Quadrophenia: a Mod Ballet is far too polite
Sarah Crompton
Matthew Bourne after hours

Sat 21 Jun 2025

Matthew Bourne after hours
Sarah Crompton
Review: American Ballet Theatre Studio Company sets the barre high

Sat 14 Jun 2025

Review: American Ballet Theatre Studio Company sets the barre high
Sarah Crompton
Dance reviews: Natural Behaviour and Detention

Mon 9 Jun 2025

Dance reviews: Natural Behaviour and Detention
Sarah Crompton
A fine Ballet BC double bill

Sat 24 May 2025

A fine Ballet BC double bill
Sarah Crompton
Too much, too young for Carlos Acosta’s ballet stars of the future

Sun 11 May 2025

Too much, too young for Carlos Acosta’s ballet stars of the future
Sarah Crompton
A ‘radically odd’ version of Daphnis and Chloé

Sat 26 Apr 2025

A ‘radically odd’ version of Daphnis and Chloé

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