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May Dance in London

By Teresa Guerreiro on 1/5/2023

Quality rather than quantity is the keyword for dance in London this month of May

Vortex, RMDC, Charlie Brittian © Roswitha Chester

Russell Maliphant, Vortex, Sadler's Wells

Choreographer Russell Maliphant finds inspiration in the works of the American abstract painter Jackson Pollock for his latest work, Vortex, performed by the Russell Maliphant Company.

WHEN

03 May 2023 – 05 May 2023, 19:30 Dur.: 1 hour 40 mins inc one interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

Marianela Nuñez as Princess Aurora, Vadim Muntagirov as Prince Florimund in The Sleeping Beauty, The Royal Ballet © ROH 2023. Photo: Andrej Uspenski

The Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty review ★★★★★

The Royal Ballet's thrillingThe Sleeping Beauty has a second run at Covent Garden this season, gracing the stage with a multitude of fairies, courtiers, sumptuous sets and costumes and, of course, glorious dancing from a stunning roster of principals.

WHEN

05 May 2023 – 06 Jun 2023, 19:30 Sat 6 & Mon 29 May at 19:00, Mat 29 May at 13:00. Dur.: 3 hours inc two intervals

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, SAABA © Tilo Stenger

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Skid/SAABA, Sadler's Wells

Directly from Sweden, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani brings a double bill of daring, provocative, cutting-edge choreography to London.

WHEN

11 May 2023 – 13 May 2023, 19:30 Dur.: 2 hours 10 mins approx inc one interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey 2023. Photo: Ben Cullen Williams

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, Wayne McGregor, Linbury Theatre

Busy choreographer Wayne McGregor's latest work for his own Company Wayne McGregor, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, premieres at the ROH Linbury Theatre. It's inspired by the cult fantasy film The Dark Crystal.

WHEN

13 May 2023 – 04 Jun 2023, 19:15 mats at 14:00 consult website. No performance Sun eve & Mon. Dur.: TBC

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

Artists of Northern Ballet in The Great Gatsby. Photo: Caroline Holden

The Great Gatsby, Northern Ballet, Sadler's Wells

Northern Ballet brings a touch of decadent 1920s prohibition era glamour to London with its acclaimed dance adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.

WHEN

16 May 2023 – 20 May 2023, 19:30 Thu & Sat mats at 14:30 Dur.: 2 hours 20 mins approx inc one interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

The Ruggeds, State Shift. Photo: Emile Vrolijk

The Ruggeds, State Shift, Sadler's Wells

The Dutch crew The Ruggeds return to London under the umbrella of Sadler's Wells Breakin' Convention with State Shift, a double bill of works that explore the theme of adaptability.

WHEN

26 May 2023 – 27 May 2023, 19:30 Dur.: 1 hour no interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

May Dance in London

Quality rather than quantity is the keyword for dance in London this month of May

Russell Maliphant, Vortex, Sadler's Wells

The Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty review ★★★★★

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Skid/SAABA, Sadler's Wells

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, Wayne McGregor, Linbury Theatre

The Great Gatsby, Northern Ballet, Sadler's Wells

The Ruggeds, State Shift, Sadler's Wells

May Dance

Russell Maliphant

Voxtex

Sadler's Wells

ROH

The Royal Ballet

The Sleeping Beauty

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani

Wayne McGregor. Company Wayne McGregor

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey

Linbury Theatre

Northern Ballet

The Great Gatsby

The Ruggeds

State Shift

Review: ENB, Wheeldon's Cinderella-in-the-round ★★★★★

Review: The Royal Ballet, McGregor/Wheeldon/ MacMillan ★★★★★

Carlos at 50, ROH review ★★★★★