Inspired by Eastern Wind – 4****

“Inspired by Eastern Wind” draws on Zhuge Liang’s famed stratagem to sketch a dance about timing, advantage, and human harmony. Flow Dance Crew and the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts shape the idea into six compact “wind realms”: Wind … Read More

No Sugar No Milk (Prototyping) – 5*****

No Sugar No Milk (Prototyping) drops us into a bustling Hong Kong cha chaan teng, where waiters in crisp whites turn everyday service into circus, dance and martial-arts theatre. Five performers volley and stack an absurd, yet amazing-to-watch, tower … Read More

Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) 4****

Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) lives up to its title in sheer scale and spectacle. It’s a celebration of physical brilliance, colour and rhythm that sweeps you along from the first drumbeat to the final bow. The performers are … Read More

Africa Power: The Colour of Water 3.5***

Africa Power: The Colour of Water is a vibrant and thought-provoking performance that blends storytelling, music, and movement to explore identity, heritage, and resilience. At its heart is the tale of Bantu and the origin of water in Africa — … Read More

Dancehall Blues 3.5***

Dancehall Blues, directed and choreographed by David Bolger, transports audiences into a surreal dancehall where dreams and nightmares blur. Two performers, through powerful and precise movement, create an atmosphere that is by turns unsettling, hopeful, and deeply human.

The opening … Read More

Lola: A Flamenco Love Story 4****

Lola: A Flamenco Love Story is a vibrant dance musical that fuses flamenco with Latin pop and jazz, telling the moving story of Lola’s journey from 1960s Spain to London.

After the death of her husband, Lola flees the poverty … Read More

Circa: Wolf 5*****

Some shows at the Fringe just hit you straight in the chest — Circa: Wolf did exactly that. From the first thump of its deep techno-house soundtrack, you’re pulled into a world that feels wild, dangerous, and impossibly cool.

It’s … Read More

Kathryn Gordon: A Journey of Flight 4****

Journey of Flight is an immersive 50-minute dance performance that carries the audience on a graceful and moving passage through the skies. Created in Shetland and inspired by the migration of birds, it weaves together mesmerising choreography, evocative live music … Read More

FLIP Fabrique: Six 4****

The Canadian troupe FLIP Fabrique deliver a dazzling acrobatic comedy that fuses jaw-dropping skill with playful storytelling.

Five strangers are drawn to an abandoned forest house by a cryptic invitation. The show opens with a lone guest arriving during a … Read More

The Nose Dive Assembly – 3.5 stars

In The Nose Dive Assembly, we meet Pierrot, a distracted mistress of ceremonies. She is meant to be running the show but can’t focus – this is how the blurb for the show starts; however, this feels a lot … Read More