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Wayne McGregor

November 2024

  • A scene from Maddaddam

    Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam morphs into a Wayne McGregor ballet – in pictures

  • Emile Gooding and Caspar Lench in Within The Golden Hour from Legacy by The Royal Ballet

    Royal Ballet: Legacy review – a joyous celebration of Black and Brown brilliance

October 2024

  • Lilith.Aeon.

    Small step or a giant leap? What AI means for the dance world

    As a new show co-created by an AI performer opens in France, industry leaders including Wayne McGregor, Tamara Rojo and Jonzi D contemplate the technology’s possibilities and perils

September 2024

  • Jamie xx photographed in London by Amit Lennon for the Observer New Review, September 2024.

    ‘Not having a phone is the dream’: Jamie xx on dance music, modern life and getting hooked on surfing

    Since nailing the zeitgeist with the xx’s Mercury-winning debut, the DJ-producer has collaborated with everyone from Drake to Wayne McGregor. As his second solo LP drops, he talks about his newfound desire for calm

July 2024

  • Waves by Cloud Gate

    Let’s get physical: the science of dance at the Venice Biennale

    The dance festival’s opening weekend, under the theme We Humans, focused as much on gravity and technology as emotional connection

June 2024

  • Tracey Emin photographed in front of one of her pictures; she wears dark clothing which contrasts with the red, pink, white and pale cream of the painting. She stands with her arms folded and looking to one side; her dark hair is tied back.

    Tracey Emin and Imelda Staunton get damehoods in king’s birthday honours

    Others honoured from cultural world include the writer Monica Ali, choreographer Wayne McGregor and children’s laureate Joseph Coelho

March 2024

  • A scene from Autobiography (v95 and v96) by Company Wayne McGregor-

    The week in dance: Company Wayne McGregor: Autobiography (v95 and v96); New York City Ballet – review

    Wayne McGregor’s DNA-themed work is an evolving delight. And back in the UK for the first time since 2008, the New Yorkers exude classy athleticism in works by Balanchine, Pam Tanowitz and more

January 2024

  • Hans Kesting, centre, as Richard III in Kings of War at the Barbican, London, in 2016.

    The best theatre to stream this month
    The best theatre to stream this month: Kings of War, David Tennant’s Hamlet and more

    If you can’t get tickets to his Macbeth, Tennant’s acclaimed prince of Denmark is online, along with a spectacular take on three Shakespeare plays by Ivo van Hove

December 2023

  • Christine Flores, Melissa Toogood, Victor Lozano, Maile Okamura, Zachary Gonder and company in Song of Songs by Pam Tanowitz and David Lang.

    Observer critics' review of 2023
    Dance: Sarah Crompton’s five best shows of 2023

    Tiler Peck breezed in, Carmen Herrera bowed out, Benji Reid made a dazzling return and Pam Tanowitz entranced

November 2023

  • William Bracewell, Fumi Kaneko, Wayne McGregor's The Dante Project ©2023 ROH. Ph Andrej Uspenski (1)

    The week in dance: The Dante Project; Lay Down Your Burdens – review

    Everything comes together in an exhilarating Royal Ballet revival of The Dante Project, while Rhiannon Faith’s new work is all about sharing…

June 2023

  • A scene from Untitled, 2023 by Wayne McGregor at the Royal Opera House

    Royal Ballet triple bill review – McGregor and Wheeldon at the top of their game

  • Harris Bell and Melissa Hamilton in Untitled, 2023 by Wayne McGregor.

    Royal Ballet triple bill review – a fascinatingly icy Wayne McGregor premiere

May 2023

  • a scene from the world premiere of UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey by Wayne McGregor at the Linbury theatre.

    UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey; Northern Ballet: The Great Gatsby – review

    Wayne McGregor conjures a shimmering eco-myth from Jim Henson’s 80s puppet fantasy film
  • UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey

    Wayne McGregor’s UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey – in pictures

    The acclaimed choreographer’s new production reimagines Jim Henson’s epic adventure film – take a look inside
  • Two sinuous dancers in blue bodysuits

    UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey review – earth, air, fire and water send a powerful message in Wayne McGregor premiere

    This bleak but powerful meditation on our ailing planet combines dance, poetry, film and music to startling effect

April 2023

  • Edward Watson photographed by Rick Guest.

    Dancer Edward Watson: ‘Get the wind machine, get my clothes off and get out there’

  • Siobhán McSweeney, Ardal O’Hanlon and Justine Mitchell in Dancing at Lughnasa.

    Dancing at Lughnasa review – an exquisite staging of Brian Friel’s evocative drama

March 2023

  • Alessandra Ferri in Woolf Works by Wayne McGregor and The Royal Ballet

    Woolf Works review – Alessandra Ferri goes deeper in Wayne McGregor’s modern masterpiece

  • Alessandra Ferri (centre) in Woolf Works by Wayne McGregor and The Royal Ballet.

    Woolf Works review – the wondrous Alessandra Ferri flies again

January 2023

  • Composite of images of the 23 cultural choices

    2023 culture preview
    23 for 2023: Observer writers’ culture highlights for the year ahead

    From Rachmaninov to pop reunions, Beyoncé’s tour to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Spielberg to Sam Smith, our critics guide you through the next 12 months
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