Doctor Atomic, Barbican

Doctor Atomic, Barbican

Unexploded bomb Alexandra Coghlan Is there anything music cannot or should not express? It’s a question John Adams, whose works have tackled everything from terrorism to the Crucifixion, provoking more than their fair share of protests and controversies along the way,...
The Exterminating Angel, Covent Garden

The Exterminating Angel, Covent Garden

Death and waltzes Paul Levy What was the last performance of an opera which the librettist directed and the composer conducted? I’m sure my learned colleagues will know, but the Royal Opera’s production of The Exterminating Angel by librettist Tom Cairns and composer...
Tony Cragg, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Tony Cragg, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Clare Finn Where in a two-and-a-half hour journey from London can you see world class art in breathtaking landscapes? No, not in Monet’s Normandy or even the Louvre, it’s within England, in God’s own county, Yorkshire – where else?  Nor is it a joke....

The 17th National Dance Awards

Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells Graham Watts Published: 08/02/2017 The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for 2016 were presented today, Monday 6th February 2017, at a ceremony in London, hosted by Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante,...