by Sanjoy Roy Everyone “knows” the story of Frankenstein: mad scientist, lightning, monster, kill, kill. Of course, James Whale’s classic film is very different from Mary Shelley’s classic novel, but that skeleton of a plot is common to both. The same is true for Liam Scarlett’s new full-length work for the Royal Ballet (co-produced by
by Gerard Davis Over the last few years, Royal Ballet soloist Eric Underwood has garnered something of a bad boy reputation as someone who likes partying and clubbing a little too much. It riles him. “In the dance world, there are expectations for people to behave in a certain way. So when you’re doing something
by Sanjoy Roy Woolf Works was a surprise. A three-act story ballet inspired by classic literature — nothing in that description would lead you to think of Wayne McGregor as its choreographer. He has worked mostly without narrative, often drawing on ideas from science: atomic behaviour, neurological systems, physiology. A certain geekiness of attitude is