I disliked my first encounter with pole, but two years later my experience with the sport has made me appreciate my body and my self-determinationGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen my friend Bea took up pole dancing...
Read MoreShe has based ballets on Frida Kahlo, Coco Chanel and Eva Perón. So Annabelle Lopez Ochao was well placed to take on the passionate, complicated figure of Anne ListerA couple dance across the studio, their movements...
Read MoreShe started out performing in her living room, charging £1.50 a ticket. Now, having blazed through Love Island and silenced her Strictly haters, the Welsh sensation is really hitting the big timeAt the end of last...
Read MoreEngaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having funFor some reason, we have collectively agreed that new year is the time to reinvent ourselves. The problem,...
Read MoreGuardian writers and readers share the simple tricks they use to bring a bit of joy into their livesDuring the pandemic, my husband found some wood on our street and used it to build a tiny, squirrel-sized picnic table. We...
Read MoreOn the winter solstice, the Cornish town transforms into a rambunctious festival full of dance, delinquency and Morris dancers. Our writer dodges the vegetable missiles – and learns how to get the best out of a horse...
Read MoreThe woman Quentin Tarantino called ‘the goddess of go-go’ is one of the most connected and accomplished in Hollywood. At 82, she recalls working with Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra, David Byrne, Margot...
Read MoreThe Lord of the Dance was always fanatically driven, practising for 16 hours a day in his teens. His body now bears the damage of that era. But he still wants more. He discusses love, passion, pride and performing for Donald...
Read MoreAt 20, Marc Brew was the sole survivor of a terrible crash that killed his fellow dancers. Paralysed from the chest down, he had to learn to live in a new, uncharted realityMarc Brew was sitting in the back seat of a car on a...
Read MoreAt a festival so often dominated by bold young talent, it’s veteran performers stealing the spotlight this year. We meet them – from household names to octogenarian newcomersMiriam Margolyes is ensconced in the...
Read MoreIn a statement, 35 signatories from dance, theatre and music industries express concern about ‘fragile ecosystem’More than 30 performing arts leaders in the UK, including the bosses of the National Theatre, Opera...
Read MoreConstance Bailey, from the deprived Seacroft estate, has a place at The Hammond School in Chester but cannot afford the costsBefore she was even accepted into one of the country’s most prestigious ballet schools, Constance...
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