We hope that ALL of you managed to see NDT2 last week - or at least, those of you either in London or within travelling distance of London. After last week's highs of NDT2 and Alina Cojocaru in Royal Ballet's Romeo & Juliet, everything else fades a bit by comparison, so we'll just tell you what's on this week and you can decide for yourself.


What's On


Ivan Putrov's Men In Motion: 13 - 15 March
Sadler's Wells
Tickets & details: www.sadlerswells.com/show/Ivan-Putrov-Sergei-Polunin-Men-in-Motion

It's barely a month and a half since Ivan Putrov's original showcase for male dancers, and already it's back, with more emphasis placed on the renegade Sergei Polunin. Polunin, who has been rapidly burning bridges since his impromptu resignation from the Royal Ballet, and who has seemingly been channelling James Dean in recent interviews to stimulate more interest in this programme, will be performing a solo which is not choreographed by himself, as publicised, but choreographed by Royal Ballet's Valentino Zucchetti about James Dean.

While Russell Maliphant's Afterlight was the undisputed highlight of the last programme, it remains to be seen if Nacho Duato's Remanso will similarly overshadow the rest of this programme.


Tavaziva Dance: 13 & 14 March
The Place
Tickets & details: www.theplace.org.uk/12132/whats-on/tavaziva-dance.html

Bawren Tavaziva's youthful company returns with a new work, Sensual Africa, a tribute to the Malawi tribes which Tavaziva met on a recent visit. His signature style is extremely dynamic fusion of African and contemporary dance - expect this show to sell out quickly!


Protein: LOL (Lots of Love): 16 & 17 March
The Place
Tickets & details: www.theplace.org.uk/12134/whats-on/protein.html

Protein's LOL has been piling up the awards over the past year, and their return to The Place is an opportunity to either revisit it or see why it has received such high praise. It's a comical theatrical work about the world of Facebook, online dating and more, and very very funny.


Royal Ballet: Alice: 17 March - 16 April
Royal Opera House
Tickets & details: www.roh.org.uk/whatson/production.aspx?pid=18143

Who has forgotten all the media interest in the Royal Opera House's "sensational" new ballet (Alice) and opera (Anna Nicole) of last spring? Alice, the Royal Ballet's first new full-length ballet for 16 years, created by Christopher Wheeldon, was a huge success and much-loved by the audiences, if less so by the critics who pointed out that elaborate effects and costumes aside, it's not exactly the best work they've performed. So with that in mind, go and see this for a thoroughly enjoyable performance with some outlandish costumes and great cameo appearances!