Ismene Brown

Thomas Ades’s Polaris at Sadler’s Wells: the dance premiere of the year

Plus: an Autumn round-up including charismatic collaborations between Israel Galvan and Akram Khan, and duds from the Royal Ballet

issue 15 November 2014
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