Joy Sable

Joy Sable is a freelance journalist. She has written for the JC for over 35 years (including eight years as the editor of Junior Chronicle – the children’s page). She trained in classical ballet and, as the JC’s dance critic, is happily combining her two passions: ballet and writing.

Latest from Joy Sable

Dance

Dance review: Maddaddam: 'This is no easy view'

This is a dark dystopian story based on Margaret Attwood’s trilogy

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Fumi Kaneko (Oryx) and Joseph Sissens (Jimmy) in Wayne McGregor's Maddaddam (Photo: Andrej Uspenski)

Terminal diagnosis: Olympian Sir Chris Hoy

If only Chris Hoy had been tested in time, as my dear husband was

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Chalvar Monteiro, Xavier Mack and ChristopherWilson in Alvin Ailey's Revelations (Photo by Andrej Uspenski)

Dance review: Encounters and Legacy: ‘It’s heartening to see modern works’

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Out of step: the Orly Portal dance company performing Al-Atlal Photo: Asya Skorik

‘We are now dancing to very different tunes’

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Akram Khan’s Giselle review: An outstanding reimagining of a classic

This reworking of the popular classic features mesmerising new choreography and a powerful reinterpretation of the narrative

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September 26, 2024 09:40

The English National Ballet performs Akram Khan's Giselle at Sadler's Wells in London. (Photo: Laurent Liotardo)

Two Wonderlands… down very different rabbit holes

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September 19, 2024 16:27

Throwing shapes: Tweedledum and Tweedledee at ZooNation's Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Review: Swan Lake: ‘This reworking left me disappointed’

The dancing lacked sparkle and the footwork was sloppy, but a view to the wings was intriguing

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September 6, 2024 15:45

Review: Swan Lake: ‘This reworking left me disappointed’

Dance review: A tale of two Swan Lakes

How do you revamp a ballet classic? With varying success

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June 24, 2024 08:37

English National Ballet dancers in Swan Lake in the round (Photo Ian Gavan)

Dance review: Ashton is celebrated in style

New productions to remember a great British choreographer

2 min read

June 9, 2024 10:47

The Sarasota Ballet’s ‘Valses Nobles et Sentinentales, Dante Sonata & Sinfonietta at Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London. (Photo: Foteini Christofilopoulou)

Dance review: Romeo and Juliet, ‘The story zips along at a fast pace’

The Northern Ballet production mixes laughter and tears

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May 29, 2024 08:39

Aaron Kok as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (Photo: Emily Nuttall)

Step out of line: Israeli-born choreographer Jasmin Vardimon celebrates 25 years of dance invention

As her dance company celebrates its silver anniversary, the internationally acclaimed artist reflects on the past 25 years and shares her plans for the future

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May 9, 2024 14:44