David Bellan

David Bellan on an avant-garde production based on an abandoned toy

Ben Duke is a slightly shambolic figure. He addresses us first as himself, standing on a large circular plastic sheet, which at the end will fill with water as he performs his final five-minute rant in a shower from above.

Three bare-chested men in mauve tights begin a sixties-style contemporary dance, peaceful and at ease, to a swoony piece of Bach.

Ben Duke tells David Bellan about his one-man version of Milton’s classic

This was a 10th anniversary celebration of Oxford’s Indian dance company Kala Arpan, founded a decade ago by distinguished dancer Sapna Shankar.

The first work in this rewarding triple-bill is EVA, which in astronaut talk stands for ‘extra-vehicular activity’ – space-walking to you and me.

David Bellan meets the Oxford dancer and choreographer Joe Lott

A finely choreographed re-telling of Carmen, set in an oil-rich African state proves captivating to David Bellan

Choreographer Corey Baker is a New Zealander fascinated by the past of the Maori people.

The 4 X 4 of the title are four ballet dancers, and four jugglers from the acclaimed Gandini Juggling.