Dance Critics: ‘To Some Extent, We’re All Body Fascists’

Judith Mackrell: “Critics scrutinise dancers’ appearances all the time. It’s as automatic for us to register weak feet, a stiff back, a short neck as it is to cherish the elegance of Sylvie Guillem’s proportions … [Yet some] of the greatest dancers have been far from perfect, and their ‘flaws’ have arguably been crucial ingredients in their art.”