Studio Wayne McGregor announces its 2024-25 programme
Studio Wayne McGregor announces its 2024-25 programme with an exhibition at Somerset House, a choreographic installation and global premieres, tours and revivals.
View ArticleReview: Mixed ‘Encounters’ – contemporary ballet remains alive at the Opera...
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees The Royal Ballet's 'Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets' – "Tanowitz masters the art of creating ballets that keep their audiences engaged."
View ArticleReview: Legacy – a ‘refreshingly unusual’ gala at the Royal Opera House...
Graham Watts sees Legacy at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Theatre with "exceptionally gifted black and brown dancers".
View ArticleInterview: The look of love – chatting with Nicoletta Manni and Timofej...
Part 2 of the interview with La Scala dancers Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko.
View ArticleReview: Wayne McGregor’s Maddaddam – a beautiful, missed opportunity
Lucía Piquero Álvarez sees the Royal Ballet in McGregor’s Maddaddam – "it fails to achieve the emotionally charged embodied power of some of his other work".
View ArticleOsipova / Linbury – an evening of dance with Natalia Osipova in London
The Royal Ballet and Natalia Osipova present Osipova / Linbury – an evening of dance with Natalia Osipova in March 2025.
View ArticleReview: The Royal Ballet’s Cinderella – A Magical Evening
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees The Royal Ballet's Cinderella in London – If there is one thing you do this Christmastime, catch a performance of this version of Cinderella
View ArticleThe Royal Ballet promotes Melissa Hamilton to Principal Dancer
Melissa Hamilton has been promoted to Principal Dancer, the highest rank in The Royal Ballet, taking effect from 1 January 2025.
View ArticleBallet Icons Gala 2025 arrives at the London Coliseum in March
On 9 March 2025, the Ballet Icons Gala will fulfil its annual promise of presenting dancers from across the world to the London public.
View ArticleAnnouncing ‘Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival’ 2025 in London
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival returns to London with 10 premieres, 15 productions, 38 performances and more than 350 dancers.
View ArticleReview: The Nutcracker by Paul Chalmer with Rome Opera Ballet – alternate...
Marta Mele sees Rome Opera Ballet’s Nutcracker – “a magic that illuminates social and gender conflicts, opening up with enthusiasm to adult life”.
View Article12 of the best in 2024 – fascinating memories from my year in dance
Graham Watts looks back at a year in dance and the 135 performances he saw in 2024. He picks out a dozen of the best.
View ArticleRoyal Ballet Principal dancer Marianela Nuñez awarded OBE
Marianela Nuñez – who will dance in Rome 4 & 5 January – has been awarded an OBE for services to dance in His Majesty The King’s New Year’s Honours.
View ArticleReview: The Royal Ballet in Onegin with “epic and thrilling” scenes from...
Jonathan Gray enjoys the wonderful sweep and theatricality of John Cranko’s Onegin at the Royal Opera House, with passionate, complex and fully rounded performances.
View ArticleReview: Northern Ballet’s Three Short Ballets at The Royal Opera House
Graham Watts sees Three Short Ballets presented by Northern Ballet – an evening showcasing the growing strength of the Northern powerhouse for dance.
View ArticleReview: The Royal Ballet’s Onegin – Lauren Cuthbertson and Ryoichi Hirano...
Matthew Paluch sees Lauren Cuthbertson and Ryoichi Hirano in Onegin with The Royal Ballet – "it's high octane drama"
View ArticleReview: Royal Ballet & Opera’s “Phaedra + Minotaur” left the audience wanting...
Graham Watts sees Royal Ballet & Opera in Phaedra + Minotaur, an equal combination of opera and dance.
View ArticleRoyal Ballet and Opera mounts search for first ever Principal Partner of The...
Not a principal dancer but a principal partner - The Royal Ballet and Opera searches for the inaugural Principal Partner of The Royal Ballet.
View ArticleReview: Royal Ballet in Crystal Pite’s Light of Passage – Serenity,...
Lucía Piquero Álvarez sees Royal Ballet in Crystal Pite’s Light of Passage (Flight Pattern, Covenant, Passage) – a masterpiece from the master of movement.
View ArticleInterview: Ernst Meisner, new Artistic Director of Dutch National Ballet
Paul Arrowsmith talks to Ernst Meisner who takes over from Ted Brandsen as Artistic Director of Dutch National Ballet in 2026.
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