From Clara to Sugar Plum: Alice Pennefather was at the Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker general rehearsal this year to photograph new principals Francesca Hayward and Alexander Campbell in their debuts as Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince Cavalier. Also featured here are the lovely Clara of Anna Rose O’Sullivan and the elegant Hans-Peter (Nutcracker Prince) of James Hay:
This summer, Linda and I pulled a switcheroo with our home companies, seeing that San Francisco Ballet visited London in June, and that The Royal…
The Royal Ballet is currently on tour in LA, California, which is funny since, just a month ago, we had a Californian company visit…
British dancer Jonathan Goddard is one of the most recognised contemporary performers of all time. He was the first contemporary dancer to be nominated…
One of the productions we currently have on our radar is English National Ballet’s “in-the-round” staging of Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella which premieres at the…
This week, San Francisco Ballet returns to London after a 7-year absence. On display at Sadler’s Wells are many of the new works premiered last year…
Yorke Dance Project is a contemporary ballet touring company. Under the artistic direction of Yolande Yorke-Edgell, the company has a repertory that includes vintage…
Is this movie for you? Go if: You like your ballets bitter and intense, preferably with a dark twist. You loved Michael Haneke’s The…
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