Spring at the Royal Ballet: a Photo Gallery
This year’s ROH spring season featured some sleek mixed bills. The first one celebrated the centenary of composer Leonard Bernstein with Christopher Wheeldon’s new Corybantic…
Highlights
Six Reasons Why Ratmansky Rocks…
…Other than the fact that he is – as revealed today – among the recipients of a “genius” grant? Well, if you need more…
Ballets by Ratmansky
A case of incurable Ratmansky Fever means we continue to chase the choreographer’s new works around the globe, so make sure to check back…
Swan Lake
Is this ballet for you? Go if: Swan Lake is a masterpiece of classical ballet and should be experienced at least once in one’s…
New in the Bag
Bag of Steps: Big Jumps (Part 2)
In this post we continue to look at some of the big jumps that have historically filled the vision of many choreographers and which…
If You Wear That Velvet Dress
And now for something completely different. This post is for those in need of a styling hand to help assemble looks to wear at…
The Scientist
We now turn to one of ballet history’s most successful training methods: Cecchetti, a complete and structured system for dancers, which sets a strict,…
Season Awards
The 2008/2009 Royal Ballet season was filled with golden tickets, but which acts made the Bag Ladies tick the most? As we gear up…