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…
Highlights
Five Ballet Weddings From Hell
We hear you. You can’t stand the buzz about a “certain wedding” anymore. Everywhere you look, it’s all about fairy-tale endings, cheese and romance. You…
10 Reasons Why We Love Manon
A big helping of MacMillan is finally coming our way after a very Ashton-heavy season. Manon, one of his most famous full-length ballets, opens…
Mayerling
Is this ballet for you? Go if: You are tired of white ballets and of seeing male dancers perennially overshadowed by the ballerina. Mayerling,…
New in the Bag
Love or Confusion
Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon is a modern classic, loved by the audience and regularly performed by every major ballet company in the world. The success…
Bag of Steps: Eight Positions
In ballet there are eight positions of the body from which all the various steps are executed. All the different schools of ballet use…
Bring It On Home
Now that we know what both the Royal Ballet’s and the Sadler’s Wells’ 2009/2010 dance seasons look like, it’s time to start penciling in…
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Just over a year ago I was sitting at the Alina Cojocaru gala at the QEH with my jaw wide open: there were four…