Infographic: MacMillan’s Saints and Sinners
With complex characters that challenge performers and audiences alike, choreographer Kenneth MacMillan continues to capture our imagination. And with a ballet season full of favourites…
Highlights
Nutcracker at English National Ballet
ENB’s Nutcracker season is drawing to a close, with the final performances scheduled for this Sunday, 4 January. Last month, we dropped by the…
The Sleeping Beauty
Is this ballet for you? Go If: You love classical ballet complete with fairy tale theme, tiaras, tutus, lavish décors and variations for almost…
Concerto
Is this ballet for you? Go If: Sweeping & romantic Pas de Deux and the Swiss precision of a great corps de ballet are…
New in the Bag
Bag of Steps: Eight Positions in Action
Continuing from the previous edition of Bag of Steps, where we looked at the eight positions of the body from which all the various…
Feet-like Fins
In this compelling article dance critic Alastair Macaulay examines what drives the archetypal “heroine of the water”, her allure, her psychological connotations. I recommend…
Soul Meets Body
Since mixed reviews (including our previous opening night write up) have plagued the Royal Ballet’s celebratory “Ballets Russes Triple Bill”, I approached last Friday’s…
Giselle Roundup
Giselle belongs to the team of ballets we could watch over and over again: short & sweet (2 acts), few character dances (as compared…