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…
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The Royal Ballet in Los Angeles: Mayerling
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San Francisco Ballet in London Roundup
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An Interview with Jonathan Goddard
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Wheeldon’s Cinderella at ENB: rehearsal photo gallery
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An interview with SFB’s Ulrik Birkkjaer
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Yorke Dance Project Celebrates its 20th Anniversary (Photo Gallery)
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Highlights
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…
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
Be True to Your School
Most professional dancers start their careers rather young and, depending on where they study, the programme/syllabus they follow varies substantively. Here in England, they…
Love Me Two Times
The other day I got an email from a friend inviting me to see the Royal Ballet’s current production of Giselle. He had been…
The Dark is Rising
Given the full run of Giselles, it is always very enjoyable to experience different casts and portrayals. This a challenge for the dancers; an…
Are we human or are we dancer?
As we begin our regular musings on “everything ballet” what more fitting than to start with our darlingest of all Covent Garden darlings, Alina…