Backstage with the Dryads
Last week, Alice Pennefather dropped by the Royal Ballet’s general rehearsal of Don Quixote to photograph Carlos Acosta’s production from front and backstage. While we have…
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Costumes Backstage at the Ballet
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An Interview With DNB Principal Maia Makhateli
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English National Ballet: Swan Lake at the Coliseum
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Alice’s Adventures & Don Quixote Photo Gallery
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A New Sylphide at RDB: An Interview with Nikolaj Hübbe
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Nutcracker at English National Ballet
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Highlights
Musicality
A few months ago we wrote about what makes a dancer graceful. When looking at elements of Grace, we mentioned musicality as a quality…
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…
Onegin
Is this ballet for you? Go If: You like story ballets with grand designs and plenty of pashmina Pas de Deux. You have read…
New in the Bag
A New Sylphide at RDB: An Interview with Nikolaj Hübbe
It seems fair to say that James, the young Scotsman of La Sylphide, has followed Nikolaj Hübbe faithfully throughout his career. Or perhaps it’s…
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…
Bag a Free Pair of Gaynors for Christmas!
It’s that time of the year again: a time to revisit what happened in the ballet world during 2014. From the Guardian’s Judith Mackrell, to New York-based…
Five Xmas Ballet Gifts
Need a helping hand deciding what to get your balletomane friends or family members this festive season? Here we highlight five recent releases that…