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
Unbound Festival Roundup at San Francisco Ballet
From the end of April to beginning of May 2018, we welcomed the Unbound Festival at San Francisco Ballet. In addition to 12 brand…
Manon: a photo gallery (2nd edition)
The current revival of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon concludes tonight at the Royal Opera House, with Lauren Cuthbertson and Reece Clarke, a new pairing we are very much…
Things we loved at ENB’s Voices of America
“If all ballets are like this, I’ll come every night”. That is what my ballet newbie friend commented after watching William Forsythe’s Playlist (Track 1, 2), and I bet…
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…