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…
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…
In Costume Wonderland
We’ve written before about the key role stage design and costumes play in giving dance works an extra dimension. Costumes help set the tone,…
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
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…
A Dracula For all Seasons
In recently reviewing Mark Bruce Company’s Dracula, dance writer Graham Watts concluded that he’d love to see it at Sadler’s Wells: “It is where it…
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…