King of the Rodeo
One of our favorite things in The Royal Ballet season is the opportunity to catch their “New Works†by emerging choreographers (usually in-House talent) in…
Mara Galeazzi
Houses of the Holy
In an interesting piece for The new Criterion novelist Laura James recently debated the watering-down of meaning and depth in modern ballet, arguing that:…
How to Handle a Rope
While full length pieces such as Mayerling, Manon, Anastasia and Romeo and Juliet invite reflection on MacMillan’s recurring theme of the Outsider, a mixed…
All These Things That I’ve Done
On Sunday evening some of the biggest stars in the ballet world descended upon London’s Coliseum to pay homage to Rudolf Nureyev who would…