Varna International Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
While certainly a romantic story of two lovers, Romeo and Juliet is also a tale haunted by death, which Bobrov emphasises throughout.
Month: January 2025
Gandini Juggling: Heka
As if being able to juggle and dance weren’t enough, Sean Gandini and his company have added magic to the mix.
Northern Ballet: Three Short Ballets
an emotional evening of dance. From the bittersweet melancholy of Rudi van Danzig’s Four Last Songs to the full-blooded passion of Mthuthuzeli November’s Fools with a fun interlude from Kristin McNally between, it was an evening to engage heart and soul.
Birmingham Royal Ballet announces 2025-26 season and a centenary tribute to Sir Peter Wright
The return of Black Sabbath – The Ballet and Don Quixote, and of The Green Table in a fabulous triple bill, plus a gala for Sir Peter Wright
The Royal Ballet: Onegin
Marianela Nuñez’s several-years-later Act III pas de deux with Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød’s Prince Gremin was a thing of sublime beauty
Think you know these classic ballets well? Think again.
“A page-turningly good read” as “Fullington and Smith… invite the general and specialist reader alike to rethink nineteenth-century ballet.”
English National Ballet: Giselle
The happy grins and overheard comments during the interval told you all you needed to know. Mary Skeaping’s Giselle is wonderful, a real gem.
Being human, coming together
“It’s a very personal show for me,” says Kevin Finnan about Hidden. “I have very strong feelings about the things we see around the world.”