Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, Legacy
It was good to see that Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is in such excellent form and so connected to its roots.
Month: September 2026
A Spiritual Journey: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New Works
“Awakening, spiritual searching, visions of heaven and the complications of human desire, before Revelations arrived with sorrow… sinners, salvation”
Greenwich+Docklands International Festival: Dancing City
Certainly brought the crowds out. The free and unticketed performances at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park were packed out, with people taking every possible vantage point.
San Francisco Ballet in Aszure Barton’s Mere Mortals
The dancing is powerful, the ensemble injecting a sense of great scale. As befits a work inspired by technological developments. the backing projections are impressive. The score by Sam Shepherd (aka Floating Points) is terrific
The Royal Ballet: The McRae / Vassilev Project
McRae’s attack, Lamb’s nerve, Nicholson’s theatrical instinct and Vassilev’s swagger feed off one another… pleasure keeps spilling outwards.
For choreographer Micaela Taylor, it’s all about rhythm
A conversation with Micaela Taylor about her work and her new ballet, ‘Bow Out’, part of English National Ballet’s forthcoming Rhythm Riot programme
National Youth Ballet: Echoes of Tomorrow
An evening that shone with optimism and hope, an evening when young people showed us a better world working together creatively in an atmosphere of respect and harmony to deliver a vibrant programme of dance
Why Hamlet? A conversation with Ben Duke
Ahead of performances in Paris in September and then Sadler’s Wells East in November, Zoë Hewitt talks to Lost Dog director Ben Duke about his new production, ‘The Last Hamlet’
Something special. César Morales Anderson on Ballet de Santiago and Swan Lake
September 2027 sees the UK debut of Ballet de Santiago in Ivan Nagy’s Swan Lake. Artistic director and former Birmingham Royal Ballet principal César Morales Anderson talks with David Mead about the company, the ballet, and becoming a director.