Birmingham Royal Ballet announces Black Sabbath – The Ballet
Featuring eight Black Sabbath tracks alongside new music, Birmingham rock meets Birmingham ballet this autumn. Choreography by Pontus Lidberg
David Mead
Ballet, folk music and poetry meet as one in The Tears of Jenny Greenteeth
A show that will appeal to all ages, to folk and ballet lovers alike… Hugely appealing, impossible not to be drawn in, and impossible not to like.
A delicious confection: The Tokyo Ballet in The Nutcracker
Akira Akiyama allies strength with a lovely soft delicacy. She finds remarkable lightness is everything as she speaks with her whole body
The woman inside the dress: David Glass Ensemble in The Brides
Sometimes provocative, sometimes, shocking, sometimes amusing, certainly challenging. A work full of strength, desperation and beauty
Gandini Juggling: The Games We Play
A fun, playful, informative but above all celebratory hour in the company of Gandini Juggling, known for their combining juggling with dance.
Birmingham Royal Ballet announces BRB2
The new company, featuring 12 dancers aged 18-22, will make its debut in Northampton on April 25, before heading off on a UK tour.
Dance Me celebrates Leonard Cohen and his music
A conversation with Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal artistic director Alexandra Damiani. “Dance Me allows Cohen’s music and songs to shine.”
Ballet meets folk
A conversation with Debbie Norris, founder and artistic director of Ballet Folk, whose The Tears of Jenny Greenteeth is on in London on February 2
Four choreographers, four works: Gauthier Dance in Swan Lakes
An homage to the familiar ballet. But while each of the four works was inspired by the classic, each is decidedly contemporary and different.
Stuttgart Ballet’s new family-friendly Nutcracker
By Edward Clug, with sets and costumes by the acclaimed Jürgen Rose. And it’s the 85-year-old Rose’s designs that stick most in the memory