Dances of life: Bundesjugendballett
The ensemble of eight graduate dancers aged 18-23… brims with talent… a fabulous evening, one filled with energy, passion and fine dancing.
David Mead
English National Ballet School dance PCK and Pita
Most fun was Arthur Pita´s Death Defying Dances. Full of dark humour and fabulous music, it is an absolute delight.
New English Ballet Theatre & Norwegian National Ballet 2
A wonderfully varied, enjoyable evening that mixed out-and-out classical ballet with contemporary dance, although Oslo-based NNB2 had the edge
Czech visitors thrill at The Grange Festival: National Ballet of Brno in Oktetto
A programme designed to show “What we are, who we are, and to give a taste of what we do.” A fine evening of high-quality dancing
Ashton Celebrated at The Royal Ballet
The evening rounded off on a high with Rhapsody… Daichi Ikarashi did well, leaping and turning with aplomb
Amina Khayyam Dance Company: You&Me, BIRD
Despite the dark and difficult subject matter that is domestic abuse, Khayyam and her five fellow dancers create some beautiful images
American visitors lead the way in the National Dance Awards 2023
The visits of Tiler Peck and Friends and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater garner both two awards, with the De Valois lifetime award going to Ian Webb.
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer
One couple, Breanna Foad and Thiago Pereira stood out, and it was no great surprise when Foad was named Emerging Dancer 2024
GradPro Showcase 2024
It was no surprise when Ellyne Knol, presently finishing her studies at The Conservatoire in The Hague, took the top Gail Monahan Award
A picture of humanity: Maguy Marin’s May B.
An homage to Irish dramatist and novelist Samuel Beckett’s universe, but also a work that in many ways holds up a mirror to ourselves.
A glimpse into 1930s Paris in Rendez-Vous Dance’s The Monocle
The Monocle shines a light on a fascinating moment in social history. The cast give it everything they have.