Two world premieres headline English National Ballet’s 2023/2024 season
ENB’s 2023-24 season will feature new ballets by Andrea Miller and David Dawson, plus the UK premiere of Johan Inger’s Carmen.
David Mead
Providing opportunities for young dancers: The Performance Platform
A look at a new initiative giving young dancers the experience of performing at a vocational level on stage, and to be seen by schools and directors
Varna International Ballet: Giselle and Swan Lake
The staging may be a little thin, but Varna International Ballet have some fine dancers, including Briton Claire Gillard who took the lead in both shows
Rambert’s Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
It is entertaining and undoubtedly Peaky. It will send most Peaky fans away very happy, even if it doesn’t teach us much that we didn’t already know.
A celebratory showcase: Ballet Icons Gala
Fifteen pieces, from familiar showpiece pas de deux to less well-known duets and solos… A celebratory showcase for all that is great about dance.
A classic that reaches out and touches: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake
A fine telling of the tale of love, betrayal and loss. An evening full of power and tenderness. Classical ballet at its classical best
An Evening of Music and Dance with Birmingham Royal Ballet
The annual night out at Symphony Hall returned in style with a gala-like programme of orchestral and dance selections.
A man and his music: Dance Me by Ballets Jazz Montréal
A portrait of the man and his music: a collage of songs, his morose voice and words, which the dance only occasionally rises to match
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
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