Tanztriennale: Counter Balance and a ballet-hip hop fusion
As Reiko Ohta and Jospeh Simon play with the attitudes and aesthetics of the two dance forms, Routines doesn’t just bring them together, it blends and fuses them.
David Mead
Hamburg Ballet in Alexei Ratmansky’s new Wunderland
Act One is based on Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Act Two on Alice Through the Looking Glass. In a ballet of around two hours dancing, it’s a lot to pack in.
Birmingham Royal Ballet: 20th-Century Masterpieces
Closing the evening, Balanchine’s uplifting Theme and Variations looked in fine shape… a celebration of Russian classicism
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Sir Peter Wright Centenary
An evening filled with heart, of classical excerpts and The Green Table. Carlos Acosta spoke warmly of Sir Peter, a man who did not just make ballets, but built worlds.
Scotland and Japan triumph at the 2025 National Dance Awards
As they celebrate their 40th anniversary, Scottish Dance Theatre won Best Mid-Scale Company, while Scottish Ballet’s Mary, Queen of Scots picked up two awards
The Royal Ballet: So Are We by Léon-Lightfoot
The Royal Ballet dancers looked terrific in both ballets, Salle de Danse in particular a super vehicle for their wonderful physicality.
Breaking boundaries: 25 years of Ballet Black
As Ballet Black marks 25 years of pushing at barriers and making innovative new work, David Mead talks to founder and artistic director, Cassa Pancho
A dash of summer sun: The Royal Ballet’s La Fille mal gardée
Making her debut as Lise, Mayara Magri was technically flawless. Her dancing was a thing of beauty, her partnership with Leo Dixon wonderfully assured
Dada Masilo’s Hamlet
While interesting, and despite one striking solo for Ophelia, this is a Hamlet that only very occasionally gets close to the depth of the original
Want to Dance Festival 2026: Open Call Programme
A look at six works in the Want to Dance Festival (艋舺國際舞蹈節節目表) Open Call Program, which takes place across multiple venues simultaneously
Want to Dance Festival 2026: Curator Programme
Contemporary dance, tango, circus, and butoh meets wrestling. All in the Curator Program at the 2026 Want to Dance Festival (艋舺國際舞蹈節節目表)