‘The Nutcracker and I’ by Alexandra Dariescu brings live dance and animation to the classical music concert hall
A concert with live dance and animation coming to Milton court at the Barbican
News & Features
Changing attitudes with Ballet United
Dancer Tom Attard Manché seeks to encourage more young people to come to ballet
Central School of Ballet student snaps up all three awards at Genée International Ballet Competition 2017
In its 86-year history, no-one had ever won all three top awards at the Royal Academy of Dance’s Genée International Ballet Competition – until September 16th, when Harris Beattie, final-year student at Central School of Ballet in London, did just that at the Teatro Camões in Lisbon. Harris, aged 18, won the Gold Medal, the … Read more
Birmingham Weekender: The city’s biggest arts festival ready for take-off
With just a week to go, David Mead looks ahead to the city’s autumn all-arts fest, coming September 22-24. Over 160 performances, 600+ artists, 26 new commissions. That’s Birmingham Weekender 2017, now almost upon us. The three-day festival features free performances and events from the city’s major arts organisations, independent artists and especially invited international … Read more
First sighting of The White Crow, Ralph Fiennes’ new film about Rudolf Nureyev’s defection to the West
The first images released from the forthcoming new film
Chun Wing Lam: a Hongkonger in Paris
Hong Kong-born Chun Wing is not just an exception, but the first Chinese dancer at the Paris Opera.
Comic Cuts and a feast of summer dance coming soon at Elmhurst Ballet School
David Mead looks ahead to Summer Variations, this year’s Elmhurst Ballet School’s summer shows with school artistic director, Robert Parker, and David Bintley, director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, who has created his first work for the students. In Birmingham, full-time dance training means Elmhurst Ballet School, Britain’s oldest vocational dance school, now fast approaching its … Read more
Behind the Scenes: English National Ballet’s Music Director, Gavin Sutherland
His lifelong passion for ballet and its music shines through
Let’s Dance International Frontiers returns to Leicester with another impressive programme
Let’s Dance International Frontiers often feels like one of those hidden away festivals…
The Legend of Mulan comes to London
The Hong Kong Dance Company is bringing the famous Chinese story to London’s Royal Festival Hall
…and they don’t even get to see the dance
They do just as much preparation, but don’t get to see the dance