World Ballet Day includes the largest ever global dance challenge, Jump for Joy
With close to 50 global companies taking part (see below for the latest list), World Ballet Day 2021 on Tuesday October 19 will be the biggest yet
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César Morales and Simone Damberg Würtz take the top individual prizes in the 21st National Dance Awards
Würtz is the first contemporary dancer to win Best Female Dancer. Elsewhere, Cathy Marston’s The Cellist picked up three prizes
Birmingham Royal Ballet 2021-22 plans
Including Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet and Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote
Cathy Marston to become Ballet Director at Ballett Zürich
She will take over as new Ballet Director and Chief Choreographer for an initial period of two years, starting from the 2023-24 season
David Nixon to step down at Northern Ballet
After twenty years in the role, David Nixon is to step down as Northern Ballet’s Artistic Director in December 2021
English National Ballet School news: Young Choreographers, 2021 Summer Performance, plans for the future
A new choreography project and a return to live performance
The 21st National Dance Awards nominations announced
Drawn from a remarkable 456 artists and companies suggested
English National Ballet announces plans for 2021-2022 season
Includes premieres of Raymonda and Creature
Kevin McKenzie to retire as Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre
Stepping down after three decades
