Rambert announces Rambert2 and opens worldwide talent search
Rambert2 will be the first junior ensemble attached to a UK repertory company
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National Dance Awards Nominations Announced
The 43 individuals nominated originate from 21 countries
First commissions announced in Ballet Now talent development programme
Two new one-act ballets per year for five years
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
…and they don’t even get to see the dance
They do just as much preparation, but don’t get to see the dance
English National Ballet 2017-8 Autumn/Winter Season
Includes Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece, Song of the Earth and Frank Andersen’s La Sylphide
DanceXchange launches new programme to support Midlands artists
The first two new dx Associates and five dx Choreography Award recipients named
Birmingham Royal Ballet announce their 2017/2018 season
Includes the welcome return of a second mixed programme and a celebration of the work of Sir Kenneth MacMillan