Sir Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes on the big screen
Bourne manages to pull off the tricky challenge of being faithful to the original while giving his production an inner life all of its own
DVDs, Films, Online Streamings, Books, Exhibitions
Dynamo: Michael Somes A Life In The Royal Ballet
A long-overdue look at an underrated and perhaps now largely forgotten principal dancer.
New BFI exhibition celebrates 75 years of The Red Shoes
The exhibition… certainly whets the appetite for the forthcoming screening of the re-mastered film. What it lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality
John Cranko: in Memoriam
A look at ‘John Cranko: Tanzvisionär’ a new book of interviews with people associated with Cranko; and the 2nd edition of Ashley Killar’s biography
Dance Cultures Around the World
Written by contributors from across the globe, a new book that offers a look at dance in 25 countries and cultures.
Dreams, determination, passion: Ballet in Tandem looks at the state of ballet in Taiwan
A look at the scene as it is through the eyes of the dancers past and present, while glancing back at some of the history of ballet on the island
The Australian Ballet: Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet
An excellent production, including the wonderful Stephen Heathcote as Lord Capulet.
Curtain Up! takes younger readers behind-the-scenes at the Royal Opera House
Curtain Up! packs a lot into its 40 pages… a super insight for young people (and possibly their grown-ups) into the world of ballet and opera.
Young dancers shine in choreography reflecting today: LaGuardia High School Graduation Dance Concert 2022
Many of the seven pieces were deeply thoughtful and somewhat dark in tone; a reflection of the times and recent experiences, no doubt
Three Asian choreographers in MOVEMENT: Performance Platform
A varied triple bill of works by Yin Yue, Barkha Patel and eddy kwon that all combine the contemporary with the traditional