The Nutcracker and the Mouse King in Amsterdam
The prologue in the attic is snug and warm while the snow falls outside…
Restless: Ballett Zürich’s alternative Christmas fare
Christian Spuck offers a mixed bill of four works that are exploratory, inventive and always engaging
Pär Isberg’s Swedish Nutcracker delights
Pär Isberg had a brilliant idea when he chose Elsa Beskow’s popular Petter and Lotta stories…
National Dance Company Wales announces Spring tour 2016
Includes Folk, a world premiere choreographed by new artistic director Caroline Finn
Shiori Kase shines in English National Ballet’s Nutcracker
Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker promises much. Peter Farmer’s designs for the opening scenes set outside the Stahlbaum’s house exude Edwardian nostalgia
52 Portraits: Love songs to dance
Subjects from right across Britain’s diverse dance scene and international companies visiting Sadler’s Wells are the subject of 52 Portraits, an online project created by choreographer Jonathan Burrows, composer Matteo Fargion and video maker Hugo Glendinning. Starting January 4th, each week of 2015 will see the release a short gestural portrait of a different dancer. … Read more
A Winter Wonderland: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker
It may have been Black Friday, that ghastly and unnecessary American import, but there was nothing black at the Birmingham Hippodrome in the evening. With Christmas trees, tinsel and fairy lights decorating the foyers, it was the launch of the festive season for ballet-goers: Nutcracker time!
Ekaterina Kondaurova’s Odette/Odile: A marvel of emotion
Joy Wang X.Y. on the Mariinsky Ballet in Tokyo