Royal Ballet School Summer Performance
Iain Mackay may have only recently become artistic director of the Royal Ballet School but, undaunted, has already upped the game by a large margin
Compagnie Marie Chouinard: Magnificat, Body Remix/Remix
Each movement has its own choreographic and lighting colour, the dance shifting easily from light and bouncy, to more earthy, floor-based
Nature Theater of Oklahoma: No President
It may have been compulsive and memorable, but that that doesn’t go hand I hand with pleasant… certainly different, though.
Nederlands Dans Theater: Figures in Extinction
A triptych that speaks about real, urgent, worrying and dramatic themes, realised through a combination of danced poetry and beauty
Ballet Black at The Grange Festival
The festival’s dance evening this year saw the return of Ballet Black in a double-bill of If At First and A Shadow Work, plus Jacob Wye’s Perennial
Elmhurst Ballet School: Voices & Virtues
The programme for the Upper School showcased the talent, technique and artistry of the students across in classical ballet, contemporary and jazz
London Children’s Ballet in Ella’s Big Chance: A Jazz Age Cinderella
Kristen McNally’s choreography tells the story clearly, making the most of each dancer’s abilities. The ensemble dances are delightful too.
London City Ballet 2025: Chris Marney in conversation
London City Ballet’s ‘Momentum’ 2025 UK tour gets underway on July 12. Artistic director Chris Marney talks about this year’s programme
Badisches Staatsballett: Leuchtfeuer
Kristina Paulin’s ‘Das Schloss’, a ballet version of Kafka’s unfinished novel, Raimondo Rebeck’s Journey of a Memory, and Mauro Bigonzetti’s Cantata
Gala de Danza’s London debut
Gala fireworks don’t come much brighter than Flames of Paris and the performance from Viola Pantuso and Shale Wagman was a winner
ZooNation Youth Company: Lights Out
The seventeen young dancers, including two who can’t be in their teens yet, all already hip-hop dancers of calibre… sweep the audience away