Acosta Danza, 100% Cuban
The programme brims with life and love of dance. It has broad-based audience appeal with plenty of virtuosity, competition and depth.
An evening on the sofa: DONUTS by Extended Play
An evening out, but with an evening in feel. It’s cosy and comfortable. Dance and a story to curl up with, that makes you laugh, that makes you feel.
Yukon Ho!
Amid the humour, there is an unexpected poignancy to Yukon Ho! that makes it a meaningful hour or so and gives much pause for thought
A chilling tale of love and revenge in dance theatre at its very best: Phantoms by Mark Bruce Company
Phantoms isn’t just a trip to the dark side, it’s a trip to its deepest depths. It’s hauntingly beautiful, cinematic dance theatre, and is quite simply terrific
Birmingham Royal Ballet 2022-2023 plans
Includes the UK premiere of Uwe Scholz’s best creations, his dramatic setting of Beethoven’s vibrant Seventh Symphony alongside world premieres and revivals
Jessica Lang’s Children’s Songs Dance lights up an ABT Studio Company showcase
Jessica Lang’s ballet combines childlike innocence and playfulness with striking elegance. The choreography fits Chick Corea’s music like a glove.
Federico Bonelli to be the new Artistic Director of Northern Ballet
“Northern Ballet has rightly been renowned for its bold approach to narrative ballet, and it is an honour to build on this legacy.”
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Looking ahead to Lost Dog’s new A Tale of Two Cities
“I wanted to get underneath everything; to get into Lucie, the central female character, and ask what is going on for her.”
The Royal Ballet School moves into recreational ballet training with a new Affiliate Training and Assessment Programme
The new Affiliate Training and Assessment Programme gives dance teachers responsibility for guiding and assessing their own students’ learning
Pardon My French – It’s the Language of Ballet: The Adventures of Lilly Nilly
A children’s book? Yes. But ‘Pardon My French’ and Lilly Nilly will equally delight adults too. I think I laughed or smiled knowingly on every page.
Fine pictures and outstanding dance, but where is the drama? English National Ballet’s new Raymonda
It’s full of very appealing pictures but is in many ways an old-fashioned ballet in that most of the dance is incidental rather than integral to the story