A celebratory showcase: Ballet Icons Gala
Fifteen pieces, from familiar showpiece pas de deux to less well-known duets and solos… A celebratory showcase for all that is great about dance.
Fifteen pieces, from familiar showpiece pas de deux to less well-known duets and solos… A celebratory showcase for all that is great about dance.
Greed, exploitation, fear, desperation, concern, hopelessness, but also a message that change is possible
Classical ballet dominates even more than usual, although this is likely a consequence of the unique circumstances of the year.
The Royal Ballet tops the list with a total of 17 nominations, followed by English National Ballet and New Adventures (7 apiece)
The hardcore centre of the work is played out on the battlefield but it is bookended by more profound moments of birth and something of a rebirth.
At this time of heightened awareness of our environment and mortality, Xenos proves indisputably that art is what makes us human
Each of the six dancers has an original movement quality, harnessing the energy of a coiled spring and combining fluidity and strength
Pathetic one minute, powerful and determined the next, his Creature is a tortured soul, but one still with feelings
A little early maybe, but ENB’s Solstice at the Southbank proved a delicious smorgasbord of dance
Includes premieres of Raymonda and Creature