Elmhurst Ballet Company: Odyssey
The highlight was undoubtedly the excerpt from Wayne McGregor’s Entity… The Elmhurst graduates gave it their all, and the result was electric.
August Bournonville
BRB2: Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection
If this Saturday matinée at a sold out Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham is anything to go by, BRB2 are well worth catching again
Heinz Bosl Foundation Autumn Matinée with the Bavarian Junior Ballet
A fine showcase of young talent including Heinz Bosl Prize winner Serhii Zharikov with Kaela Tapper in Uwe Scholz’s sublime Sonata
The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance
Overall, the modern pieces showcased the dancers’ skill, technique and emotional engagement somewhat better than the classical ones.
English National Ballet School, 2023 Summer Performance
An exciting evening for the English National Ballet School… back on track as a quality professional ballet school after a couple of difficult years.
BRB2 in Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection
A fine evening and a fine initiative that deserves to succeed. Yet more evidence of the excellent work Carlos Acosta is doing in Birmingham
BRB2 debut with Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection
An exciting group of young professionals in a pot pourri of gala favourites spiced up with new and less well-known works
Birmingham Royal Ballet announces BRB2
The new company, featuring 12 dancers aged 18-22, will make its debut in Northampton on April 25, before heading off on a UK tour.
Legend and Legacy: a gala tribute to Rudolf Nureyev
As good as the gala is, dance and dancers have moved on. To really understand Nureyev, time spent with DVDs and YouTube would be well rewarded
A glimpse into a very bright future: John Cranko School ‘Ballet Matinee’
A fine programme that reflected well the dancers’ classical training, and the School and Stuttgart Ballet heritage
English National Ballet School’s Summer Performance
In Frederick Ashton’s Rhapsody, Rin Ishikawa’s speed, focus and attack were phenomenal.