National Dance Awards nominations announced
Once again, The Royal Ballet has most nominations with 14 on the short-list. English National Ballet and London City Ballet have four…
Crystal Pite
English National Ballet: Body & Soul
Pite’s Body and Soul (Part 1) demonstrates all the depth and subtlety which we have come to expect from this most exciting of choreographers
Nederlands Dans Theater & Complicité: Figures in Extinction
A definite must-see, jam packed with significance and meaning which is often sadly lacking in many other ultra-abstract performances.
Staatsballett Berlin: Gods and Dogs, Angels’ Atlas
The Staatsballett Berlin dancers were beautifully precise and neat in all the complex combinations, the movement looking fresh and innovative
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
Diversity is the big winner at the National Dance Awards 2024
Best Male Dancer jointly awarded to Tommy Franzén (hip hop) and Aakash Odedra (kathak), with both also winning performance awards.
Ballet BC: Frontier, Passing
Crystal Pite’s Frontier takes the audience on a fabulous thirty-minute journey to a place somewhere between conscious and unconscious
National Dance Awards nominations announced
The Royal Ballet tops the shortlists with eleven nominations, followed by seven for English National Ballet
English National Ballet 2025-26 Season
The company are set to perform works by Martha Graham and Crystal Pite, a new ballet by Kameron N. Saunders, and some old favourites
The Royal Ballet in Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets
For all the good work that goes before, the undoubted highlight of the evening is Crystal Pite’s The Statement.
National Ballet of Canada in Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada
Angel’s Atlas by Crystal Pite doesn’t just speak to the viewer, it doesn’t just reach out and touch, it digs deep inside to find the soul.