Don Quixote - SeeingDance

Colour and energy: The Royal Swedish Ballet in Don Quixote

September 20, 2022 by Maggie Foyer

A feast of dance, music and colourful costumes with the added bonus of Madeleine Woo and Dmitry Zagrebin in the roles of Kitri and Basilio

Baroque Counterpoint: Dance@TheGrange

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 by Maggie Foyer

Shobana Jeyasingh’s Clorinda Agonistes is a dramatic tale that weaves dance successfully with opera, live music and design

A sparkling triumph: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote

July 13, 2022 by Maggie Foyer

A production… that can rightly be called a triumph… the dance was virtuosic, the speed incendiary and the vitality never flagged

Six female choreographers and a rock ballet

June 8, 2022May 31, 2022 by David Mead

A conversation with New English Ballet Theatre founder and artistic director Karen Pilkington-Miksa about the company’s summer 2022 season.

Dance for Ukraine

March 23, 2022March 21, 2022 by David Mead

A naturally emotion-laden evening, with most of the dance laden with symbolism, as the ballet world came together to raise money for aid for Ukraine

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s new Don Quixote is a sunny winner

February 21, 2022 by David Mead

Superb designs and a revitalised company on top form. Technical fireworks and top-notch light comedy that will delight all. A winner all-round.

Birmingham Royal Ballet 2022-2023 plans

February 4, 2022 by David Mead

Includes the UK premiere of Uwe Scholz’s best creations, his dramatic setting of Beethoven’s vibrant Seventh Symphony alongside world premieres and revivals

Béjart’s spellbinding Les Chaises headlines Programme B of the 16th World Ballet Festival on demand

December 22, 2021 by David Mead

The most interesting work without doubt is Béjart’s Les Chaises. Gil Roman is a fine actor while Alessandra Ferri is the powerful presence you would expect