A picture of war, resilience and hope: United Ukrainian Ballet in Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy
Danced to piano and string compositions by Valentin Silvestrov, and traditional folk music, it’s a picture of the people behind the headlines
Giselle
Two world premieres headline English National Ballet’s 2023/2024 season
ENB’s 2023-24 season will feature new ballets by Andrea Miller and David Dawson, plus the UK premiere of Johan Inger’s Carmen.
Varna International Ballet: Giselle and Swan Lake
The staging may be a little thin, but Varna International Ballet have some fine dancers, including Briton Claire Gillard who took the lead in both shows
Clean, sleek, stylish: Badisches Staatsballett in David Dawson’s Giselle
Modern yes, but still a ballet driven by emotions and imperfect people…and that in Act II especially, touches in all the right places
Real and of today: Pontus Lidberg’s Giselle
The setting may be updated but this is very much a Giselle still full of powerful feelings that reach out and touch
Out of the tragedy of war, a new Giselle from the United Ukranian Ballet
A glorious production that reminded us that, against the all odds, the arts can carry on
A splendid celebration: Ballet Icons Gala 2021
An evening of classical and contemporary new works and gala favourites performed by leading artists from around the world
A new film looks at a fine company: State Ballet of Georgia Today
A glimpse of the company led by Nina Ananiashvili
Northern Ballet returns for first post-lockdown live performances
Three mixed programmes and David Nixon’s Dangerous Liaisons
Very real, very relevant, very convincing: Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Creole Giselle
The ballet is so fresh
Jessica Xuan is truly supernatural in Dutch National Ballet’s Giselle
Strips away any vestige of fussiness and sentimentality