An evening of many colours: Badisches Staatsballett’s International Benefit Gala
Invariably a wonderful evening’s dance… this year’s gala was also a farewell, and a thank you, to outgoing artistic director Bridget Breiner
Manon
The Royal Ballet: Manon
Period melodrama brought to vivid life. Love, jealousy, criminality, sexual abuse, murder… And Francesca Hayward was near perfect in the title role
The Dance Locker: Alina Cojocaru
In the first of an occasional new series, Alina Cojocaru chooses seven works that have particular significance for her, saying a few words about each.
Intensity and pleasure: Royal Swedish Ballet in Manon
Opera House, StockholmMay 26, 2023 Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon created in 1974, continues to weave its magic providing a slew of dramatic roles against a volatile and violent backdrop. The Royal Swedish Ballet, founded in 1773 and celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, first presented the ballet in 1980. It makes a welcome return. The central … Read more
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.
Passionate, reckless: English National Ballet in Manon
Decadence and passion, riches and poverty, triumph and regret
The full depth of love and loss: English National Ballet in Manon
Alina Cojocaru’s Manon is in the verdant spring of her life
Jurgita Dronina spellbinding in English National Ballet’s Manon
An actor-dancer at the very top of her game
A new home for the new season: English National Ballet 2018-19
Manon returns and a new Cinderella in-the-round