Glistening, glowing and a riot of colour: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s reinvigorated Nutcracker
The refurbishment hasn’t just freshened the ballet up, it’s completely reinvigorated it… The perfect pre-festive treat for old and young alike
Nutcracker
Curtain Up! takes younger readers behind-the-scenes at the Royal Opera House
Curtain Up! packs a lot into its 40 pages… a super insight for young people (and possibly their grown-ups) into the world of ballet and opera.
A memorable evening in Hamburg: Nijinsky Gala XLVII
A long evening with some of the best dance on the planet and memorable performances
English National Ballet’s Nutcracker returns
Erina Takahashi and Francesco Gabriele Frola were an elegant pair in the big Act II pas de deux, where the ballet truly burst into glittering life
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s festive Nutcracker
It’s Christmas, it’s Birmingham, and The Nutcracker is back live. Except that it’s not quite the one we have all been used to the past 30 years.
Birmingham Royal Ballet 2021-22 plans
Including Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet and Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote
English National Ballet announces plans for 2021-2022 season
Includes premieres of Raymonda and Creature
From Berlin With Love 2021: Staatsballett Berlin New Year Gala
Three shorts by Arshak Ghalumyan and Ross Martinson; Swan Lake and Nutcracker pas de deux
A Christmas selection box: Scottish Ballet in The Secret Theatre
Online December 22, 2020 David Mead Deprived of being able to perform live this Christmas, Scottish Ballet opted not for simply streaming a film of an already in-the-can production, or even for a slimmed-down Nutcracker. Instead, artistic director Christopher Hampson teamed up with designer Lez Brotherston and film-makers Jess and Morgs (Jessica Wright and Morgann … Read more
Seasonal spirit: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker at the REP
Eighty minutes of escape from the awful times we find ourselves in