Romeo and Juliet comes home: Northern Ballet at Stratford-upon-Avon
Ballet returns to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre with Romeo and Juliet. “It’s fabulous to see it again and its Northern Ballet at their best.”
Romeo & Juliet
Emotions in full flow: Henrik Erikson and Mackenzie Brown in Stuttgart Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet
Mackenzie Brown and Henrik Erikson delivered in spades. Brown’s Juliet seemed to surf the waves of emotion that were flooding through her body
Czech visitors thrill at The Grange Festival: National Ballet of Brno in Oktetto
A programme designed to show “What we are, who we are, and to give a taste of what we do.” A fine evening of high-quality dancing
Northern Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
The costumes are breathtaking, the lighting perfectly captures its changing moods and the dancing, of course, was excellent.
American visitors lead the way in the National Dance Awards 2023
The visits of Tiler Peck and Friends and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater garner both two awards, with the De Valois lifetime award going to Ian Webb.
The Dance Locker: Melissa Hamilton
In the latest of our occasional series, Melissa Hamilton opens her dance locker, revealing a special moments and ballets from her career to date.
Osiel Gouneo, Black Romeo, a biography
“My way into the white world of ballet,” well summarizes his story but the biography… also gives a rare insight into what it means to be a dancer
Northern Ballet announces 2024-25 season
A season of new commissions and the revival of the iconic and popular Romeo & Juliet, A Christmas Carol and Jane Eyre.
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.
Moving to pastures new: a conversation with Brandon Lawrence
“The worst thing is regret. And it’s an opportunity I can’t ignore. I don’t want to be wondering, ‘What if?’”
An absolute treat: Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet
Paris Fitzpatrick and Cordelia Braithwaite danced the title roles with a totality of emotional commitment that was, at times, almost overwhelming.