Dramatic and intense: Scottish Ballet’s The Crucible
The dramaturgy is excellent. If the success of a ballet is judged by how easy it is to follow without reading the synopsis, it is a winner.
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Ballet leads the way in the 22nd National Dance Awards
Classical ballet dominates even more than usual, although this is likely a consequence of the unique circumstances of the year.
Scottish Ballet’s Starstruck on film
Starstruck, subtitled ‘Gene Kelly’s Love Letter to Ballet’, is a real delight; a fresh, vibrant ballet full of colour and energy.
César Morales and Simone Damberg Würtz take the top individual prizes in the 21st National Dance Awards
Würtz is the first contemporary dancer to win Best Female Dancer. Elsewhere, Cathy Marston’s The Cellist picked up three prizes
The 21st National Dance Awards nominations announced
Drawn from a remarkable 456 artists and companies suggested
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
My Light Shines On: An Evening with Scottish Ballet
Six works including a new ensemble piece from Nicholas Shoesmith
Beyond the 50th anniversary: Scottish Ballet announce their 2020-21 plans
Includes a new reimagining of MacMillan’s Mayerling
Tense and compelling, brave and innovative: Scottish Ballet in The Crucible
Never loses sight of the very real human cost at its centre
New works, new contexts: Scottish Ballet’s Digital Season
Films, live streams and ‘digital experiments’