A night of the best in ballet: Ballet Icons Gala

New and unfamiliar works rub shoulders with old favourites, with Sergio Bernal’s The Thinker the unexpected highlight of a super evening

The Dance Locker: Tzu-chao Chou

For the second in our occasional series, the Birmingham Royal Ballet principal dancer chooses his seven works that have particular significance, saying a few words about each. Born in Yilan in the north-east of Taiwan, Tzu-chao Chou (周子超) was very active as a child. When he was nine, his parents thought that dance lessons would … Read more

Staatstheater Nürnberg International Ballet Gala

A fine evening with plenty of variety; and one not dominated by nineteenth-century fireworks.