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.
William Forsythe
National Dance Awards 2023 nominations announced
In what is the best year yet for diversity, the nominations are spread across a record 29 separate companies
Balanchine, Forsythe and Foniadakis in Hong Kong Ballet’s The Rule Breakers
A triple-bill of Balanchine’s Serenade, Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, and the new Strangelove by Andonis Foniadakis
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
A new Nutcracker as English National Ballet’s 75th season is announced
The 2024-25 season also includes a new work by William Forysythe as part of a Forsythe evening, and both the company’s Giselles.
Ballet Nights 003
Proximity was highlight of the second half. Choreographed and performed by Pett|Clausen-Knight, it is a mature, sophisticated duet
An evening of many moods and fine dance from Ailey 2
Pick of the evening was Robert Battle’s The Hunt. About the predatory side of human nature, it’s intense. Very intense.
Staatstheater Nürnberg International Ballet Gala
A fine evening with plenty of variety; and one not dominated by nineteenth-century fireworks.
Boîte-en-valise: a celebration of Goyo Montero’s 15 years in Nuremberg
Snippets of signature works by other noted choreographers that have helped define the company, plus Montero’s own, new, Boîte-en-valise
Nominations announced for the 23rd National Dance Awards
The Royal Ballet tops the short-list with 14 nominations. English National Ballet and Rambert have seven, and Birmingham Royal Ballet five.
Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends
Four diverse pieces including ballet meeting tap in Time Spell, although the highlight is William Forsythe’s The Barre Project (Blake Works II)