Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates Sir Peter Wright’s Centenary with Gala Performance
Sir Peter Wright Centenary on 18 June will feature highlights from the director and choreographer’s most beloved works, and a return by Carlos Acosta.
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Les Étoiles, the well-known gala format seen across Italy, returns to the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan this weekend – on 11 April at 9 pm and on 12 April at 5 pm – with 2 new guests: Natalia Osipova and Aurélie Dupont.
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The Critics’ Circle announces the nominations for the 26th National Dance Awards
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle has announced the short-listed nominations for the National Dance Awards #NDA26.
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New York City Ballet announces 2026-27 Season with 5 world premieres
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78, Pina Bausch through the eyes of Meryl Tankard
Lily Hyde sees a reworked version of Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof with original cast members from 1978 – mired in the old, the show presents something remarkably new.
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Interview: American Ballet Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director Clinton Luckett on Sylvia
Clinton Luckett spoke with Ann Haskins about the ABT ballerinas dancing Sylvia, Delibes’ music, and the challenges of the role created on Margot Fonteyn.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company in Solera – Spanish music and dance of the highest calibre
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: William Bracewell gives a Shakespearean performance in his debut in Mayerling with The Royal Ballet – one of The Royal Ballet’s most intelligent dancers, a singular performer who evades comparison.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Calvin Richardson makes an expressive and beautifully danced debut in The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling – Tall, elegantly proportioned, expressive and, above all, blessed with great physical strength.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Matthew Ball is riveting in The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling
Jonathan Gray sees a myriad of fine performances on Mayerling's opening night, but none finer than Matthew Ball in Laura Morera's detailed revival for The Royal Ballet.
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Review ⭐⭐: Alexander Whitley Double Bill, Mirror and Rite of Spring – missing the point?
Lydia Wharf sees Alexander Whitley’s double bill and appreciates his rich, interesting vocabulary, but, although enjoyable, she remains disappointed.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Kafka with the National Ballet of Brno – a tour de force for Arthur Abram in the title role
Graham Watts admires the National Ballet of Brno’s Kafka – it’s a physical challenge to match the role of Rudolf in MacMillan’s Mayerling.
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Melissa Hamilton will curate a Night of Ballet this summer at Grange Park Opera, produced by Hamilton Christou Productions.
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The Royal Ballet School looks to the future as it celebrates its 100th anniversary
Matthew Paluch attended a Royal Ballet School Centenary Insight Day. Like the school’s founder, Ninette de Valois, he believes we need more than feelings; we need intelligence.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Ivan Putrov’s Dance for Ukraine gala – raising funds to support ballet students
Graham Watts praises Dance for Ukraine – a very fine show, worthy of fulsome support.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Covent Garden Choreographics with New English Ballet Theatre
Lily Hyde sees New English Ballet Theatre at Royal Ballet & Opera in Covent Garden Choreographics – a company whose ambitions far outpace its resources.
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Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: Winning Works – The Joffrey Ballet and The Grainger Academy present 5 world premieres
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Review: English National Ballet’s double bill Body and Soul – commentaries on the state of the contemporary world
Jonathan Gray sees English National Ballet in a new double bill, Body and Soul, which the company dances to perfection.
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Youth America Grand Prix’s 2026 Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala
Ballet stars will join the YAGP to celebrate this year’s 'Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow' Gala on 16 April in New York. Misty Copeland will host the event.
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San Francisco’s Flamenco Arts International
Ann Haskins talks to Flamenco Arts International founders Marina Elana and Isabel del Día on Songs From a Sinking Ship, a show that finds flamenco dancers and musicians aboard a doomed ship.
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Review: Ballet de Lorraine’s hi-energy blast with a Folia and a kaleidoscopic Acid Gems
Graham Watts sees Ballet de Lorraine in works by Adam Linder and Silva Ferreira, which left the dancers and the audience on a high.
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Les Étoiles gala in Rome 2026: A Bridge for Peace… but without Zakharova
Les Étoiles gala returns to Rome’s Parco della Musica this weekend with a stellar cast including Tiler Peck, Vadim Muntagirov, Riva & Repele, and Sergio Bernal.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: ASTITVA with Jaivant Patel Company – a choreography of power and beauty
Graham Watts sees the Jaivant Patel Company, which has stamped an indelible – and unique – mark on the British contemporary dance scene.
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Interview: Hannah O’Neill, Paris Opera Ballet Étoile, to debut with The Royal Ballet
Paris Opéra Ballet Étoile Hannah O’Neill will make her debut with The Royal Ballet in London as Giselle. Lily Hyde talked with her a few days before her first performance.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends – an assembly of fabulous artists
Jonathan Gray sees Tiler Peck’s Turn It Out – to see such a diverse array of dancing talent in one evening was wonderful.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Lithuanian National Ballet’s triple bill, Bodies and Codes
Graham Watts appreciates the confident, vigorous flair of the Lithuanian National Ballet’s performance of works by Wayne McGregor, Iván Pérez and Krzysztof Pastor.
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Review: Last and First Men with Neon Dance – a great deal of patience is required
Graham Watts sees Last and First Men and finds that the extreme slow pace of the choreography tends towards tedium after the initial fascination has worn thin.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Scottish Ballet’s Mary Queen of Scots – celebrating Scots and Ballet
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees Mary Queen of Scots, a new and intriguing work from Scottish Ballet.
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