Review: INTERNATIONAL DRAFT WORKS 2026, Royal Ballet And Opera - Linbury Theatre
The Linbury Theatre at the Royal Ballet and Opera felt transformed last night for the opening of International Draft Works 2026 - but not always by the choreography.
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Review: GIBNEY COMPANY BURNS BRIGHT AT THE JOYCE THEATER
The art of dance is beautiful and special for many reasons.
Review: Martha Graham Dance Company at NY City Center-Celebrate 'Graham 100'
The Centennial Celebration of the Martha Graham Dance Company, “Graham 100” is presenting performances at New York City Center through Sunday, April 12th.
Review: Hubbard Street Dance Has (Re)Discovered Its Voice
Hubbard Street's playful and eclectic winter program marks the company's return to its American roots.
Review: MAYERLING, Royal Ballet And Opera
Mayerling is an experience - let no one tell you otherwise.
Review: Brooklyn Ballet's “SOFT POWER” Breaks Ballet's Rules
In 'SOFT POWER,' the choreographers chip away at the edges of dance disciplines and soften the apparently rigid boundaries between them.
Review: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET, BODY AND SOUL, Sadler's Wells
English National Ballet’s new Sadler’s Wells programme includes just two works.
Review: ALEXANDER WHITLEY DANCE COMPANY - THE RITE OF SPRING / MIRROR, Sadler’s Wells East
What makes work interesting? What it is? How it makes you feel? That's the million dollar question I suppose…and one that Alexander Whitley's work continues to ask.
Review: Ailey II Doesn't Need the Classics to Feel Like Ailey
A night of new works that feel quintessentially Ailey reveals just how dedicated this company remains to its founding ethos.
Review: TURN IT OUT WITH TILER PECK AND FRIENDS, Sadler's Wells
Perhaps New York City Ballet Principal, Tiler Peck should rename her self curated programme Turn it On
Review: At NY City Flamenco Festival, Sara Baras Soars
The New York City Flamenco Festival might be celebrating its 25th anniversary, but Baras has been headlining it for decades.
Review: SCOTTISH BALLET - MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, Sadler's Wells
Mary, Queen of Scots, is a remarkable piece of work, offering pointed comment on the place of women in the sixteenth-century court and on the mythology that casts Mary as a martyr.
Review: NOTHING HOLDS STILL at Ballet Des Moines
Des Moines has a thriving arts community.
Review: LAST AND FIRST MEN - NEON DANCE, Coronet Theatre
Sci-fi, like most things, is an acquired taste, and not something you often find related to dance.
Review: JOFFREY BALLET AMERICAN ICONS at Lyric Opera Of Chicago
The Joffrey Ballet is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.
Review: LYON OPERA BALLET at New York City Center Presents Two Stunning Works
Lyon Opera Ballet, under the direction of Cedric Andrieux, is performing a superb program at New York City Center through Saturday, February 21.
Review: TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY at The Joyce Theater-Excellent and Engaging
Trinty Irish Dance Company (TIDC) under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Mark Howard and Associate Artistic Director, Chelsea Hoy is now performing in The Joyce Theater’s Tino and Rajika Purii Auditorium through Sunday, February 22.
Review: GISELLE, Royal Ballet And Opera
Giselle is a difficult ballet to get right.
Review: CHICOS MAMBO: TUTU, Sadler's Wells East
Philippe Lafeuille’s TUTU arrives at the Peacock with the air of a sugar rush and the spine of a manifesto.
Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at Warner Theatre
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicked off a 20-city tour with 11 shows at the Warner Theatre.
Review: PIERROT LUNAIRE, Royal Ballet And Opera - Linbury Theatre
Marcelino Sambé currently stars in the revival of Glen Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire at the Royal Ballet and Opera's Linbury Theatre and is supported by a very strong cast of Mayara Magri and Matthew Ball.
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN at San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2026 repertory season with the massively ambitious world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin.
Review: SWAN LAKE at Strathmore
Classical Arts Entertainment is on their annual North American tour and stopped by Strathmore on January 17th for a glitzy, glamorous rendition of Swan Lake, where the set pieces, principal dancers, and costumes shone like snow in moonlight.
Review: WOOLF WORKS, Royal Ballet And Opera
Sir Wayne McGregor is a titan of the dance world - and a divisive one.
Review: AKRAM KHAN'S GISELLE, London Coliseum
It’s only four days since the sugar rush of Aaron S.