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Review: Ethan Stiefel’s SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS by ARB-Outstanding

Review: Ethan Stiefel’s SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS by ARB-Outstanding

by Marina Kennedy — March 10, 2025

American Repertory Ballet has continued their successful season with the outstanding world premiere of Ethan Stiefel's Spirit of the Highlands that was presented from Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 9, at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

Review/Photos: SWAN LAKE at Academy Of Music

Review/Photos: SWAN LAKE at Academy Of Music

by Scott Serio — March 7, 2025

The Philadelphia Ballet always shines, but there is a certain sweet spot when Artistic Director Angel Corella has a chance to interpret Tchaikovsky works originally staged by choreographer Marius Petipa.

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET, Royal Ballet And Opera

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET, Royal Ballet And Opera

by Vikki Jane Vile — March 5, 2025

Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet continues to enjoy endless popularity, this being its third run by the Royal Ballet since 2019, but when the results are as good, there’s no reason why not.

Review: JASMIN VARDIMON: NOW, Sadler's Wells East

Review: JASMIN VARDIMON: NOW, Sadler's Wells East

by Louise Penn — March 6, 2025

With NOW standing for many nows, thens, nowheres, future nows, past nows, and present nows, Jasmin Vardimon offers up revisited classic choreography fused with new material to create a beautiful and intense way to celebrate the company's 25th anniversary.

Review: DEEPSTARIA, Sadler's Wells

Review: DEEPSTARIA, Sadler's Wells

by Gary Naylor — February 28, 2025

A work that uses the darkest of dark sets to shed light on the possibilities inherent in creative work, right here, right now

Review: CINDERELLA, Birmingham Hippodrome

Review: CINDERELLA, Birmingham Hippodrome

by Vikki Jane Vile — February 21, 2025

Sir David Bintley’s 2010 production of Cinderella has been long overdue an outing, and based on Wednesday’s opening night at Birmingham Hippodrome it is worth the wait.

Review: BIRDBOY, Sadler's Wells

Review: BIRDBOY, Sadler's Wells

by Matthew Paluch — February 21, 2025

February 2025 is the inaugural month of Sadler’s Wells East, London’s newest dance house with a 550-seat theatre, six dance studios, and a public performance space all under one roof.

Review: FOREVER TANGO at Van Wezel

Review: FOREVER TANGO at Van Wezel

by Shanti M. Kennedy — February 12, 2025

On a dimly lit stage enveloped in an air of mystique, a melodious bandoneon tenderly caresses the night's silence, its haunting notes reverberating through the hushed theater.

BWW Review: Columbus Presents a Tour-de-FOURce Production of WEST SIDE STORY

BWW Review: Columbus Presents a Tour-de-FOURce Production of WEST SIDE STORY

by Christina Mancuso — February 12, 2025

In an unprecedented collaboration, the Columbus Symphony, BalletMet, Opera Columbus, and the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) have all joined forces to present West Side Story, the classic forbidden love story and rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks in a mesmerizing fusion of

Review: OUR MIGHTY GROOVE, Sadler's Wells East

Review: OUR MIGHTY GROOVE, Sadler's Wells East

by Louise Penn — February 10, 2025

In the new Sadler's Wells East venue, we are invited to observe and then enter the world of Club Groove in a pulsing, energetic, modern dance piece allowing the audience to mingle on the dance floor.

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