The latest news on performances of Dance in UK / West End.
The Royal Ballet will present a programme pairing Jerome Robbins' DANCES AT A GATHERING with Kenneth MacMillan's SONG OF THE EARTH, featuring debut performances by multiple principal dancers.
The Royal Ballet, The Royal Ballet School and Birmingham Royal Ballet unite for a special gala celebrating the School's 100 years.
The Royal Ballet 26/27 season kicked off in the Linbury Theatre with a vehicle for Steven McRae.
Seven years is a long time to keep a London audience waiting.
A new trailer previews MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET ahead of its 2026 London engagement, revisiting the 1956 Memphis recording session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
A new trailer previews the 2026 West End staging of INTO THE WOODS, following the fairy tale figures who journey into the woods to face a witch's curse.
A new trailer previews the 2026 London staging of FLOP!, the musical cabaret built around some of Broadway's biggest flops, performed by Arthur Hull.
A new trailer for FLAMENC-OH!! offers a first look at the flamenco dance comedy heading to London in 2026, blending physical theatre with traditional Spanish dance.
A new reveal trailer for PRIDE previews the 2026 London production, following activist Mark Ashton's alliance between LGBTQ campaigners and striking miners in 1984 Britain.
Sadler's Wells venues will host a series of contemporary dance and ballet premieres, including works from Jess & Morgs, Mamela Nyamza, Alleyne Dance, Dickson Mbi, Motionhouse, Acosta Danza, Ballet Black, and London City Ballet.
The Royal Ballet will revive Kenneth MacMillan's MANON on its Main Stage, with Principal dancers Mayara Magri, Cesar Corrales, and Patricio Revé making role debuts.
BALLET NIGHTS will mark its third birthday with a special performance at Cadogan Hall in London, continuing the series' showcase of dance talent in the West End.
Watch Maria Friedman and Alice Fearn break down each video song from Kimberly Akimbo, discussing 'Better' and 'This Time' with the creative team.
New rehearsal footage offers a first look at Tartuffe (Remixed), Mark Rylance's return to Marylebone Theatre in a reimagined take on Molière's comedy classic.
Indira Varma, currently starring in GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS at The Old Vic, discusses five plays that shaped her career in a new video from the theatre's Script Library series.
Martha Graham Dance Company will present masterworks, new commissions, and Lamentation Variations while touring the US, Canada, England, Spain, Mexico, and China.
There are few ballet dancers who can claim to be a household name, but the former Royal Ballet Principal, Carlos Acosta, is one of them.
Luca swaggers into Harmony (population 375, and dropping) looking less like a drifter than an escapee from a protein powder advert, and Matthew Bourne's dance-noir wastes no time weaponising that effect.
When you look at the casting of Marianela - Timeless, it seems there's been a mistake.
Hofesh Shechter has been on the UK dance scene since the early noughties, and though I'm not a hardcore disciple…I, like most other London thespians was nearly deafened by Political Mother in 2010.
Royal Ballet Principal Steven McRae and Principal Guest Concert Master Vasko Vassilev will present an evening of music and dance at the Linbury Theatre, including a world premiere ballet inspired by Niccolò Paganini.
The Royal Ballet School annual Royal Opera House matinee is a big deal, but perhaps this year more than ever.
After their appearance at the London Coliseum in 2024, the State Ballet of Georgia return to the capital with a brand new version of Swan Lake.
The Royal Ballet announced a wave of company promotions, new artist appointments, and departures for the upcoming season, including Taisuke Nakao's promotion to First Soloist and Patricio Revé joining as a Principal.
A new trailer for PIRATES LOVE UNDERPANTS has arrived, offering a first look at the family show heading to London in 2026, following a crew of pirates on a quest for the fabled Pants of Gold.
Sadler's Wells East will present THE DANCE FLOOR IS BLACK under a Queer Frequencies theme, while Matthew Bourne's THE CAR MAN continues its run at Sadler's Wells Theatre this summer.
What did our critic think of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, LONDON CHILDREN'S BALLET at Peacock Theatre?
A new behind-the-scenes video from the Royal Opera House follows Costume Performance Technician Antonia as she explains how the men's costumes for MAYERLING are cleaned and maintained between performances.
In Reyuela, Flores and his collaborators see flamenco as a game of risk, mischievousness, and arrogance.
ZooNation Youth Company presents two shows as part of the Next Generation Festival 2026 - a showcase for dancers under 21 to engage with the music, dance styles, and personal attitudes they enjoy most.
English National Ballet close their season, as has become tradition, at London’s glorious (but not especially well air conditioned) Royal Albert Hall.
I say Spain, you say…? Flamenco! And Gala Flamenca 2026 to be specific.
School performances have changed.
Ahead of English National Ballet’s performances of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Albert Hall, set designer Charlotte MacMillan discusses drawing on centuries of theatre design, using projection to create a sleeping palace suspended in time, and what it means to help br
This weekend, COLOSSUS, choreographed by Stephanie Lake, will be making its UK debut at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.
The Royal Ballet's Senior Benesh Choreologist and Assistant Répétiteur Gregory Mislin and Benesh Choreologist Daniel Kraus explain how Benesh Movement Notation is used to record and restage dance works, including a Kenneth MacMillan ballet.
Having your work performed by the Royal Ballet is going to be a big deal at any point - so imagine waiting some 37 years…enter the room Paul Lightfoot and Sol León.
Dance Umbrella and the Barbican announced the London premiere of DANCE IS NOT FOR US, a solo work by Lebanese-French choreographer Omar Rajeh of Cie Omar Rajeh & Maqamat, performed at The Pit, Barbican.
The Lilian Baylis Theatre and associated spaces next door to Sadler's Wells is full of chatter and excitement on day 2 of the Dance Digital film festival.
For as long as I’ve been a performer, I’ve been fascinated by what makes a performance compelling.
