The latest news on performances of Dance in UK / West End.
James Hay and Bennett Gartside discuss their performance as the step-sisters in The Royal Ballet's Cinderella, in the video here! Performances run through 16 January.
Watch choreographer Lia Rodrigues discuss her dance performance Encantado, nominated for The Rose International Dance Prize in the video here.
It has been some time coming.
Director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare has announced that Melissa Hamilton has been promoted to Principal Dancer, the highest rank in the Company, taking effect from 1 January 2025.
Carlos Acosta's touring show is a delightful Christmassy treat
Even 30 years after he created it, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is still his defining production.
In a season where theatres are filled with the usual hoary horde - here a Christmas Carol, there a Nutcracker or Messiah - the Royal Opera House deserves praise and maybe even a standing ovation for bringing back its Yuletide hit from 2022.
This year’s festive crowd pleaser from the Royal Ballet does not feature a growing Christmas tree nor a Kingdom of Sweets.
Billed as a 'weird and wonderful gathering', Eva Recacha's full-length work The Picnic is inspired by the painting The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, dating from the 15th century.
Teaċ Daṁsa return to Sadler’s Wells with Michael Keegan-Dolan's latest work: NOBODADDY (Tríd an bpoll gan bun).
Whether on the news or on Netflix, dystopia seems the theme of the year.
Ballet Black return to the Royal Ballet and Opera's Linbury Theatre with their current double bill Heroes.
Smashing together tap dance and film noir, Romain Rachline Borgeaud’s Stories is wrapped around an immersive form of storytelling.
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Sadler’s Wells advertise The Rite of Spring / common ground[s] bill as “iconic” and I'm tempted to agree.
Αγρίμι (Fauve) by Lenio Kaklea is a brave piece of modern dance that should be recognised for its shunning of conventions and committed performances.
It’s interesting to consider that ballet began its development in the mid 16th century, however it wasn't until around 400 years later that BIPOC (American) dancers Maria Tallchief, Raven Wilkinson and Arthur Mitchell, first joined ballet companies.
A sweet revival of Frederick Ashton's best-known and loved ballet returns to Sadler's Wells.
Guided by the vision of five female, international choreographers, Luna narrates the complexities of womanhood-its beauty, struggles, and power.
The Royal Ballet season continues with its first modern bill - Encounters: Four contemporary ballets.
Dance Umbrella continues in London with Radioactive Practice by Abby Z (Abby Zbikowski) and the New Utility.
It can be a mistake to get overexcited.
As his latest production Theatre Of Dreams amply demonstrates, it’s probably easier to pin strawberry jelly to a wall than to precisely pin down Hofesh Shechter’s exuberant full-on style.
Dance Umbrella 2024 opened at the Barbican last night for the 46th year of the cutting-edge dance festival.
The Place welcomes back the National Dance Company Wales in a double bill: Frontiers.
One person shows aren't easy things to do, and the Theatre Royal Drury Lane is a big space to fill, so Maria Caruso has all the cards stacked against her for her new solo performance Incarnation.
The Royal Ballet 24/25 season opened on September 28 with Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Charles Mingus originally intended for his iconic 1963 jazz album The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady to be accompanied by dancers and, thanks to performance company Clod Ensemble and the Nu Civilisation Orchestra, it becomes the inspiration for a vibrant and inclusive show.
Almost thirty years since they last performed, London City Ballet are making a return to their former home at Sadler's Wells this week.
I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again…but what The Coronet Theatre is doing feels new, relevant and exciting.
It's not often one comes across theatre that's transformative; but when you do, you know.
It's a significant cultural moment for the State Ballet of Georgia, who come to London for the first time in their 175 year history to perform the iconic Swan Lake.
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, in partnership with Farnham Maltings, has revealed the return of Doorstep Duets, touring to communities across the South-East this summer from 13 August to 10 September 2024.
RG Live will present the return of the celebrated Varna International Ballet and Orchestra to the UK following a breathtaking debut tour in 2023.
Before I Go, first seen during the Brixton House's Housemates Festival in summer 2023, is a one hour work written by Tobi King Bakare that centres on Ajani, a young, black man who has issues with communication when it really matters.
National Youth Dance Company has been running since 2013, and acts as “England’s Flagship youth dance company”, the brainchild of, and run by Sadler’s Wells.
The Next Generation Festival continues at the Royal Opera House with Rambert School.
Debut Sounds: Sound in Motion is the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s annual concert showcasing the LPO’s Young Composers.
The Next Generation Festival continues at the Royal Opera House with two performances by the BundesJugendBallett AKA German National Youth Ballet.
Zhang Quan’s Acrobatic Swan Lake is so much more than its title suggests.
The Next Generation Festival at the Royal Opera House continues with the first outing for The Royal Ballet School's annual performance dates
