Review: SWAN LAKE IN-THE-ROUND, Royal Albert Hall
Derek Deane’s Swan Lake has quite the reputation.
UK / West End Dance News Coverage — Page 5
The latest news on performances of Dance in UK / West End.
Review: ASHTON CELEBRATED - PROGRAMME 2, Royal Opera House
We're back for more Ashton, with a variation on the initial Royal Ballet programme
Review: SARASOTA BALLET GALA - ASHTON WORLDWIDE, Royal Opera House
The final Ashton Worldwide bill at the Royal Opera House (23-24 season) was a Gala programme performed by the Sarasota Ballet in the Linbury Theatre
Review: ASHTON CELEBRATED - PROGRAMME 1, Royal Opera House
The Ashton Worldwide (2024-2028) international festival continues at the Royal Opera House with the Royal Ballet on the mainstage in Ashton Celebrated.
Review: SARASOTA BALLET - PROGRAMME 1, Royal Opera House
'wit, charm and elegance' are the words used to describe the work of Royal Ballet founding choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988).
Review: ROMEO AND JULIET, Sadler's Wells
Leeds based Northern Ballet always pack a punch when they visit London every May, and this time was no different, with Massimo Moricone’s slick and captivating Romeo and Juliet.
Review: EMERGING DANCER 2024, Sadler's Wells
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer award returned to Sadler’s Wells after a two year absence, with a unique opportunity for the most junior members of the company to shine.
Review: MAY B - COMPAGNIE MAGUY MARIN, Sadler's Wells
Marin is regarded as a major force in French modern dance, and one can understand why when appreciating the work's overall accomplished structuring…but that doesn't mean it will be an unequivocally enjoyable experience for all.
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE, Royal Opera House
Part violent psychodrama, part sunny romcom, The Winter’s Tale was not the most obvious of plays for the Royal Ballet to take on.
Review: CYCLES, Barbican Centre
With their new work Cycles, it is clear that Boy Blue are at something of a crossroads.
Review: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, Sadler's Wells
Is there anything similar to The Sleeping Beauty overture? With Tchaikovsky filling the theatre with full-blown fairy tale drama - it's quite the opener.
Review: DANCE ON ENSEMBLE, Sadler's Wells
“When are we old? How can experience and embodied knowledge be brought into creative play? And what is the role of dance in questioning the idealisation of youth in our culture?”
Review: GISELLE: REMIX, Pleasance Theatre
Created by cabaret artist Jack Sears and Royal Ballet soloist Hannah Grennell, Giselle:Remix fuses dance and lip sync.
Review: THE POWER (OF) THE FRAGILE - MOHAMED TOUKABRI, Sadler's Wells
The Elixir Festival returns to Sadler’s Wells with the same, integral mission: “rethinking perceptions around dance and age.
Review: INTERNATIONAL DRAFT WORKS, Royal Opera House
The evening includes ten works and the premise is an important, and pressing one: where is ballet (as we know it) going…?
Review: THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, Sadler's Wells
The Velveteen Rabbit is a story which needs little introduction, and which retains wide appeal.
Review: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET - CARMEN, Sadler's Wells
Inger's Carmen is successful in two key ways: firstly it tells the existing narrative of Carmen incredibly clearly, secondly it actually does so with “new resonance' - who'd have thunk it.
Review: ASSEMBLY HALL, Sadler's Wells
Assembly Hall takes place in, as you might have guessed, an assembly hall, where a group of medieval reenactors are coming together for what may be the final meeting of the General Assembly of the Benevolent and Protective Order.
Review: CALIFORNIA CONNECTIONS, Royal Opera House
Original programming continues at the Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre with the ever original Yorke Dance Project
Review: DANSES CONCERTANTES/DIFFERENT DRUMMER/REQUIEM, Royal Opera House
The entire evening confirms MacMillan’s scope as a choreographer, but we knew that already right?
Review: UNIVERSE: A DARK CRYSTAL ODYSSEY, Sadler's Wells
Getting to grips with what a mute medium like dance is trying to convey is never easy even when there is a recognisable concept like Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal.
Review: AUTOBIOGRAPHY (V95 AND V96) - COMPANY WAYNE MCGREGOR, Sadler's Wells
Wayne McGregor has been working with digital intelligence in relation to creativity since 2017, and why not? This is the digital age after all.
Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET: MIXED BILL, Sadler's Wells
New York City Ballet are at Sadler’s Wells for the very first time, and returning to London for the first time since 2008 in a rare event for dance fans in the capital.
Review: SWAN LAKE, Royal Opera House
If you came for anything other than wall-to-wall superlatives for the Royal Ballet’s A-team and Liam Scarlett’s superior production of Swan Lake then you’ll be disappointed with this review, because yet again, for the fourth time in six years, ballet heaven is delivered with a side of perfecti
Review: HOW TO BUILD A UNIVERSE - EXTENDED PLAY (JAMAAL BURKMAR), The Place
From the outset, the word/concept heavy narration often doesn't relate to the disjointed movement being executed, so disconnection feels apparent
Review: BALLET NATIONAL DE MARSEILLE: ROOMMATES, Queen Elizabeth Hall
With an eclectic programme including an immersive dreamscape, an intense two-hander and a revolutionary footstomper, the Ballet national de Marseille present a six-pack of impressive dance pieces.
Review: INK - DIMITRIS PAPAIOANNOU, Sadler's Wells
In the 2024 UK premiere of his 2020 work, INK, we see Papaioannou himself and Šuka Horn perform a “nightmarish manhunt…testing the limits of reality.
Review: NELKEN - TANZTHEATER WUPPERTAL PINA + BAUSCH TERRAIN BORIS CHARMATZ, Sadler's Wells
Some people only need one name: Cher, Madonna etc.
Review: DARK WITH EXCESSIVE BRIGHT, Royal Opera House
Appearing as part of their Festival of New Choreography, the Royal Ballet have partnered with the National Ballet of Canada for Dark With Excessive Bright, an extraordinarily intimate experiment which allows audience to experience the art form in a radical way.
Review: SÃO PAULO DANCE COMPANY, Sadler's Wells
Considering the São Paulo Dance Company was founded in 2008, it’s taken them 16 years to perform in the UK! But the wait is over.
Review: EMPOWER IN MOTION: A BALLET INCLUSIVE, Sadler's Wells
The entire evening was a poignant reminder of the power of dance.
Review: TESS, Peacock Theatre
Filled with a couple of operas’ worth of tragedy, Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles is not the likeliest source of inspiration for a dramatic circus show but Ockham's Razor are here to prove us wrong.
Royal Ballet's Melissa Hamilton and Businessman Michael Christou Launch Hamilton Christou Productions
Internationally recognised star of The Royal Ballet, Melissa Hamilton, and renowned businessman and property developer, Michael Christou, have announced the launch of Hamilton Christou Productions.
THE ACROBATIC SWAN LAKE Comes to Sadler's Wells This June 2024
The Xi'an Acrobatic Troupe's The Acrobatic Swan Lake has dazzled sold-out audiences around the world since its premiere in 2004 and is now returning to London this Summer for a strictly limited run.
Royal Opera House Partners With MS Society For a 12-week Dance Residency
The Royal Opera House is partnering with the charity, the MS Society, to host a ballet residency for volunteer dancers living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
The Royal Ballet's SWAN LAKE Returns to the Royal Opera House
This Spring, The Royal Ballet's sumptuous production of Swan Lake returns to the Royal Opera House's Main Stage.
Royal Academy of Dance's THE FONTEYN Comes to London in 2024
The Royal Academy of Dance has announced that its flagship event The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition comes to London in 2024.
International Ballet Stars Come Together For Dance For Ukraine at the London Palladium
Ukrainian born dancer and former star of The Royal Ballet Ivan Putrov has announced Dance for Ukraine at The London Palladium on Sunday 18 February 2024, following the success of 2022's gala that raised over £160,000 net for the Disaster Emergency Committee's Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
London City Ballet Returns to Sadler's Wells in September
The London City Ballet has announced a return to Sadler’s Wells from 11-14 September.
Final Line-up Set For EMPOWER IN MOTION - A Ballet Inclusive Fundraising Gala at Sadler's Wells
The final big names from the world of dance have been confirmed for fundraising gala Empower in Motion – A Ballet Inclusive from charity Children Today.