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Balanchine’s Apollo & Other Works

Balanchine’s Apollo & Other Works

Sep 11 – Sep 12, 2026

Ballet Vancouver opens its 2026/27 inaugural season with a breathtaking triple bill spanning extraordinary artistic range and striking virtuosity in Balanchine’s Apollo & Other Works,...

Review: CARLOS ACOSTA - MYTHS AND MODERN MASTERS, Royal Ballet And Opera

Review: CARLOS ACOSTA - MYTHS AND MODERN MASTERS, Royal Ballet And Opera

by Vikki Jane Vile · August 6, 2026

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. Acosta is now 53 and the Artistic Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) and Acosta Danza. Both companies feature in this mixed programme showcasing Acosta hi…

Review: THE CAR MAN, Sadler's Wells

Review: THE CAR MAN, Sadler's Wells

by Franco Milazzo · August 3, 2026

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. Under a sign reading 'Man Wanted,' the garage owner Dino offers him work and his wife Lana offer…

Review: MARIANELA-TIMELESS, Royal Ballet And Opera

Review: MARIANELA-TIMELESS, Royal Ballet And Opera

by Matthew Paluch · July 30, 2026

When you look at the casting of Marianela - Timeless, it seems there's been a mistake. Surely Núñez isn't actually doing four different pieces? Two being grand pas de deux and one a 35 minute dramatic ballet?…

Review: IN THE BRAIN - Hofesh Shechter II, Southbank Centre

Review: IN THE BRAIN - Hofesh Shechter II, Southbank Centre

by Matthew Paluch · July 24, 2026

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. …

Review: THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL SUMMER PERFORMANCE, Royal Ballet And Opera

Review: THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL SUMMER PERFORMANCE, Royal Ballet And Opera

by Matthew Paluch · July 20, 2026

The Royal Ballet School annual Royal Opera House matinee is a big deal, but perhaps this year more than ever. 2026 marks the centenary of the school, and considering this when watching the performance amplifies what we see on the stage even more than usual. …

Review: SWAN LAKE, State Ballet of Georgia, London Coliseum

Review: SWAN LAKE, State Ballet of Georgia, London Coliseum

by Aliya Al-Hassan · July 18, 2026

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 Tbilisi-based company’s draw is its artistic director, the venerated ballerina Nina Ananiashvili, who performed in the Bolshoi and American Ballet C…

Review: FLIP at Charlotte Ballet

Review: FLIP at Charlotte Ballet

by Perry Tannenbaum · July 7, 2026

Funkier and more humbly budgeted than Charlotte Ballet's extravaganzas at larger venues, FLIP at the McBride Bonnefoux provided a different kind of adventure, substituted promise for polish, and dug deeper into the company's soul.…

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