Welcome to the NYCB dancers; sensitive, speedy and spectacular The New York City Ballet (NYCB) has returned to London after sixteen years, performing from 7-10 March in Sadler’s Wells Theatre. The company was last in London in 2008 and has been greatly missed, so there was a great air of expectation in the audience last […]
Swan Lake – Royal Ballet at ROH
Revival of Liam Scarlett’s Swan Lake at The Royal Opera House. Liam Scarlett’s 2018 production of Swan Lake for the Royal Ballet, with glorious sets designed by John McFarlane, is a sumptuous show which has won many accolades. Now on its third revival, this fairytale ballet has its roots in German and Russian folklore. With […]
Festival of New Choreography – New Works – Royal Ballet
An evening of exhilaration and elegance Last night, The Royal Ballet presented New Works at The Festival of New Choreography in which four world premieres were performed in one wonderful evening. The new works were choreographed by four international choreographers, Gemma Bond, Joshua Junker, Mthuthuzeli November and Jessica Lang, all making their choreographic debut on […]
Dark with Excessive Bright – Royal Ballet Festival of New Choreography
Promenade through Dance at the Linbury Be prepared when you arrive at the Linbury Theatre for Robert Binet’s ‘Dark with Excessive Bright’. You’ll be leaving your coat and bag in the cloakroom and you’ll be provided with a luminous wristband. The stunning theatre has been transformed into an immersive space by Shizuka Hariu, with benches, […]
São Paulo Dance Company – UK Tour
Brazilian Heat in Sadler’s Wells Brazil’s finest dance company, the São Paulo Dance Company, has come to the UK on its first UK and Ireland Premiere Tour, (delayed from 2020 and presented by Dance Consortium), presenting a powerful, emotional and exciting triple bill of three Latin-inspired works danced by a very fine troupe of highly […]
Manon – Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
An exploration of love, decadence and desperation Manon has returned to The Royal Opera House for its 50th anniversary, spectacularly danced on Opening Night by The Royal Ballet with Francesca Hayward in the title role. It was created by Kenneth MacMillan in 1974 as a 3-act narrative ballet and at the time was considered shocking […]
The Nutcracker – Royal Ballet at ROH
It’s the first night of the Nutcracker – it must be Christmas! Ask any balletomane what heralds the start of the festive season and the answer will always be The Nutcracker. And, in my view, there’s nowhere more special to watch The Nutcracker in London than The Royal Opera House, with its opulent red velvet […]
Death Trap, Journeys between Life and Death
A Thought-Provoking Double Bill at Sadler’s Wells Death Trap is the title of a thought-provoking double bill, recently shown at Sadler’s Wells, of the dance works Cerberus and Goat, created and directed by the choreographer Ben Duke for the dancers of the Rambert. Cerberus was premiered in May 2022 and Goat in October 2017, which […]
The Snowman at the Peacock Theatre
The Snowman – A Magical Christmas treat Look no further than The Snowman, if you are searching for a heart-warming and magical Christmas treat for you and your young family, or even for us older folk reliving our childhoods. It is a wonderful show; at times funny, exciting, moving and magical, full of lovely theatrical […]
The Dante Project: Royal Opera House.
Abandon all hope ye who don’t enter From Homer’s Odessey to Virgil’s Aeneid and Dante’s Divine Comedy there is a clearly traceable line of genius in western storytelling. The latest feet to stand on those immortal shoulders are those of the creative team behind the Royal Opera House’s “The Dante Project.” Returning from its 2021 […]