Dancer Jonathan Goddard talks to Ballet Position about his two roles in the new ballet, A Single Man A Single Man is a study in grief. Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel traces a day in the life of George, a middle-aged…
Paris Opera Junior Ballet joined the Next Generation Festival at the Linbury Theatre with a challenging quadruple bill What a difference 90 minutes makes. For Paris Opera Junior Ballet it was the difference between a hesitant, seemingly uncomfortable group…
Ballet Central brought flair and originality to Next Generation Festival with a bill of gems old and new Ballet Central is the touring company of the London-based Central School of Ballet. Unlike the junior companies we’ve seen in this year’s…
The Youth Company of Finnish National Ballet joined the RBO Next Generation Festival with a difficult triple bill The Youth Company of Finnish National Ballet is a multinational troupe of 14 young dancers; and like every other junior company, its…
Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell brings the denizens of 1930s Soho to Sadler’s Wells in an evocative work There is a world of difference between 21st century Soho, being developed to within an inch of its life as a “clean…
Inside Giovanni’s Room is Phoenix Dance Theatre’s streamlined and hard-hitting dance adaptation of James Baldwin’s seminal gay novel The African American writer James Baldwin (1924-1987) is best known as a civil rights activist, whose prolific output includes such uncompromising essays…
ABT Studio Company opened the Next Generation Festival at the Linbury with a remarkable display of young talent The Royal Ballet and Opera’s annual Next Generation Festival presents a great opportunity to sample the talent of young dancers from both…
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía thrilled Sadler’s Wells with Pineda, telling the story of a community’s struggle against despotism Any doubts that flamenco could go beyond mere spectacle and sustain a compelling narrative were dispelled long ago when the great dancer…
Ballet Nights welcomed the new season with a mixed programme of short dance pieces entitled ‘Spring Into Summer’ The Ballet Nights format – a collection of short pieces old and new compèred by founder Jamiel Devernay-Laurence – has acquired a…
Flamenco Festival 2025 continued at Sadler’s Wells with two contrasting shows from Compañías Manuel Liñan and Mercedes Ruiz Compañía Manuel Liñan, Muerta de Amor 3* London first met flamenco dancer Manuel Liñan in 2022, when he brought his all-conquering show…