Approaching the end of his first Royal Ballet season, William Bracewell helps Ballet Position write his First Year Report Card Modesty is a profoundly endearing quality, and Royal Ballet soloist William Bracewell possesses it in spades. A beautiful dancer, technically…
With English National Ballet mired in allegations of unacceptable workplace practices, Ballet Position goes behind the scenes to find out more Over the past five years English National Ballet (ENB) has burnished its public image to a peak of gloss…
As Rambert puts the final touches to its exciting new project, Ballet Position talks to the three masterminds behind Rambert2 The words “Rambert” and ”pioneering” have a habit of going together. Rambert is the UK’s oldest dance company, having given…
As the stage lures him back once again, Irek Mukhamedov talks to Ballet Position about “performing, acting, interacting, being alive.” A dancer’s career is cruelly short. Actors can act into their 80s (look at Maggie Smith, Judi Dench), singers sing…
ENB Principal Laurretta Summerscales talks to Ballet Position about her favourite roles and the current phase in the company’s history. Juliet is one of Lauretta Summerscales’ favourite roles. Juliet, that is, in the Rudolf Nureyev production of the tragic love…
Is London’s Royal Opera House the elitist preserve of a metropolitan middle class? Categorically not, says its boss Alex Beard. ‘Elitist’ – a damning label, often uttered with a dismissive sneer. But what do people mean when they call something or…
Fresh from winning Britain’s National Dance Award for Best Modern Choreography, Kim Brandstrup discusses his love of dance and film. Kim Brandstrup picks his words carefully. As carefully, in fact, as he lights upon the telling details that will bring…
Dominique Mercy, veteran of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, talks to BalletPosition about her legacy and plans for the company’s future. Dominique Mercy is an extremely engaging man, whose easy smile always starts in his pale blue eyes. A dancer all…
The Royal Ballet’s Solomon Golding discusses his abiding passion for ballet and his determination to inspire audiences with his art. Solomon Golding is an extremely personable young man: polite, intelligent and bursting with self-belief. Extremely articulate, words pour out of…
PLEASE NOTE: THE LONDON CLINIC OFFERING THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN SUMMARILY CLOSED DOWN BY THE NHS AS OF JUNE 2019 Lucinda Brereton is a successful commercial dancer. She made a smooth transition from the National Youth Ballet to musical theatre…