Tag Ballet

Mayerling, The Royal Ballet Review 4*

Mayerling, Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s darkest three-Act ballet, relives the events around the tragedy that shook the Habsburg empire This article was first published on London Unattache Few choreographers have the skill to probe the darkness of the human soul like…

Joburg Ballet, Communion of Light Review 3*

Joburg Ballet

Joburg Ballet’s Communion of Light introduced the South African company’s vibrant and eclectic style to the Linbury audiences This article was first published on London Unattached We had a tantalising glimpse of Joburg Ballet back in the Spring, when company…

Susan Robinson: For the “Pure Love of Dance”

Susan Robinson, ballet teacher extraordinaire, on how she transmits her “pure passion for the art” to successive generations of dancers. On the last night of English National Ballet’s London Christmas season, Laurretta Summerscales received a rapturous ovation for her sparkling…

“That’s so Scottish Ballet…”

Christopher Hampson, Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer  of Scottish Ballet, shares his ambitious plans for Scotland’s premier ballet company.                                A mere glance at Scottish…

Living the Dream in Ballett Zurich

Royal Ballet graduate Daniel Mulligan writes about his life as a dancer in Ballett Zurich in Switzerland’s most glamorous city.      I spent two years in the Junior Company and was lucky enough to stay with the main company…