Carlos Acosta’s The Maiden of Venice re-imagines a “problematic” classic, the ballet La Bayadère, for his BRB company The Maiden of Venice, as Carlos Acosta has named his re-imagined La Bayadère, will, he hopes, sidestep the problems raised by the…
National and international choreographic talent featured in the 2025 edition of International Draft Works at the RBO Linbury It’s not meant as a collection of definitive finished works. Rather, International Draft Works, a Royal Ballet initiative that brings together budding…
Carlos Acosta tells me why and how he’s transporting the Christmas ballet to Cuba as Nutcracker in Havana Carlos Acosta came late to Christmas. The Cuba where the boy who was to become an international ballet superstar grew up in…
Just a few days before starting her first engagement as a professional dancer, 18-year-old Matilde Rodrigues speaks to Ballet Position Portugal hasn’t much of a tradition in classical ballet. It’s true that more and more Portuguese dancers are are good…
Ballet Position meets Ruth Brill as she prepares to swap her pointe shoes for life as a full time choreographer Ruth Brill is a vibrant bundle of energy, which is just as well – when we met, she was simultaneously…
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…
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…