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…
Yolande Yorke-Edgell discusses her newest mixed bill, Modern Milestones, and how it fits within her Yorke Dance Project This article was first published on London Unattached “Legacy is very important to me”, says Yolande Yorke-Edgell, British dancer, choreographer and founder…
The Royal Ballet opens the festive season with its transporting, magical production of the Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker This article was first published on London Unattached Nothing says Christmas like The Nutcracker; and nothing says truly magical, transporting, transcendental Christmas like The…
The Royal Ballet’s Perspectives, its first triple bill of the season, features works by Balanchine, Marston and Peck This article was first published on London Unattached Something old, something new, something borrowed… The Royal Ballet’s first triple bill of the…
Russian ballet megastar Natalia Osipova pursues new and exciting avenues in her self-curated mixed bill at the Linbury This article was first published on London Unattached Best known pretty well the world over as an outstanding classical ballerina – a…
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…
English National Ballet School and Rambert School showed off their students in a shared programme at the Linbury English National Ballet School and Rambert School have similar structures and missions: both run three-year graduation programmes for dance students, and both…
The Royal Ballet School displayed its students’ choreographic talent with a packed programme at the Next Generation Festival The art of choreography is important to The Royal Ballet School. When it was founded by Dame Ninette de Valois in 1926,…
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…