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…
Vadim Muntagirov and Fumi Kaneko raise MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet to a new level on its 60th anniversary… In a lifetime of watching dance, many performances have, with time, slipped entirely out of my mind. Others remain as cherished, if…
The Royal Ballet principal Francesca Hayward shines in her debut as Tatiana, the compelling heroine of Cranko’s Onegin John Cranko’s ballet Onegin is so concise and intelligently crafted that every step carries meaning, acquiring nuance with each repetition and development,…
American choreographer Pam Tanowitz talks about the creation of her new work for The Royal Ballet, Or Forevermore (image credit: Pam Tanowitz in rehearsal for Or Forevermore with William Bracewell ©2024 ROH. Photo: Andrei Uspenski) The prolific New York-based choreographer…
Newly-minted Royal Ballet principal dancer Fumi Kaneko talks to Ballet Position in the aftermath of her stunning debut as Juliet Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet is a narrative masterpiece, distilling in its structure and choreography all the passion and ultimate…
The Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer Valentino Zucchetti talks to Ballet Position about his present career and his future plans Valentino Zucchetti is well launched into his second career, even while his first is still in full bloom. At just…
Fresh from winning the Gold Medal at Prix de Lausanne 2021, the Portuguese dancer António Casalinho talks to Ballet Position There are times when superlatives fall short of the reality they’re trying to describe. That is certainly the case with…
Ryoichi Hirano talks to Ballet Position about his life as a Royal Ballet Principal and how he became ‘Heavenly Hirano’ Royal Ballet Principal Ryochi Hirano’s first year with the company was not exactly encouraging. He joined as an apprentice in…
Ballerina Yasmine Naghdi talks to Ballet Position about her life as a blossoming Principal Dancer with Britain’s premier ballet company Once upon a time there was a very busy little girl. So busy, in fact, they said she was hyperactive.…
Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Laura Morera talks to Ballet Position about the ups and downs of her life in ballet You can tell when Laura Morera really cares about something (or someone) because her speech, normally soft and thoughtful, gains…