UK / WEST END DANCE NEWS COVERAGE

“When are we old? How can experience and embodied knowledge be brought into creative play? And what is the role of dance in questioning the idealisation of youth in our culture?” ...

Created by cabaret artist Jack Sears and Royal Ballet soloist Hannah Grennell, Giselle:Remix fuses dance and lip sync....

The Elixir Festival returns to Sadler’s Wells with the same, integral mission: “rethinking perceptions around dance and age.”...

The evening includes ten works and the premise is an important, and pressing one: where is ballet (as we know it) going…? ...

The Velveteen Rabbit is a story which needs little introduction, and which retains wide appeal. This retelling by Ben Crompton for balletLORENT pops with life as a man reacquaints himself with childhood toys, notably a beloved rabbit. Aimed at a family audience, this is a delightful way to while awa...

Original programming continues at the Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre with the ever original Yorke Dance Project...

The entire evening confirms MacMillan’s scope as a choreographer, but we knew that already right? ...

Getting to grips with what a mute medium like dance is trying to convey is never easy even when there is a recognisable concept like Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal....

Wayne McGregor has been working with digital intelligence in relation to creativity since 2017, and why not? This is the digital age after all. Who needs humans?!...

New York City Ballet are at Sadler’s Wells for the very first time, and returning to London for the first time since 2008 in a rare event for dance fans in the capital. Now under the direction of Jonathan Stafford, they arrive with a diverse quadruple bill, presumably designed to offer something for...

If you came for anything other than wall-to-wall superlatives for the Royal Ballet’s A-team and Liam Scarlett’s superior production of Swan Lake then you’ll be disappointed with this review, because yet again, for the fourth time in six years, ballet heaven is delivered with a side of perfection. It...

From the outset, the word/concept heavy narration often doesn't relate to the disjointed movement being executed, so disconnection feels apparent...

With an eclectic programme including an immersive dreamscape, an intense two-hander and a revolutionary footstomper, the Ballet national de Marseille present a six-pack of impressive dance pieces....

In the 2024 UK premiere of his 2020 work, INK, we see Papaioannou himself and Šuka Horn perform a “nightmarish manhunt…testing the limits of reality.”...

Some people only need one name: Cher, Madonna etc. In dance we have Pina - as in Bausch, the revered German dancer, choreographer and Director of Tanztheater Wuppertal until her death in 2009. ...

Appearing as part of their Festival of New Choreography, the Royal Ballet have partnered with the National Ballet of Canada for Dark With Excessive Bright, an extraordinarily intimate experiment which allows audience to experience the art form in a radical way....

Considering the São Paulo Dance Company was founded in 2008, it’s taken them 16 years to perform in the UK! But the wait is over. ...

The entire evening was a poignant reminder of the power of dance. How it feels to do, and to watch, with all the work exuding expression, joy and freedom, which shouldn't be underestimated ...

Filled with a couple of operas’ worth of tragedy, Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles is not the likeliest source of inspiration for a dramatic circus show but Ockham's Razor are here to prove us wrong. ...

Internationally recognised star of The Royal Ballet, Melissa Hamilton, and renowned businessman and property developer, Michael Christou, have announced the launch of Hamilton Christou Productions....

The Xi'an Acrobatic Troupe's The Acrobatic Swan Lake has dazzled sold-out audiences around the world since its premiere in 2004 and is now returning to London this Summer for a strictly limited run....

The Royal Opera House is partnering with the charity, the MS Society, to host a ballet residency for volunteer dancers living with multiple sclerosis (MS)....

This Spring, The Royal Ballet's sumptuous production of Swan Lake returns to the Royal Opera House's Main Stage. Opening in Spring and returning in Summer, the production remains to this day one of the best-loved works in the classical ballet canon, demanding delicacy, grace, and strong, virtuosic t...

The Royal Academy of Dance has announced that its flagship event The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition comes to London in 2024....

Ukrainian born dancer and former star of The Royal Ballet Ivan Putrov has announced Dance for Ukraine at The London Palladium on Sunday 18 February 2024, following the success of 2022's gala that raised over £160,000 net for the Disaster Emergency Committee's Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal....

The London City Ballet has announced a return to Sadler’s Wells from 11-14 September. Learn more about the upcoming shows here!...

The final big names from the world of dance have been confirmed for fundraising gala Empower in Motion – A Ballet Inclusive from charity Children Today. Further details have also been released of some of the already announced performers who will take to the stage at London's iconic dance venue Sadle...

Royal Academy of Dance has launched a new fundraising campaign to provide financial support for young dancers taking RAD exams across the world....

This spring Phoenix Dance Theatre will embark on a UK tour with a brand-new mixed programme – BELONGING: Loss. Legacy. Love. The powerfully visceral and thought-provoking triple bill explores the nuances of human experience by three exciting international dance makers. ...

Fresh from a sold-out European tour, France's Got Talent finalists, RB Dance Company, presents the UK premiere of its critically acclaimed, award-winning production Stories at Sadler's Wells' Peacock Theatre from Wednesday 23 October - Saturday 2 November 2024....

Tickets for newly announced events are on public sale from Friday 26 January at 10 am. Check out the full lineup here!...

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake will return for its 30th anniversary with a 2024-25 UK tour. The tour kicks off in November at Theatre Royal Plymouth....

balletLORENT's new family show The Velveteen Rabbit comes to the Lilian Baylis Studio during the Easter holidays from Friday 5 – Saturday 6 April 2024....

Mark Bruce Company will make a welcome return to the stage in 2024 with a brand new production of Frankenstein in March....

Fresh from no fewer than 40 performances of Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker (a production which now seems to thankfully be going into retirement) English National Ballet, are back less than a week later to round off their Coliseum season, this time it’s Mary Skeaping’s Giselle which they last performed s...

Company Wayne McGregor returns to Sadler's Wells Theatre this March with two works from Sadler's Wells Associate Artist and visionary choreographer Wayne McGregor CBE. His company performs Autobiography (v95 and v96) on 12 & 13 March and UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey on 15 & 16 March....

It has been over a year since Ross Freddie Ray approached me about the Gala, Empower in Motion. The prospect of having a dance celebration featuring dancers of all different abilities alongside some well-known classical ballet stars… I knew I had to be part of it!...

National Youth Dance Company (NYDC), England's flagship company for young dancers which is run by Sadler's Wells, has selected the intake for its 2023/24 cohort....

The Royal Ballet has announced further details about the forthcoming Festival of New Choreography, opening in February 2024....

Northern Ballet's Tortoise & the Hare UK tour begins this month. Get ready for an exciting and captivating performance by Northern Ballet as they bring this classic tale to life on stage. Don't miss out on this must-see production!...