UK / WEST END DANCE NEWS COVERAGE - PAGE 2

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!...

This new year, The Royal Ballet presents Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, marking 50 years since the production's 1974 premiere, and 100 years since the death of its esteemed designer Nicholas Georgiadis....

More dancers have come forward to allege a culture of body-shaming and bullying at a UK ballet school, according the the BBC....

Greenwich Dance has announced plans for the continuation of its activity that supports communities and artists, through other organisations....

Experience the passionate and tragic story of Kenneth MacMillan's Manon live in cinemas in February 2024. Returning to the Royal Opera House Main Stage, this live cinema event will see the dramatic tale of love and loss broadcast to 976 cinemas in 21 countries across the world. ...

No Sugarplum Fairy at Sadler’s Wells this Christmas…they've got Edward Scissorhands instead! Specifically Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures production running until 20 January. ...

On 7 December, leading dance education and training organisation Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) launched RAD Leadership Training, a initiative which uses the power and influence of movement to help corporate leaders take their leadership skills to the next level....

A host of exciting new names have been announced as part of Children Today's fundraising gala, Empower in Motion – A Ballet Inclusive, at Sadler's Wells on February 7th, 2024. Learn more about the gala here!...

The world can often seem so grey at the moment, so any opportunity to step into the light is most welcome. There can be few festive shows that ignite such a sense of wonder and delight as the Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker. If the festive season is all about tradition, then Peter Wright’s 1984 produc...

The State Ballet of Georgia presents Swan Lake at the London Coliseum in Summer 2024. Don't miss this world-renowned ballet performance....

I’ve never seen a lunar halo – a sparkling ring around the moon – so the fact that Cheng Tsung-lung’s work of the same name uses it as a premise is indeed intriguing. Cheng as both choreographer and Artistic Director, presents Cloud Gate Dance Theatre (of Taiwan) at Sadler’s Wells....

Northern Ballet will bring their award-winning Romeo & Juliet back to the stage in spring 2024 after an absence of over 16 years. ...

The Royal Ballet has released the full video from an extended Insight to celebrate the innovative creative genius of Bronislava Nijinska. In an afternoon of illustrated talks, panel discussion, and rehearsals, this event examined the powerful legacy of a choreographer much neglected in the history o...

Sadler’s Wells is a busy old place, with numerous performance spaces, departments and associated initiatives. One being the very worthwhile Young Associates programme which helps “talented dance artists aged 18-24 giving them a crucial first step into their careers as choreographers”....

Two very different performances, Cerberus and Goat, from Rambert, deliver a meta dance comedy exploring life, death and performance....

Rhiannon Faith Company premieres Lay Down Your Burdens at the Barbican Centre, another “socially conscious” work to add to their ever-growing portfolio...

With a potent and varied score from Thomas Adès, vibrant choreography from Wayne McGregor, and intruguing design from Tacita Dean, The Dante Project captures the attention despite the assumption audiences know who's who in this revered Italian narrative poem. The Dante Project is fierce yet tender,...

LOVETRAIN2020 by Emanuel Gat started promisingly: atmospheric lighting, shafts of layered space and glimpses of new romantic courtiers bedecked in asymmetrical, louche garbs....

Ballet Black return to the Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre with their double bill Pioneers. Then Or Now takes the poetry of American Feminist, Adrienne Rich and uses it as a foundation to discuss the current period of political and social change....

It seems unfathomable that a dance company has been based in London for 15 years and I've never seen their work before. However, such is the case with the Van Huynh Company who presented Re:birth (2022) at The Place on November 14. ...

After 10 long years, Fuerza Bruta is finally returning to its London home - the Roundhouse - with its incredible new show – AVEN, a rollercoaster ride of euphoria, optimism and desire beyond the imagination. ...

Every Christmas we are promised a 'new take' on either Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Often these are changed for change's sake, but in Drew McOnie's new take on the iconic ballet, we have a joyful, fresh and vibrant production, with a subtle message of acceptance and l...

Welcome to Zona Franca, a show created by Brazilian choreographer Alice Ripoll and dance company Cia Suave that does its level best to defy being pigeonholed. Can this even be called a dance production if only about a third of the time is spent on hip-shaking and booty-waving? ...

New English Ballet Theatre is in its 13th year as a company and presents a mixed programme at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells that's also a rather mixed bag… ...

Greek director, choreographer, and visual artist Dimitris Papaioannou returns to Sadler’s Wells Theatre with the UK premiere of INK from Wednesday 28 February - Saturday 2 March 2024. ...

Northern Ballet presents the Generations: Three Short Ballets triple bill at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House as part of its national tour this autumn. ...

Raymond Gubbay Limited has announced the British and international soloists for Varna International Ballet and Orchestra who will be touring in early 2024, as part of their return to UK after a hugely successful debut in 2023. ...

Bang-bang-bang. Tap-tap-tap. Stomp-stomp-stomp. Crackity-crack-crack. Matías Jaime’s Argentinian hit Malevo sounds like the world’s loudest hailstorm while serving up a feast of blistering choreography....

I wonder why London has had to wait five whole years to see this extremely worthwhile piece? ...

After a hiatus of almost 30 years, the London City Ballet will return to the stage again under the direction of Christopher Marney, former dancer, and director of the Joffrey Ballet Studio Company of Chicago....

The Royal Academy of Dance has announced the medallists of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023 final at His Majesty's Theatre in London....

A play about the limits of language ought to easily translate into a ballet. Words naturally count for less and speech is no longer the primary means of communicating emotions. But does Sam Steiner’s indie darling Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons make the leap into dance?...

Greenwich Dance has announced it will close at the end of the year, due to a withdrawal of funding from the Royal Borough of Greenwich and an unsuccessful National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) application to Arts Council England in 2022....

The Royal Ballet presents revivals of two contrasting yet sublime one act ballets. The abstract nature of Anemoi is ethereal and makes for an enthralling ballet. The Cellist is a commission by the Royal Ballet, Choreographed by Cathy Marston. Marston’s skills are a masterclass in clear balletic stor...

Watch the trailer for the Royal Opera House's The Nutcracker in cinemas from Tuesday 12 December 2023 at 7.15pm (GMT), with Encore screenings from Sunday 17 December 2023 at 2pm (GMT)....

A stunning celebration of the music of Birmingham legends Black Sabbath performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. The combination of heavy metal music with ballet may not seem an obvious one but here we are thanks to the direction of Carlos Acosta, who had the vision to celebrate Birmingham’s most p...

Autumn at The Place continues with a double bill featuring the Prague-based Pocketart Collective with The Lion’s Den and Louise Orwin's Famehungry. ...

Applications open today for Academy Breakin' Convention, the new hip hop theatre school that's one of the major initiatives at Sadler's Wells' fourth London venue, Sadler's Wells East, due to open next year as part of the East Bank development in Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.   Find out ...

Foley artists don’t often get moments to shine - step forward Athens based dancer and choreographer Ioanna Paraskevopoulou with her work MOS presented by Dance Umbrella....

Song of Songs premiered in 2022 and now has its London opening at the Barbican Centre. The work sees American dance maker Pam Tanowitz collaborate with Pulitzer prize-winning composer David Lang....