Reading Time: 2 minutesA vital retrospective of two contemporary ballet choreographers: one half whimsical pastoral, the other moody evocation Seeing the Royal Ballet perform is such a genuine treat: dancers at the apex of their craft, oozing charisma, precision and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Royal Academy of Dance, one of the world’s most influential dance institutions, showcases the astounding professionalism and artistry of twelve young athletes from six countries as the annual Margot Fonteyn International Ballet competition returns home to London for an evening celebrating ballet excellence.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGhost Light, John Neumeier’s 2020 work and the first half of London City Ballet’s double bill, takes its title from the lamp left burning in a darkened theatre until life returns to the stage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the Linbury Theatre, Northern Ballet presents a new work and two revivals so different in tone as to suggest three separate evenings, though the dancers navigate deftly from one to the other.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA darkly delightful double bill of dance
Reading Time: 3 minutesThese Violent Delights will be released in UK cinemas from 21st October.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHarmony, population 375, is the kind of town where everyone knows everyone's business, until a stranger disrupts their usual routines. Matthew Bourne's The Car Man is Grease meets Carmen, in 1950s varsity jackets, cigarette smoke, girls-versus-boys posturing where the toxic masculinity is the engine block. With a stranger blowing into town and a marriage already curdling on the vine, Harmony is one Man Wanted sign away from combustion.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn unapologetically traditional production that celebrates skill, discipline and beauty. Few ballets carry the weight of expectation quite like Swan Lake. More than 145 years after its premiere, Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece remains the benchmark against which classical companies…
Reading Time: 2 minutesSparkling costumes, exquisite dancing, and enough fairy dust to enchant an audience of any age.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBased loosely on Bizet’s Carmen and hailing from Matthew Bourne’s acclaimed company New Adventures, the 2026 revival of The Car Man has big (dancing) shoes to fill, but this erotic-thriller maintains its legendary status for good reason.