Thursday, February 15, 2018
Wheeldon's popular retelling of The Winter's Tale returns to the Royal Opera House stage for the third time in four years. Of its many strengths, the meaty storytelling on display from the d…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:41PMSunday, January 21, 2018
Marianela Nu ez celebrates her 20th year with the Royal Ballet this year. For a prima ballerina you may believe her peak years of performing are behind her. However, nothing could be further…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:07AMThursday, December 21, 2017
Thanks to Matthew Bourne, now Christmas in London doesn't only mean endless Nutcrackers as lovely as they are but for over fifteen years dance fans have been treated to his theatrical mix of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:30AMFriday, December 1, 2017
Frederick Ashton's Sylvia was last seen as part of the Royal Ballet's repertoire back in 2010. And how this glittering, mythical tale of silliness has been missed One cannot deny that the su…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PMSaturday, November 11, 2017
Ballet Black continue to move from strength to strength. Having recently secured funding and completed work on a more spacious London studio, they now tour nationally with their acclaimed na…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10AMWednesday, November 1, 2017
Fresh from taking part in the dazzling nationwide celebration of Kenneth MacMillan's work, a severe change of gear is required as Birmingham Royal Ballet now turn their attention to Aladdin,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMThursday, October 19, 2017
The Opera House's new season continues with a joyful celebration of Kenneth MacMillan, seeing the Royal Ballet joined by the country's other top companies for a rare spectacle.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PMFriday, August 11, 2017
A flamenco show is always easy to spot when you take your seat at the theatre. The stage is stark except for a few unevenly placed chairs. The performers are left to do all the work here and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:30AMA flamenco show is always easy to spot when you take your seat at the theatre. The stage is stark except for a few unevenly placed chairs. The performers are left to do all the work here and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24AMSaturday, July 22, 2017
Tango sensation, Tanguera first premiered fifteen years ago in Buenos Aires promising an authentic take on the provocative and sensual spectacle with a thirty strong ensemble cast. Unlike th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMSaturday, June 10, 2017
After recent performances of new choreography from Crystal Pite, Wayne McGregor and Liam Scarlett, one could be forgiven for believing the Royal Ballet has dragged itself reluctantly into th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AMWednesday, June 7, 2017
This take on the Hollywood classic Thoroughly Modern Millie last played Broadway back in 2002. However, regardless of the casts plucky efforts to inject some New York panache to proceedings,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AMTuesday, May 30, 2017
English National Ballet's Emerging Dancer award is now in it's eighth year and this time was able to reach an even wider audience through a live streaming from Sadler's Wells Theatre which h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMSunday, April 17, 2016
Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale is arguably one of the most complex and tricky narratives to convey. However, Christopher Wheeldon’s balletic interpretation comes alive through the cla…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:46AMThursday, April 7, 2016
It’s easy to be seduced by the cosy Crazy Coqs, a small jazz club nestled inside Brasserie Zedel at Piccadilly Circus. The Crazy Coqs is an intimate venue with tiny tables and low lighting…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:45PMSaturday, March 26, 2016
The My First series is joint venture between English National Ballet and students of the English National Ballet School and is now in its fifth year. This year Sleeping Beauty is the chosen …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:56PMSunday, February 28, 2016
After the success of Dracula in 2013, Mark Bruce Company now returns with a similarly grungy telling of The Odyssey. In the programme notes, Bruce himself admits “it is a difficult tale to…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:58PMMonday, February 1, 2016
Sadler’s Sampled is now a well-established addition to the Sadler’s Wells programme, bringing dance fans young and old, balletomanes and b-boys, into the same world for two nights only. …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:01PMWednesday, December 23, 2015
Tracey Sinclair’s Bystanders first premiered at the Baron’s Court Theatre in 2011; this new production directed by Jeremy Stockwell has been given a freshen up for its visit to firstly T…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:55PMFriday, December 18, 2015
Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker returns again to the Coliseum for its sixth year as a staple of English National Ballet’s repertoire. ENB certainly lack no dance talent, as is abundantly obvi…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:26PMWednesday, July 22, 2015
Few programmes of dance this summer can boast such a prestigious cast as the Ardani 25 Dance Gala. Featuring principals from the Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Mariinsky, and …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:34PMFriday, May 8, 2015
On coming away from a performance that I struggled to find any positives in, I always feel a sense of guilt, but sadly this is true of the new offering from choreographers Angel Rojas and Ca…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:25PMFriday, April 17, 2015
Diana Vishneva’s long-awaited return to London has been highly anticipated by dance fans everywhere. This prima ballerina, best known for her work with the Mariinsky Ballet and American Ba…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:23PMWednesday, March 25, 2015
On reflection it seems strange that no one had thought of the Emerging Dancer award until six years ago. Finally there is a chance for dancers hidden away in the corps de ballet to have a ch…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:23PMSaturday, March 21, 2015
‘Ballet with a 21st Century twist’, as the programme tagline promises us, is never going to be to everyone’s taste but for those who have always found Shakespeare a little inaccessible…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:26AMSaturday, March 14, 2015
After still basking in the afterglow of Lest We Forget last year, I was intrigued and excited to see what Tamara Rojo and her diverse range of dancers were going to show us with this new tri…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:54AMTuesday, February 24, 2015
The Tristan Bates Theatre is a hugely appropriate venue for a vampire-themed tale in that there is no natural light to speak of. As the popular FIRST series continues, Dark Dates tells the …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:17PMThursday, January 29, 2015
The Tango Fire Company of Buenos Aires has been winning universal praise across the globe since 2005, when the five couples it features came together to create a formidable company. With t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:32AMSaturday, December 13, 2014
There are some combinations that you just know will be a winner and in this case, Matthew Bourne, Edwards Scissorhands and Christmas is one of them. Reviving his 2005 production, Bourne is b…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:16AMThursday, October 9, 2014
The October drizzle on press night at the Peacock Theatre meant this midweek audience had good reason to start their evening a little more reserved than normal. Thankfully by the end of the …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:50PMWednesday, August 20, 2014
Ask any London dance fan which star has the most excitement and fascination surrounding her at the moment and surely all would answer, Natalia Osipova. Since joining the Royal Ballet as a pr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:14PM 
