The much admired Karen Kain has been directing the National Ballet of Canada for 10 years now - Oksana Khadarina catches up with her as the company prepare to visit Washington with Christopher Wheeldon's "Winter's Tale"...
Archive - 2015
Lynette Halewood with her personal selection of London dance memories this last year…
Birmingham Royal Ballet have been celebrating the Silver Anniversary of Sir Peter Wright's great Nutcracker production and the company's move to Birmingham that same year.
Choreographer Gerald Casel describes his new work, Splinters in Our Ankles, as an exploration of the tinikling, a lively folk dance of the Philippines.
One of the most effective elements is also the most innovative: the inclusion of a dancer specializing in krumping...
The first time I saw San Francisco Ballet’s current production of The Nutcracker, a little boy sitting in front of us turned to his mother and whispered, “It’s magic!” Eleven years later, to the very day, it’s still a magical experience.
As with the Balanchine version, the Hard Nut’s success is a foregone conclusion.
English National Ballet has been dancing this ever-popular Russian classic in various guises each holiday season for the past 50 years, delighting audiences and inspiring youngsters...
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
“I wanted to make a series of portraits of the dancers themselves, as opposed to dancers dancing, to show the character that underpins their performance, to see the determination and sacrifice that it takes to succeed at such a high level.” Rick Guest. What Lies Beneath A book of dancers portraits by Rick Guest Published by PUSH Print in large format, 300mm x 370mm Available at £50...
It all makes for a captivating hour that will surely bring a tear to your eye.
Gallery by Stephen Wright...
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Warmth, exuberance, power, finesse – all these qualities infuse everything they do.
It’s a modern and sometimes rather busy retelling, but it ends as every fairy tale should do...
It is an initiative that I hope will remain on the Sydney Dance Company calendar in the future.
This Nutcracker production has the best conclusion of any...
Acosta deserves every moment of his standing ovation...
Scottish Ballet are touring Christopher Hampson's "Cinderella" this Christmas - Graham Watts was at the European premiere in Edinburgh for DanceTabs...
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...