Royal Ballet – 3 casts in The Dream, Symphonic Variations, Marguerite and Armand – London
★★★★✰ In Marguerite and Armand the 3 casts reviewed are Zenaida Yanowsky and Roberto Bolle, Alessandra Ferri and Federico Bonelli, Natalia Osipova and Valdimir Shklyarov.
Royal Ballet – Symphonic Dances (premiere), The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Tarantella, Strapless – London
★★★★✰ Symphonic Dances is Scarlett’s farewell portrait of Yanowsky. Like her, the ballet is big and bold, beautiful and elusive.
2016 National Dance Awards – Winners Announced
The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for 2016 were presented today at a ceremony in London, hosted by Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, the creative team behind the highly successful dance company, Boy Blue Entertainment.
Memorable Performances of 2016 – London
Lynette Halewood with her personal selection of London dance memories from the past year…
Royal Ballet – The Nutcracker – London
★★★★★ The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker has undergone various changes since its gala premiere in 1984, not least in the central roles of Clara and Drosselmeyer…
Royal Ballet – Wayne McGregor bill: Chroma, Multiverse, Carbon Life – London
★★★✰✰ Multiverse: McGregor and his dramaturg may know what they want to convey about life and the universe(s) but despite the dancers’ efforts, the result is baffling.
2016 National Dance Awards – Announcement of Nominations
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce the nominations for the 17th National Dance Awards,
Royal Ballet: Promotions and joiners for the 2016/17 season
Four Royal Ballet dancers promoted to Principal from the start of the 2016/17 Season – Alexander Campbell, Francesca Hayward, Ryoichi Hirano and Akane Takada
Royal Ballet – Obsidian Tear (premiere), The Invitation, Within the Golden Hour – London
★★★★✰ The range of roles shows the Royal Ballet dancers, up-and-coming soloist, established principals and character artists, at their very best.
Royal Ballet – Giselle – London
★★★★✰ Lamb’s mad scene is all the more effective by starting as though she’s a broken porcelain doll, uncomprehending. She retreats into her herself in disbelief at Albrecht’s treachery.
Interview – Laura Morera – Principal, The Royal Ballet
“I’ve never won a prize before…” on the day Laura Morera won an Outstanding award at the National Dance Awards, Margaret Willis had a long chat with the excited, and much loved, Royal Ballet principal…
Royal Ballet – Rhapsody, The Two Pigeons – London
★★★★★ “What a joy to have Rhapsody back in its original setting…”
2015 Dance Memories – London
Lynette Halewood with her personal selection of London dance memories this last year…
James Hay – Royal Ballet First Soloist
The Royal Ballet’s 2015/2016 season is providing big opportunities for James Hay, promoted to First Soloist in June…
2015 National Dance Awards – Announcement of Nominations
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce the nominations for the 16th National Dance Awards,
The Royal Ballet – Don Quixote – Washington
At 42, Acosta is still a powerful presence. A much-loved artist around the world, he is undoubtedly one of the greatest male dancers of his generation.
Royal Ballet – Woolf Works – London
Woolf Works is a chimera, an illusory creation made up of disparate elements…
