
New York City Ballet – Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée quad bill – New York
Is there a ballet more deceptive than Balanchine’s Divertimento from ‘Le Baiser de la Fée’? If so, I’m not aware of it.

Gallery – 2012 UK National Dance Awards
Pictures by Dave Morgan – more will be added over the next 24 hours

BalletBoyz: The Talent 2013 – Serpent, Fallen – London
Fallen, an exhilarating closer of the double bill, presents the company at its heart-stopping best.

Liam Scarlett – Choreographer and Royal Ballet Artist in Residence
5 Questions for Liam Scarlett – catching up on new commissions, including BalletBoyz, Miami City Ballet and the new job…

The Royal Ballet – Onegin – London
Cojocaru is as great a dance-actress in the final scene as any I’ve been privileged to see – and that includes Lynn Seymour, Natalia Makarova and Ekaterina Maximova.

Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company – Flamenco Vivo – New York
Which brings me to Ángel Muñoz who, with Peña, is the real star of the show. The two couldn’t be more different: Peña is all interiority and nuance, while Muñoz is all bluster and instinct.

New York City Ballet – Serenade, Mozartiana, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 – New York
I’m not yet fully convinced of the wisdom of New York City Ballet’s thematic seasons, organized around the music of a single composer….

English National Ballet Unveils Rebrand & Vivienne Westwood Collaboration
English National Ballet is pleased to reveal details of its new rebrand, which includes an exciting collaboration with designer Vivienne Westwood, in a creative brand campaign for 2013.

DVD – Sensuality & Nationalism in Romantic Ballet
This is not by any means a DVD for casual viewing, but for the serious student of ballet it provides a concise and fascinating understanding of the key components of Romantic Ballet, hugely enhanced by the opportunity to see a group of restaged dances from that era that have not been seen before…

Mariinsky Ballet – Gala – Baden-Baden
The Mariinsky Ballet’s annual Baden-Baden tour is something of a balletomane’s winter retreat and, with mild weather to boot over Christmas, provided yet another opportunity this season to catch up with the St. Petersburg company.

Focus Dance with Eiko and Koma & John Jasperse Projects – New York
Eiko and Koma are now in their sixties. What stays with you is the image of those bodies, tormented, trembling, vulnerable, but ultimately indestructible.

Gallery – Miami City Ballet in Liam Scarlett’s Euphotic premiere
Gallery – Miami City Ballet in Liam Scarlett’s Euphotic

Troy Schumacher – Satellite Ballet & New York City Ballet – Choreographer and dancer
Dance is a difficult thing to experience outside of the theatre, but for the sustainability of the artform it has to find a way to make itself more widely available.

Paris Opera Ballet – Don Quixote – Paris
It’s not every day Petipa’s carefree Don Quixote comes with a health and safety warning. …Injuries played havoc with the casting throughout November and December…