★★★✰✰ "... Wink is a 4 star piece. We need to see more of Jessica Lang’s work..."
Tag - Birmingham Royal Ballet
★★★✰✰ When I think of Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) under David Bintley I think of tradition with a capital T and the latest double bill underlines that in spades.
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
2015 National Dance Awards – The Nominations Gallery of awards pictures Press release 25 January 2016 The 16th National Dance Awards The Place, London: 25th January 2016 The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for 2015 were presented today at a ceremony in London, hosted by Arlene Phillips CBE. Unusually, the judges decided to give two De Valois Awards for Outstanding Achievement in 2015 to...
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.
This Nutcracker production has the best conclusion of any...
Gallery by Dave Morgan of Sir Peter Wright's much admired production now being danced on its 25th anniversary...
The Royal Ballet’s 2015/2016 season is providing big opportunities for James Hay, promoted to First Soloist in June...
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce the nominations for the 16th National Dance Awards,
The 28-strong cast rose to the challenge of Themes and Variations, with its tricky footwork and complicated formations...
David Drew, for 56 years a member of The Royal Ballet, has died after a long battle with illness. He described himself as one of a ‘bridge generation’ of dancers. The longevity of his career meant that he worked with many figures from the Ballets Russees – but also taught many dancers and choreographers working today.
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Opening night cast of Celine Gittens and Tyrone Singleton reviewed + some thoughts on Delia Mathews and Brandon Lawrence...
Some partnership work because the dancers are so different and others, as here, work because they share a style and approach - unaffected, nuanced, true and richly musical.
Australian audiences are lucky to have La Sylphide in Queensland Ballet’s repertoire...
Jann Parry on the award winning Peter Schaufuss "La Sylphide", not seen in the UK in decades, and Li Cunxin's Queensland Ballet who are bringing it to London this summer. Includes an interview with Cunxin...
David Bintley's Sylvia is a great piece of classical dance and escapist fun.
Birmingham Royal Ballet's end of season announcements for June 2015...
Gallery by Dave Morgan...