
English National Ballet – Akram Khan’s Giselle – London
★★★★★ A production that seems destined to become a masterpiece of early 21st Century contemporary ballet.

Queensland Ballet – Lest We Forget: We who are left, Company B, In the Best Moments – Brisbane
★★★★✰ Natalie Weir’s “We who are left” is nothing less than a knockout.

Inheriting Broken Fall – New Russell Maliphant dancers take on a legendary piece of dance
An interview with Adam Kirkham, Carys Staton, Nathan Young and Yu-Hsien Wu of Russell Maliphant Company as they take on roles first created by Guillem and the BalletBoyz. Also advice to graduating students and discussion of Maliphant’s approach to creating new work…

Gallery – English National Ballet in Lest We Forget bill
Works by Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant and Liam Scarlett, Gallery by Dave Morgan.

A Heads-Up on Queensland Ballet, La Sylphide and company director Li Cunxin
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…

Rosie Kay Dance Company – 5 Soldiers: The Body is The Frontline – London
Kay’s cast all look real, raw, anxious and laser sharp, ready for action…

English National Ballet – Emerging Dancer Competition 2015
Like ENB at large, the eight finalists for 2015 are a noticeably international bunch, representing Germany, America, Ukraine, Brazil, China and the UK between them.

2014 National Dance Awards – Winners Announced
The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for 2014 took place today in London at The Place’s Robin Howard Dance Theatre.

English National Ballet – Swan Lake – Milton Keynes
Eight paragraphs of praise and I haven’t yet mentioned Alina Cojocaru! My advice to anyone yearning to see the special beauty of ballet is simple: take any chance you can to see Cojocaru dance.

English National Ballet – Lest We Forget: No Man’s Land, Second Breath, Dust, Firebird – London
Dust is a resounding success for Khan as creator, Rojo as artistic director and both as performers.