DANCE ARTIST OF THE MONTH: HOFESH SHECHTER
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Ballet ABC
| Marie Taglioni in La Sylphide, 1832 |
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LeipzigSchwanenseeNew production
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Mario Schröder; Leipziger Ballet; Christoph Gedschold; Paul Zoller; Aleksandar Noshpal; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
BudapestBilly Elliot: The Musical
John: Music from Billy Elliot
István Silló; Hungarian State Opera; Géza Köteles
AmsterdamTristan + Isolde
Brzóska: Tristan + Isolde
David Dawson; Dutch National Ballet; Matthew Rowe; Eno Henze; Yumiko Takeshima
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BRB brings its Romeo & Juliet to London
Like meeting the near-identical twin of that much-loved friend: BRB's fine performance of their unique take on Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet
Emerging Dancer Award 2018
The overall quality of Emerging Dancer continues an upwards trajectory from year-to-year and presents a very enjoyable gala of classical ballet and contemporary dance
Ballet Black: a contrasting bill of Shakespearian envy and whimsy
Ballet Black delights the Glasgow Tramway with a contrasting double-bill of Shakespearian envy and whimsy.
An evening of stars in Montreal
It’s the end of the 17/18 season for most ballet companies and for many, this means rounding off with a glitzy gala night. I feel these performances always go in one of two directions: they’re either a Greatest Hits or a bit of a patchwork quilt.
Alina Cojocaru charms as Aurora in ENB's Sleeping Beauty
A dutiful revival of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Sleeping Beauty from English National Ballet.
Betroffenheit: Pite,Young and the beauty of grief
The German word Betroffenheit doesn’t translate easily to English. Any German-English dictionary will spit out approximations like "shocked" and "dismayed", but for a real translation, see Crystal Pite and Jonathan Young’s challenging, beautiful work by the same name.