For dance and ballet fans, you can use our calendar to find a great selection of upcoming events and read reviews from top dance companies as well as smaller, lesser known artists and choreographers from around the world.
How Ballet Music Took Centre Stage
This week's At Home Guide explores how ballet music evolved from a sideshow to a well-respected artform. Click on the links to listen while you read.
ON STAGE
Svetlana Zakharova and Roberto Bolle in Bigonzetti Progetto Handel at The Teatro alla Scala
© Marco Brescia and Rudy Amisano
Alexei Ratmansky revives The Bright Stream for The Bolshoi Ballet
© Damir Yusupov
Marianna Venekei's A Streetcar named Desire premieres at the Hungarian National Ballet
© Szilvia Csibi
Svetlana Zakharova and Roberto Bolle in Bigonzetti Progetto Handel at The Teatro alla Scala
© Marco Brescia and Rudy Amisano
Alexei Ratmansky revives The Bright Stream for The Bolshoi Ballet
© Damir Yusupov
Marianna Venekei's A Streetcar named Desire premieres at the Hungarian National Ballet
© Szilvia Csibi
Reviewed in Milan
Aterballetto at the Piccolo Teatro
Piccolo Teatro celebrates its 70th anniversary with the best Italian independent contemporary dance company, Aterballetto.
Reviewed in Los Angeles
Scottish Ballet, Sadler's Wells
Scottish Ballet meets the complex challenges of two great contemporary choreographers with considerable beauty
Reviewed in London
Richard Alston Dance Company draws inspiration from around the world in diverse triple bill.
Tango infused contemporary dance sizzles on a hot summer evening. Sometimes tempestuous, sometimes tender; four couples oscillate between summer storms and wintry chills. Tangent, choreographed by Martin Lawrence opens a triple bill by the Richard Alston Dance Company at Sadlers Wells. He draws inspiration from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas played on stage by pianist Jason Ridgway.
Reviewed in New York
A Surprise Corsaire Debut
There was complete assurance in Skylar Brandt's performance and there’s no doubt that she’s a bona fide contender for a future slot as a principal dancer.
Reviewed in Moscow
Ratmansky's The Bright Stream
After being banned in Soviet times, The Bright Stream made a glorious comeback in a new version by Alexei Ratmansky.
DANCE IN BELGIUM
INTERVIEW
Gabriela Carrizo-Peeping Tom
Co-fondatrice de la compagnie Peeping Tom aux côtés de Franck Chartier, Gabriela Carrizo présente sa nouvelle création Moeder (Mère), deuxième volet d’un triptyque autour des portraits familiaux du père, de la mère et des enfants, sur les scènes européennes
FOCUS
Brussels, a dance capital
The Brussels Dance! Festival not only gives an insight into the dance riches of the city, but also into the many creative spaces and unique theatres of Brussels.
REVIEW
We're pretty fucking far from okay
Lisbeth Gruwez and Nicolas vladyslav zoom in on what fear does to the body. An intense performance that goes further than just a demonstration of tight muscles and stress.
COMPANY FOCUS: Ballets Philippines:Innovations through Decades of Crisis
Ballet Philippines: a rare gem
Appraising the legacy and the future of the dance company established nearly 50 years ago by pioneer Alice Reyes, whose distinctive signature is both Asian and Western.
In the studio with choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
In the studio with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is in New York. Ahead of the première of her new work for the New York City Ballet, Bachtrack visits her in the studio during rehearsals.
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ZürichAnna Karenina
Rachmaninov: Anna Karenina
Christian Spuck; Zurich Junior Ballet; Paul Connelly; Emma Ryott; Jörg Zielinski
AmsterdamShostakovich Trilogy
Shostakovich
Alexei Ratmansky; Dutch National Ballet; Matthew Rowe; Dutch Ballet Orchestra
GrazAlles Walzer
Schubert, Liszt, Godowsky, Kreisler
Willy Büchler; Bernd Glemser; Salonensemble Alt Wien
BudapestBilly Elliot
John: Music from Billy Elliot
Szirtes Tamás; Hungarian State Opera; István Szlávik; Yvette Alida Kovács
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A Streetcar Named Desire premieres in Budapest
The Hungarian National Ballet brilliantly closes the season with the world premiere of Marianna Venekei’s version of Tennessee Williams’ classic A Streetcar Named Desire on music by László Dés.
Richard Alston Dance Company draws inspiration from around the world in diverse triple bill.
Tango infused contemporary dance sizzles on a hot summer evening. Sometimes tempestuous, sometimes tender; four couples oscillate between summer storms and wintry chills. Tangent, choreographed by Martin Lawrence opens a triple bill by the Richard Alston Dance Company at Sadlers Wells. He draws inspiration from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas played on stage by pianist Jason Ridgway.
Johan Inger's Carmen for CND
Johan Inger’s Carmen is back on stage in Madrid, seducing CND's audience once again.
Aterballetto at the Piccolo Teatro
Piccolo Teatro celebrates its 70th anniversary with the best Italian independent contemporary dance company, Aterballetto.
Scottish Ballet, Sadler's Wells
Scottish Ballet meets the complex challenges of two great contemporary choreographers with considerable beauty