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.
The Paris Opera Ballet performs Emeralds in Lincoln Center's celebration of Jewels
© Agathe Poupeney | Opéra national de Paris
NYCB's Megan Fairchild and Joaquin de Luz perform Rubies in Lincoln Center's celebration of Jewels
© Paul Kolnik
Viktoria Tereshkina and Kimin Kim open the Mariinsky summer season in London with Don Quixote
© Jennie Walton
Artists of the Mariinsky Ballet in McGregor's Infra, performed at the ROH
© Valentin Baranovsky
The Paris Opera Ballet performs Emeralds in Lincoln Center's celebration of Jewels
© Agathe Poupeney | Opéra national de Paris
NYCB's Megan Fairchild and Joaquin de Luz perform Rubies in Lincoln Center's celebration of Jewels
© Paul Kolnik
Viktoria Tereshkina and Kimin Kim open the Mariinsky summer season in London with Don Quixote
© Jennie Walton
Artists of the Mariinsky Ballet in McGregor's Infra, performed at the ROH
© Valentin Baranovsky
Reviewed in London
An evening of Contrasts from the Mariinsky Ballet
With Contrasts, the Mariinsky dancers are put under a multifaceted microscope.
Reviewed in London
Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake
A performance that led to the making of a new piece of history. Xander Parish made a Mariinsky Principal after a sublime performance of Swan Lake.
Reviewed in London
Tolstoy speed read: Ratmansky’s Anna Karenina
How does one condense a Tolstoy epic for the stage? In Anna Karenina, choreographer Alexei Ratmansky focuses on the three central characters, filleting the novel to its bare essentials.
Reviewed in Pompeii
Ballets Russes' Gesamtkunstwerk in Pompeii
Rome Opera Ballet in Massine's Parade/Pulcinella "under the volcano" for the anniversary of Picasso's visit to Pompeii and Naples.
Reviewed in London
ENB: Romeo and Juliet
Rudolf Nureyev’s production of Romeo and Juliet erupts with life, giving the dancers of English National Ballet the opportunity to show off spectacular dancing and dramatic content, as well as coping with his highly technical, yet deceivingly simple looking, steps.
The foundations of classical ballet: a French affair?
It’s common knowledge that Louis XIV developed the foundations of classical ballet in the late 17th century, during his long and rather extraordinary reign as King of France. But was the French King the true mastermind of ballet technique?
Ballet in Paris: a little History of the French Technique
Origins: from the Royal court of Louis XIV to neoclassicism.
The Paris Opera Ballet company has a long-standing History, dating back to 1662, and the establishment of the Académie Royale de Danse by Louis XIV. At the time, the Academy’s mission was to develop the theatrical dance style performed in court, which noblemen and the King himself took part in.
Marie Taglioni in La Sylphide, 1832
© Wikicommons
The influence of Italian virtuosity on Russian Ballet
From the courts of Italy during the Renaissance to the grandeur of the Russian Imperial Ballet, discover more about the influence of italian virtuosity on Russian ballet
A storybook world of ballet
From La Sylphide To Morris' contemporary The Hard Nut, fairytales are often at the centre of ballets' libretti
Stepping into Tchaikovsky Ballet: Swan Lake
Ask anyone who claims to know nothing about ballet to actually name one, the chances are it will be one of Tchaikovsky's.
Symphonic storytelling: The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty is perhaps the Ugly Duckling of Tchaikovsky’s three ballets. It was the second in the trilogy, completed in 1889, but has neither the dramatic thrust of Swan Lake nor the calorific sugar-coated charm of The Nutcracker in terms of popular appeal.
The Nutcracker: casting a Christmas spell
Along with chestnuts, turkey and Carols from Kings, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without The Nutcracker. It has become a staple part of the festive season.
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.
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InnsbruckPygmalion
Rameau, Clerambault, Rebel
Christophe Rousset; Natalie Van Parys; Les Cavatines; Antoine Fontaine; Alain Blanchot; Anders Dahlin; Jodie Devos
BudapestBilly Elliot: The Musical
John: Music from Billy Elliot
István Silló; Hungarian State Opera; Géza Köteles
StockholmRomeo and Juliet
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Mats Ek; Anders Högstedt; Royal Swedish Ballet; Eva Ollikainen; Magdalena Aberg
StockholmPianorama: Inauguration
Chopin, Gluck, Scriabin, Liszt, Prokofiev, Strauss II
Roland Pöntinen; Lilly Zetterberg; Isadora Duncan
MadridSorolla
Various: Sorolla
Arantxa Carmona; Miguel Fuente; Manuel Liñan; Antonio Najarro; Ballet Nacional de España; Manuel Coves; Franco Dragone; Vincent Lemaire; Nicolás Vaudelet
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Yo Carmen, Maria Pagés
For the Edinburgh International Festival, María Pagés Company offers a new perspective on the character of Carmen, from the Bizet opera, in their production Yo, Carmen at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
+/- Human, Wayne McGregor
Wayne McGregor’s new dance work explores the relation between human bodies and technology as part of his curated installation +/- Human.
An evening of Contrasts from the Mariinsky Ballet
With Contrasts, the Mariinsky dancers are put under a multifaceted microscope.
Tolstoy speed read: Ratmansky’s Anna Karenina
How does one condense a Tolstoy epic for the stage? In Anna Karenina, choreographer Alexei Ratmansky focuses on the three central characters, filleting the novel to its bare essentials.
ENB: Romeo and Juliet
Rudolf Nureyev’s production of Romeo and Juliet erupts with life, giving the dancers of English National Ballet the opportunity to show off spectacular dancing and dramatic content, as well as coping with his highly technical, yet deceivingly simple looking, steps.
Ballets Russes' Gesamtkunstwerk in Pompeii
Rome Opera Ballet in Massine's Parade/Pulcinella "under the volcano" for the anniversary of Picasso's visit to Pompeii and Naples.