Fast Forward: Hamburg Ballet’s mixed bill proves a mixed success

Hamburg Ballet ensemble in Xie Xin’s The Moon in the Ocean

Futaba Ishizaki and ensemble in Balanchine’s Serenade

Daniele Bonelli, Charlotte Larzelere and Louis Musin in Marcos Morau’s Totentanz

Charlotte Kragh and Selina Appenzeller in Angelin Preljocaj’s Annonciation

Florian Pohl and Xue Lin in Xie Xin’s The Moon in the Ocean

Von Vikki Jane Vile, 24 Februar 2026

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“a handsomely designed piece from Xie Xin”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Hamburgische Staatsoper: Main Hall, Hamburg, am 22 Februar 2026

Serenade (George Balanchine)

Annonciation (Angelin Preljocaj)

Totentanz (World premiere) (Marcos Morau)

The Moon in the Ocean (World premiere) (Xie Xin)

Hamburg Ballett

Katharina Müllner, Musikalische Leitung

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Viel Vergangenheit: Liebeslieder am Wiener Staatsballett

Rainer Zerbst, 14th January

Von Brahms und Balanchine bis Górecki und Childs: das Wiener Staatsballet zeigt einen zeitlosen Abend.

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Bachmann, Mahler, Goecke: Tanztraumpremiere am Wiener Staatsballett

Michael Klier, 14th November

Die vier Tänzerinnen und sieben Tänzer zittern, ihre Arme, Schultern und Hände kratzen, flattern und schluchzen in oft eckigem Gestus und doch sind alle Bewegungen im Fluss.

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Spitzengefühl und neoklassischer Ansatz

Katja Vaghi, 4th May

Die neue Premiere des Staatsballetts spannt einen Bogen über die neuere Tanzgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts.

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Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 20th March

Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.

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American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

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A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

Leigh Donlan, 13th March

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

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Vikki Jane Vile

Vikki Jane Vile has been reviewing dance for over ten years, specialising in Ballroom and Ballet. In 2018, she became a member of the Critics' Circle for Dance. Vikki writes for BroadwayWorld and previously Dancing Times, LondonDance.com and CultureWhisper. She also prides herself on being a Strictly Come Dancing connoisseur since its inception and has appeared on BBC radio and several podcasts as an expert on all things Strictly. Having lived in London for ten years, she is now based in Germany and adapting to the Berlin dance scene.