Performer: Dick Bird

Nicht mit der feinsten Klinge unterwegs, aber dennoch beeindruckend, war Andreas Schager in seinem Wiener Otello-Debüt. 

Stephen Gould und Krassimira Stoyanova triumphieren in einer unaufregenden Wohlfühlinszenierung von Adrian Noble.

National Ballet of Japan’s world premiere of City Lights based on Charlie Chaplin’s classic film and choreographed by Alastair Marriott, is a resounding success, a ballet that everyone can enjoy. 

Returning for its first anniversary, Arielle Smith and Aaron S Watkin’s Nutcracker for English National Ballet remains a feast for hungry eyes, despite its flaws. 

National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.

National Ballet of Japan has revived their production of Giselle, ahead of their tour to the Royal Opera House in London, replicating the triumphant success it had in 2022.

This autumn, British choreographer Alistair Marriott is collaborating with National Ballet of Japan on a new full-length narrative ballet, adapted from Charlie Chaplin’s timeless silent film City Lights. With a score taken from Chaplin’s own compositions, we discover what it takes to create a new ballet on this scale.