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Ballet Icons Gala 2025 was the 19th since its inception. One can only applaud the dedication of Olga Balakleets, Founder and Artistic Director, for bringing many of the world’s most eminent dancers.

A shimmering smorgasbord of some of today’s most exciting international dancers, who performed pristine works by Petipa.

Even within a line-up boasting some of the greatest international stars from across the world, it is the youngest couple, making their UK debuts, who captivate the audience.

Back on stage after stopping for the lockdown, Le Corsaire by José Carlos Martinez for Rome Opera Ballet creates a narrative ballet for our time, with an ancient flavour but a contemporary attack.

Salvatore Viganò's choreography for Beethoven's 1801 ballet Prometheus has not survived, but a trio of creators put their own stamp on the score in Amsterdam.

A complete roster of principal dancers appear in a gala full of the joys of spring. 

Dutch National Ballet presents six Hans van Manen creations spanning 40 years of choreography. 

An evening of sparkle and bravura at London's international ballet gala. 

Dutch National Ballet continues its series honouring the great choreographer. 

Anna Tsygankova is clearly enjoying her part in Forsythe's Pas/Parts 2018, an exposé of the vocabulary of modern ballet.

There are 44 years between the oldest and newest Balanchine works in this programme which confirmed its timeless beauty and significance today. 

Der Abend verdeutlicht, was Hans van Manen auszeichnet: ungeheure Musikalität und Konzentration auf das Wesentliche.