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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.

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.

Beatrice Rana and Mario Brunello provide live music for seven internationally renowned dancers, including Paris Opéra Ballet’s Hugo Marchand and Spanish flamenco whizz Sergio Bernal, at the 15th-century Rocca Brancaleone.

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

Treinta años de mucho Ullate resumidos en algo menos de dos horas dieron para soñar con, al menos, otra década de creación.

A star studded programmme of works celebrating the legacy of Les Ballets Russes

Peter Wright's excellent version of The Nutcracker returns to The Royal Ballet for a festive run, with several standout performances. 

Carlos Acosta's Carmen premieres at the Royal Ballet, alongside Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun, Balanchine's Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux and Scarlett’s Viscera.

Internationally-renowned dancers perform a diverse range of choreography for the Russian Ballet Icons Gala's tenth anniversary.

In these tough economic times, it is a rare thing for ballet companies to consider staging a new full-length dramatic production. But Staatsballett Berlin has been brave enough to take the plunge, and on April 9th premiered La Esmeralda, an old-fashioned Russian masterpiece, and proved that their decision had been a good one.