Artiste: Ballet Black

Ballet Black making its debut at Sadler's Wells after 25 years with a diverse and truly enjoyable double bill.

Curated by Marcelino Sambé, Black History Month Draft Works at the Clore Studio gifted us an intriguing mix of ideas and styles providing food for thought as well as theatrical interest.

Ballet Black deliver a compelling and cleverly chosen double bill of new works with excellent lighting, ghoulish spectres and intoxicating dancing.

For dance companies, the National Portfolio funding for 2023-26 reveals many new names, with winners for diversity and disability and losers for established companies in London.