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The Royal Ballet School at the Linbury: innovation and quality

The Royal Ballet School in Sir David Bintley’s Beauchamps Garden © The Royal Ballet School 2026, Rachel Cherry
The Royal Ballet School performing as part of the Next Generation Festival, offered a host of works by both students and internationally renowned choreographers which proved to be highly enjoyable.

The Royal Ballet School: a triumphant display of excellence throughout

Aurora Chinchilla and Joe Parkinson in Aurora's Wedding, after Marius Petipa © 2025 The Royal Ballet School. Photography by ASH
It was a wonderful, heartening afternoon – it’s no wonder nearly all the 2025 graduates have gained contracts with several major ballet companies.

Royal Ballet School, Next Generation: championing young choreographers

Upper School students in Sweet Morning Blooms by Jessica Lang © Photography by ASH
Overall, The Royal Ballet School delivers much to admire, but reminiscent of a multiple-course banquet that still leaves you reaching for the cheese and biscuits when you get home.

Festival of New Choreography: plenty of imagination and bold choices

Yasmine Naghdi in Gemma Bond's Boundless © Andrej Uspenski
Four world premieres and four main stage debuts provides genuine hope for the future of choreography.

Keepers of the Ashton flame in the US: Sarasota Ballet at The Joyce

Danielle Brown and Ricardo Rhodes in Varii Capricci © Steven Pisano
Not every Ashton work is a masterpiece, but Sarasota Ballet presents these Ashton works with such love and care, it ensures that even if the ballets won’t “keep”, they aren’t forgotten.

Moments and misses in American Ballet Theatre's American Splendor

American Ballet Theatre shows its range with pieces from George Balanchine, Alonzo King, and Jessica Lang, but the dancing and choreography remain uneven throughout.