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Ballet Black at 25: irrepressible talent

Ballet Black in Mthuthuzeli November’s Ingoma
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Ballet Black in Mthuthuzeli November’s Ingoma
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Isabela Coracy and Ebony Thomas in Mthuthuzeli November’s Ingoma
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Ballet Black in Hope Boykin’s ...all towards hope.
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Ballet Black in Hope Boykin’s ...all towards hope.
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Isabela Coracy and Ballet Black in Hope Boykin’s ...all towards hope.
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“There follows a duet speaking of a life of unfulfilled hopes, transcended by fierce love”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 4 March 2026
Ingoma (Mthuthuzeli November)
... all towards hope. (Hope Boykin)
Ballet Black
Isabela Coracy, Dancer
Ebony Thomas, Dancer
Dutch National's Junior Company sets ballet to new rhythms
****1
Dutch National Ballet's Program B is the A+ Program in New York
*****
TanzLuzern in HOPE: outstanding double bill of new works
*****
Exciting new talents at Ballett am Rhein in a versatile new programme
****1
Northern Ballet in Three Short Ballets: a compelling programme
****1
Ballet Black's HEROES: supremely well danced double bill
***11
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