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Tiler Peck becomes New York City Ballet’s first choreographic associate
Tiler Peck becomes NYCB’s first Choreographic Associate, creating new works until 2029 – and the first woman to hold a choreographic title.
Review: Rhythm Riot – Balanchine outshines two world premieres at English National Ballet
ENB’s Rhythm Riot: two world premieres fail to transport, but Balanchine’s Symphony in Three Movements, led by Ksenia Ovsyanick, is intoxicating.
Review: In Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake, a great ballet is trapped inside a good one
Momoko Hirata and Mathias Dingman anchor superbly danced leads, but Peter Wright and Galina Samsova’s choreographic choices – not least the wasted Act I finale and Act II overture – hold the production back from greatness.
World Ballet Day 2026: The Royal Ballet reveals how stories are made
The Royal Ballet’s World Ballet Day livestream on 29 October goes inside the rehearsal room, with coaches passing roles to a new generation.
Interview: Dance Umbrella 2026’s artistic director Freddie Opoku-Addaie
Dance Umbrella 2026 (7–27 October): Freddie Opoku-Addaie on a festival with no single theme, shaped by artists and communities across London and online.
Royal Ballet pairs Robbins and MacMillan in its autumn Visionaries programme
Royal Ballet’s Visionaries bill: Hamilton, Ball and Bracewell debut in MacMillan’s Song of the Earth, paired with Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering.
