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Review: Mamela Nyamza’s The Herd/Less – a noisy, vivid portrait of South Africa today
Mamela Nyamza’s The Herd/Less opens Dance Umbrella with stomping dancers on tin cans, a balanced sword and potent symbols of South Africa today.
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Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to China for the first time in nearly 20 years
Five Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers and Royal Ballet Sinfonia musicians open in Shenzhen, then take masterclasses to Chengdu, Shanghai and Beijing.
Tatjana Gürbaca makes her Italian debut with a new Falstaff for the Opera di Roma
German director Tatjana Gürbaca sets Verdi’s Falstaff in a dreamlike Grand Hotel et de Milan – Verdi’s second home in the last years of his life – for Rome Opera.
Review: Carnaval Vivaldi – Balletto di Roma’s beautiful but flimsy carnival
Chiara Ameglio’s hour-long work for Balletto di Roma looks gorgeous and begins intriguingly, but lacks momentum and originality.
Casa Verdi documentary Viva Verdi! has its European premiere at Parma’s Festival Verdi
Yvonne Russo and Christine La Monte present Viva Verdi!, their film about Casa Verdi, at a free screening in Parma on 11 October, then meet the audience.
Schwarzman Centre unveils 2027 season with Shankar, McGregor and Yo-Yo Ma
Schwarzman Centre announces its 2027 season in Oxford, with Wayne McGregor’s research on the body and AI, plus Anoushka Shankar and Yo-Yo Ma.
Review: TAM Ballet’s Don Quixote – Anna Tsygankova and Giorgi Potskhishvili shine in Milan
Anna Tsygankova and Giorgi Potskhishvili guest in TAM Ballet’s Don Quixote in Milan – a hugely enjoyable springboard for young dancers.
