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Heather Ogden to retire from the National Ballet of Canada after 29 years
Interview: Los Angeles Ballet director Melissa Barak on the company’s Hollywood Bowl debut
Christopher Wheeldon receives the RAD’s Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award
Danshuis – Major New European Centre for Dance Planned for 2030
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Conductor Antonino Fogliani dies at 50
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National Ballet of Canada’s Genevieve Penn Nabity swaps the stage for the stadium to throw the first pitch
Genevieve Penn Nabity swapped the Four Seasons Centre stage for the Rogers Centre mound, throwing the first pitch at the Toronto Blue Jays’ game. Read more
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Interview: Julia Conway – English National Ballet’s new Principal Dancer
Julia Conway talks with Graham Spicer on her promotion to ENB Principal, preparing Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet, and balancing technique with storytelling. Read more
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Northern Ballet Returns to the Linbury with Three Short Ballets
Northern Ballet is heading back to the Royal Ballet and Opera’s Linbury Theatre with a triple bill that brings together some of dance’s most distinctive voices, past and present. Read more
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Interview: Steven McRae and Vasko Vassilev talk about their upcoming Royal Ballet project at the Linbury Theatre
The Royal Ballet opens its 2026/27 Linbury Theatre season on 11 September with The McRae / Vassilev Project, a unique evening of music and dance. Read more
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Review: Don Quixote at La Scala with Alice Mariani and Mattia Semperboni
Graham Spicer sees La Scala Ballet in Nureyev’s production of Don Quixote featuring sparkling performances under the magical baton of Gavriel Heine. Read more
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Review: Ballet de Santiago in Swan Lake – the company’s energy and attack compensate for the weak dramatic narrative
Matthew Paluch sees Swan Lake in Dublin with the Ballet de Santiago, where he found a company full of young, capable artists. Read more
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Eleven ballerinas, one Fracci: celebrating what would have been Carla Fracci’s 90th birthday
Today – 20 August 2026 – would have been Carla Fracci’s 90th birthday. To mark the occasion, we look back at one of the most audacious projects of her career. Read more
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Time Does Not Exist: WINNDance is giving great dancers a second act
For dancers over 40, retirement is close. A new company, WINNDance, is challenging that assumption. Read more
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Anna Moffo: La Diva La Donna – a new exhibition opens at Villa Lanfranchi
Twenty years after her death, Anna Moffo returns – in photographs – to the house where her Italian life was rooted. Read more
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From Milan to Paris: ten-year-old Nathan is off to the Paris Opéra
Ten-year-old Nathan is leaving Milan for Paris this September, joining the Opéra’s Dance School after beating out 50 hopefuls for a spot. Read more
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Dance photographer Elliott Franks dies at 62
The talented, well-respected, and much-loved photographer Elliott Franks has died at his London home at age 62. Read more
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Nutcracker and Swan Lake at risk: fraud case opened over Grigorovich’s ballet legacy
Audiences at the Bolshoi Theatre could find themselves without 11 of its well-known productions after a dispute over the rights to Yuri Grigorovich’s choreographic legacy. Read more