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Review: Anna Karenina – Christian Spuck’s Tolstoy ballet, conceived in Ipswich, thrives in Oslo
Anna Karenina comes of age in Oslo: Grete Sofie Borud Nybakken triumphs in the title role, with a sizzling Douwe Dekkers, in Spuck’s Tolstoy ballet.
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La Scala puts every performance since 1778 online in new digital chronology
La Scala’s online chronology now covers every performance from 1778, with libretti, newspapers and Tintori’s 1978 listings filling the gap.
Piero Cappuccilli centenary: Kabaivanska, Carreras and Nucci at La Scala
Cappuccilli wanted to be an architect, yet opened La Scala’s season 13 times. Kabaivanska, Carreras and Nucci recalled his endless breath and calm.
Canada’s Erin Alarie wins Genée gold at the 2026 Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition
Erin Alarie takes Genée gold and the Dancer’s Own award at the Fonteyn 2026, with silver for Tsz Ho Ting and two bronzes at the London Coliseum.
Yuhui Choe to leave The Royal Ballet after 24 years
Yuhui Choe will give her final Royal Ballet performance as the Sugar Plum Fairy on 30 December, before starting a teaching diploma in January.
Review: Hungarian National Ballet dances The Fountain of Bakhchisarai with polish, if not much pace
The Hungarian National Ballet’s Fountain of Bakhchisarai has handsome sets and polished dancers, but to modern eyes this Soviet ballet screams hammy.
Review: Tango After Dark at Sadler’s Wells – virtuosity without variety
Cornejo’s Tango After Dark brings stunning virtuosity to Sadler’s Wells, yet near-identical duets and rigid holds offer little variety.
