Acclaimed disabled dancer and choreographer Joe Powell-Main needs your help
Joe Powell-Main, the freelance dancer and choreographer “on wheels and crutches”, has begun a ‘GOFUNDME’ project to support his new company, JPM Productions.
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The Royal Opera 2025/26 Season
The Royal Opera 2025/26 Season with its new musical director, Jakub Hrůša, and 8 new productions.
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The Royal Ballet 2025/26 Season
The Royal Ballet’s 2025/26 Season with world premieres by Wayne McGregor, Cathy Marston, Akram Khan and Sol León and Paul Lightfoot.
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Sir Wayne McGregor is knighted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle
Choreographer Wayne McGregor was officially knighted by His Majesty, King Charles III in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle today, 1 April 2025.
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New York City Ballet announces 2025-26 Season and Megan Fairchild’s farewell
21 weeks of performances with 47 Ballets, world premieres from Ratmansky, Justin Peck, Tiler Peck, Jamar Roberts, and Wheeldon, and Megan Fairchild’s farewell.
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Voices of British Ballet’s new podcast and platform to celebrate the history of dance in Britain
Voices of British Ballet, the oral history project that began in 2002, will now be available online with podcasts from its vast library of interviews.
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Laurent Hilaire announces the Bayerisches Staatsballett’s 2025-2026 season
Laurent Hilaire has presented the Bayerisches Staatsballett’s 2025-2026 season, which sees three new mixed bills, world premieres, and house debuts.
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English National Ballet announces its 2025-2026 Season
English National Ballet announces its 2025-2026 season with works by Martha Graham and Crystal Pite for the first time.
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Elisa Carrillo Cabrera will be new Director of the John Cranko School
After 27 years, Tadeusz Matacz will step down as Director of the John Cranko School and Elisa Carrillo Cabrera will take over in January 2026.
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Gilbert Bolden III is promoted to Principal Dancer at New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet has announced that 26-year-old Gilbert Bolden III has been promoted to Principal Dancer.
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David Dawson becomes Resident Choreographer at the National Ballet of Canada
David Dawson has been appointed Resident Choreographer at the National Ballet of Canada following the North American premiere of his The Four Seasons. Hope Muir, the company’s Artistic Director, said, “David and I share a long history together and I have a deep admiration for his commitment to expanding the boundaries of classical ballet through…
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La Scala ballerina Antonella Luongo dies tragically at home
Antonella Luongo, a member of the corps de ballet at La Scala, has died.
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Interview: Dominique Meyer, La Scala’s number one fan and CEO, says addio
La Scala’s retiring CEO, Dominique Meyer, is ready to leave after a five-year tenure in Milan.
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A new Carmen at La Scala – Roberto Bolle and Nicoletta Manni star in Patrick de Bana’s new work
Carmen is Patrick de Bana’s first work created for La Scala Ballet and has Nicoletta Manni as Carmen and Roberto Bolle as Don José.
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Royal Ballet and Opera mounts search for first ever Principal Partner of The Royal Ballet
Not a principal dancer but a principal partner – The Royal Ballet and Opera searches for the inaugural Principal Partner of The Royal Ballet.
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Photo Album: The Hidden Gaze – Dance Behind the Curtain, the Corps de Ballet of La Scala as photographed by Gérard Uféras
A book and an exhibition at La Scala’s Museum show the dancers of La Scala observed though the lens of Gérard Uféras.
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Frédéric Olivieri to become new Director of La Scala’s ballet company
Frédéric Olivieri will take over as Director of La Scala’s ballet company from 1 March 2025.
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Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet, tours UK from May
Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia: first an album for The Who, then a film, and now a ballet. It reaches Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London on 24 June.
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Photo Gallery: The Prix de Lausanne Prize Winners 2025
Nine Prize Winners have been announced of the 85 finalists at today’s Prix de Lausanne 2025.
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New York City Ballet has a new Principal Dancer – Miriam Miller
New York City Ballet has announced that Miriam Miller has been promoted to Principal Dancer.
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Countertenor Franco Fagioli’s new album – The Last Castrato, Arias for Velluti
Countertenor Franco Fagioli’s new album – The Last Castrato, Arias for Velluti – will be released on 28 February.
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Sharif Afifi talks about his role as a dancer in Lost Dog’s ‘epic yet vulnerable’ Paradise Lost
Sharif Afifi talks about his role in Ben Duke’s Lost Dog production ‘Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me)’.
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Principal Dancer Ashley Bouder to give farewell performance with New York City Ballet on 13 February
Principal Dancer Ashley Bouder will give her final performance with New York City Ballet on 13 February following a 25-year career with the company.
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Herman Cornejo brings the US premiere of Anima Animal to New York’s The Joyce Theater
In February, Cornejo brings the US premiere of Anima Animal to The Joyce Theater, a full-length work that reflects his deep ties to Argentina’s cultural legacy.
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A ballerina says farewell – English National Ballet Lead Principal Erina Takahashi gives her final performance
Matthew Paluch – a former member of English National Ballet – pays tribute to Erina Takahashi and sees her last performance.
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One third of UK schools are not teaching compulsory dance education – Royal Academy of Dance helps out
One third of UK schools are not teaching dance even though dance is part of the United Kingdom’s national curriculum. RAD proposes Battle: Break-It-Down.
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Giorgio Strehler’s famous production of Falstaff returns to La Scala and will be live streamed
1980’s Falstaff by director Giorgio Strehler and designer Ezio Frigerio, returns to La Scala starring Ambrogio Maestri and conducted by Daniele Gatti.
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Twyla Tharp awarded Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
The Lions of Biennale Danza 2025 go to Twyla Tharp (Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement) and Carolina Bianchi (Silver Lion).
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Ukrainian dancer Volodymyr Rakov has been killed in action – he was 30
Volodymyr Rakov, a dancer, choreographer, and winner of the Ukrainian show So You Think You Can Dance, was killed in action on 6 January 2025. He was 30.
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Ratmansky and Peck world premieres in New York City Ballet 2025 Winter Season
New York City Ballet’s 2025 Winter Season sees world premieres by Justin Peck and Alexei Ratmansky and a tribute to Maria Tallchief on the 100th Anniversary of her birth.
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