English National Ballet returns to the stage with performances of Nutcracker Delights at the London Coliseum this Christmas from 3 December 2020 until 3 January 2021. ENB is determined that the annual festive appointment in its calendar will not be skipped this year, even though many companies worldwide have been forced to cancel their moneymaking … [Read more...] about English National Ballet returns to the stage and presents a new Christmas Nutcracker
Akram Khan
Akram Khan Company marks its 20th anniversary with The Silent Burn Project
Akram Khan Company marks its 20th anniversary with The Silent Burn Project The company, formed in 2000 by Akram Khan and Farooq Chaudry, has become well known for its imaginative, highly accessible and deeply moving productions where the storytelling is at once epic and intimate, and Khan has become recognised around the world as one of the most important … [Read more...] about Akram Khan Company marks its 20th anniversary with The Silent Burn Project
Marquee TV – the Netflix for the arts – now streaming MacMillan’s Mayerling
Marquee TV has been called “the new Netflix for the arts” with its global streaming TV service for dance, opera and theatre. It has a pleasing interface and, more importantly, some great content collaborating with The Royal Opera House, English National Ballet, the Royal Shakespeare Company and many others. As part of a collaborative response to the COVID-19 lockdown, since … [Read more...] about Marquee TV – the Netflix for the arts – now streaming MacMillan’s Mayerling
Free reading from Dancing Times – the complete archive is available from 2000
Dancing Times has opened up the last 20 years of its archives to all until 7 April. The monthly magazine has its think pieces, reviews, articles about technique, dance’s past and present, but I always head first to the interviews. Here are some tidbits I’ve come across, and I’ve only just scratched the surface. Read while you can via this link. When interviewing Monica Mason … [Read more...] about Free reading from Dancing Times – the complete archive is available from 2000
Tamara Rojo to choreograph her first ballet – English National Ballet 2020-2021 Season
Tamara Rojo to direct and choreograph her first ballet, Raymonda, after Marius Petipa Raymonda will receive its world premiere in Manchester, before a UK Tour Triple bill of works by William Forsythe to be performed at Sadler’s Wells 2020 marks English National Ballet’s 70th Anniversary year 10th Anniversary of English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s … [Read more...] about Tamara Rojo to choreograph her first ballet – English National Ballet 2020-2021 Season