The Royal Ballet and English National Ballet present two of Kenneth MacMillan’s most complex and important works, in the second programme of Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration. Two nights only – tonight, 24 October (Lauren Cuthbertson, Thiago Soares, Edward Watson, Reece Clarke and Artists of the two companies), and 1 November (Melissa Hamilton, Bennet Gartside, Matthew Ball, Calvin Richardson). British […]
Bennet Gartside
Royal Ballet Autumn Season 2016 – 2017 – full dates and casts
The Royal Ballet has released the casting for their Autumn Season, from September 2016 until January 2017. Roberta Marquez will return as Guest Artist to dance two farewell performances in one of her signature roles as the wayward daughter Lise in La fille mal gardée. LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE 27 and 30 September at 7.30pm […]
Marianela Nuñez leads out the Royal Ballet for their American tour
The Royal Ballet returns to the USA in June 2015 with programmes that reflect both the company’s heritage and its contemporary repertoire. It also brings with it the extraordinary lineup of dancers that make up the Royal Ballet today. Aside from the Brits – Lauren Cuthbertson, Rupert Pennefather and Edward Watson – there are the […]
Osipova, McRae and Watson in Marriott’s new Royal Ballet work Connectome
Alastair Marriott’s new work Connectome gets its world première as the centrepiece of the final programme of the Royal Ballet Season. It is sandwiched between two light-hearted classics: Ashton’s The Dream and Robbin’s The Concert. Connectome is Marriott’s first commission for The Royal Ballet since Trespass, part of Monica Mason’s farewell project Titian 2012. The name of the work describes the comprehensive map of the neural connections in […]
Join the digital dance revolution with Crystal Ballet’s star dancers
Filming ballet is a tricky business. Ever been frustrated by the extreme close-up while a ballerina is doing 32 fouettés? Irritated by that longshot just as Juliet wakes after Romeo’s downed the poison? With Crystal Ballet there are none of these problems as their new choreographic works have been created to be filmed, knowing that […]
Download Cojocaru? With Crystal Ballet you can: Ballet goes Digital
Some of the brightest stars of British ballet have joined forces for a major dance initiative being launched next month. Genesis is a unique project set to captivate ballet audiences everywhere and appeal to a digitally aware generation. It is the brainchild of Crystal Ballet, a company set up in 2011 to explore new frontiers […]
Bennet Gartside answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I was probably about 7 years old. Why did you start dancing? Apparently I was energetic as a child – I have no idea where that’s gone now! My sister who’s 4 years older than I am, dragged me along. I kinda fell for it a little… but I […]
The Sunday Times cheers Liam Scarlett’s ballet Asphodel Meadows
When the young choreographer Liam Scarlett premiered his first main-stage work for the Royal Ballet last year, on a modern programme, it scored a triumphant success. Now, at its first revival in the company of historic ballets by Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan, his accomplishment is not one jot diminished. He took on a dazzling score in […]
The FT’s Clement Crisp: Manon’s involuntary sexual charm, like Marilyn Monroe
The Financial Times has some, understandable, reserves in an otherwise excellent review: My cheers for the ensemble are as loud as anyone’s, as also my admiration for the principals: for José Martin’s vivid Lescaut, for Gary Avis’s tumescent Monsieur GM, for Itziar Mendizabel as Lescaut’s mistress, sailing through terrible difficulties with sublime insouciance, for Bennet […]
Gary Avis & Friends Gala
The Royal Ballet’s Gary Avis is one of the patrons of the charity The Hunger Project. Here’s what he has to say on their website: I was brought up to believe that we are all better off if we support one another. I’ve performed at many charity gigs over the years and it feels […]