Royal Ballet School centenary gala sees students alongside The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet School unite to celebrate a century of training and artistic legacy.
Birmingham Royal Ballet
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Review: Carlos Acosta, Myths and Modern Masters, at The Royal Opera House
Matthew Paluch sees Carlos Acosta: Myths and Modern Masters and was struck by the lasting power of the modern masters – José Limón’s The Moor’s Pavane and Christopher Bruce’s Rooster.
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The Royal Ballet School’s 100th graduate year achieves a 100% employment rate
In The Royal Ballet School’s 100th graduating class, this year consisting of 30 students, all have secured contracts with companies as they start their professional journeys.
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Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet performs 20th-Century Masterpieces
Graham Watts sees Ashton’s Birthday Offering, Jooss’s The Green Table and Balanchine’s Theme and Variations – an excellent programme to close a very good year at BRB.
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Interview: Darcey Bussell on her time at Birmingham Royal Ballet and Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering
Dame Darcey Bussell reflects on the start of her career with Birmingham Royal Ballet, performing Birthday Offering, and its technical demands.
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Interview: Carlos Acosta on his special project at The Royal Opera House this summer
Diane Parkes talks to Carlos Acosta about Myths and Modern Masters, the mixed bill that he’ll present at The Royal Opera House in August.
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Interview: The Royal Ballet’s William Bracewell on his journey to Mayerling
Lily Hyde talks to William Bracewell about preparing to play Prince Rudolf in The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling, his acting process, and an unlikely source of inspiration.
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Review: Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote with Birmingham Royal Ballet – a frothy delight
Lily Hyde sees BRB’s Don Quixote and is impressed by the lead dancers, the orchestrations, and the design, though disappointed by the corps de ballet.
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Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates Sir Peter Wright’s Centenary with Gala Performance
Sir Peter Wright Centenary on 18 June will feature highlights from the director and choreographer’s most beloved works, and a return by Carlos Acosta.
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Royal Ballet’s Melissa Hamilton presents A Night of Ballet
Melissa Hamilton will curate a Night of Ballet this summer at Grange Park Opera, produced by Hamilton Christou Productions.
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Interview: Ivan Putrov on the Dance for Ukraine gala at the Royal Academy of Dance
Darcey Bussell, President of the Royal Academy of Dance, and Ivan Putrov present a ballet gala to support ballet students in Ukraine, on Saturday 21 March.
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Review: Ballet Nights – The New Year’s Day Concert with dancers, musicians and opera singers “of an incredible standard”
Lily Hyde sees Ballet Nights’ New Year’s Day Concert and finds some very strange artistic choices, though enjoys several dazzling performances.
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Royal Ballet and Opera Summer Season with Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta
Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta take centre stage at the Royal Opera House this summer with two individually curated programmes from 29 July until 9 August.
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Access Becomes Art: World Ballet Day 2025 – The Royal Ballet’s celebration of radical accessibility
Wednesday 12 November 2025 marks the return of World Ballet Day, a global celebration of dance, following a year’s hiatus.
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Review: Giselle with the National Ballet of Japan at the Royal Ballet and Opera in London
Jonathan Gray sees the National Ballet of Japan’s “triumphant” opening in London – excellent dancers in an impressive company debut.
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The Royal Ballet announces company promotions, joiners and leavers 2025
Director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare, has announced promotions, new joiners and leavers for The Royal Ballet’s 2025/26 Season.
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Interview with Christina Lyon on her Gala de Danza in London – bold, generous, and built on excellence.
Christina Lyon’s Gala de Danza comes to London. The international dance, music, and art festival will have its London premiere with three performances on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 June at Central Hall Westminster.
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2024 National Dance Awards announced in London
The Winners of the 2024 National Dance Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Barbican Centre in London. It is the 25th anniversary of the Awards.
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Review: Diaghilev and the Birth of Modern Ballet with Birmingham Royal Ballet 2
Jonathan Gray sees BRT2 in Les Sylphides, Le Spectre de la rose, and extracts from Scheherazade, The Firebird and Les Biches – a programme that failed to come to life.
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The Maiden of Venice: Carlos Acosta reimagines La Bayadère for Birmingham Royal Ballet
The Maiden of Venice, Carlos Acosta’s reimagining of La Bayadère, will receive its world premiere at Birmingham Hippodrome in September 2026.
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Interview: Iain Mackay, the new director of the Royal Ballet School, on bodies and gender
“I noticed at children’s parties, when the music starts the boys aged four to six were always first up, then all of a sudden… they don’t dance anymore. Why is that?”
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The 25th National Dance Awards nominations announced
The Dance Section of the UK Critics’ Circle announces the short-listed nominations for the National Dance Awards (#NDA25).
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Review: International Draft Works 2025 at the Royal Opera House
Graham Watts sees this season’s International Draft Works hosted by the Royal Ballet and Opera, an evening that was “both random and refreshing”.
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Review: Cinderella with Birmingham Royal Ballet – a company on glittering, reenergised form
Paul Arrowsmith sees Birmingham Royal Ballet in David Bintley’s Cinderella – told with dramatic and theatrical flair
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12 of the best in 2024 – fascinating memories from my year in dance
Graham Watts looks back at a year in dance and the 135 performances he saw in 2024. He picks out a dozen of the best.
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Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker, a much-loved production
Graham Watts kicks off the Christmas season seeing Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker with “oohs” and “ahhs” from a suitably enchanted audience.
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Review: Legacy – a ‘refreshingly unusual’ gala at the Royal Opera House celebrating Black and Brown excellence in ballet
Graham Watts sees Legacy at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre with “exceptionally gifted black and brown dancers”.
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Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet in La Fille mal gardée in London – a complete joy
Jonathan Gray sees two casts from Birmingham Royal Ballet dancing Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée – “a complete joy.”
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Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Luna – “as weak as things can get”
Matthew Paluch sees Birmingham Royal Ballet in Luna by five female choreographers – “I feel a heady combination of frustration, indifference and doom”
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Review: Ballet Under the Stars – 15 years of dance at Hatch House
Graham Watts sees Ballet Under the Stars at Hatch House with an “outstanding mix of established and emerging talent”.
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