Review: Natalia Osipova at the Linbury Theatre continuing her rollercoaster ride
Graham Watts sees Natalia Osipova in ‘Osipova/Linbury’ – “this remarkable star of 21st century ballet continues to expand her horizons”.
Johan Kobborg
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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: Royal Ballet & Opera’s “Phaedra + Minotaur” left the audience wanting more
Graham Watts sees Royal Ballet & Opera in Phaedra + Minotaur, an equal combination of opera and dance.
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La Strada with Alina Cojocaru – “ingenious” choreography and “excellent” dancers in an “incoherent” production [Review and Photo Albums]
Choreographer Natalia Horecna has reimagined Fellin’s La Strada with Alina Cojocaru, Kobborg and Mick Zeni with mixed results (review and 80 photos).
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Alina Cojocaru is joined by La Scala’s former principal dancer Mick Zeni in La Strada
A new ballet based on Fellini’s La Strada will premiere at Sadler’s Wells from 25 – 28 January 2024 with Alina Cojocaru, Mick Zeni and Johan Kobborg.
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Extraordinary dancers will dance for Ukraine in Naples and Milan
Two upcoming galas in Italy to raise money for Ukraine bring together some of the dance names that have been making headlines recently.
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Royal Ballet stars for the Athelhampton Ballet Charity Gala 2021
Royal Ballet First Soloist Meaghan Grace Hinkis has assembled a starry line-up of Royal Ballet colleagues for the second Athelhampton Ballet Charity Gala
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More than toes and fingers: Zakharova and her boys in Italy
An entertaining programme from Svetlana Zakharova and violinist Vadim Repin – Pas de deux for Toes and Fingers – brought a sold-out festival crowd to its feet.
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Interview with Sergei Polunin – Verona’s new Romeo
On the eve of the debut of a new Romeo and Juliet at Verona‘s Arena with choreography by Johan Kobborg and with Sergei Polunin and Alina Cojocaru in the title roles, Polunin talked with Vogue Italia’s Valentina Bonelli. The classics can often seem dated and today it can be difficult to relate to them. Instead,…
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Interview with Johan Kobborg and Alina Cojocaru on the eve of their new Romeo and Juliet
Johan Kobborg asked David Umenoto to design the sets for his Romeo and Juliet which has its world premiere in Verona‘s vast Arena on 26 August. The commission came about after Kobborg had seen an exhibition of Umenoto’s sculptures: His works are contemporary but respect the past – you can feel the importance of memory…
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Royal Ballet’s Valentino Zucchetti is Mercutio in the Kobborg-Polunin-Cojocaru Romeo and Juliet
On the 26 August, there will be a single performance only of Johan Kobborg‘s new production of Romeo and Juliet with Sergei Polunin and Alina Cojocaru in the title roles. But when the theatre in Verona‘s vast Arena with 30,000 seats it is the equivalent of a 15-performance run in an opera house. Joining them…
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London Theatre Direct halts ticket sales for Sergei Polunin’s London performances
The ticket sales and distribution company London Theatre Direct has announced that it will stop selling tickets to Sergei Polunin‘s London Palladium shows. A press release says, London Theatre Direct formally announce today that they will be halting ticket sales for Sergei Polunin’s upcoming mixed dance programme at the London Palladium. The decision comes after the Ukrainian ballerino’s series of hateful comments made last…
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Rights group asks for Polunin ballet in Verona’s Arena to be cancelled
A full-page article in today’s Corriere della Sera, a major Italian newspaper, has the headline: Polunin, the bad boy of dance “is homophobic”. After recent Instagram postings which were widely discussed, Sergei Polunin found sponsors disappearing and an engagement at the Paris Opera Ballet cancelled. The most commentated post was the one where he urged…
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Daniel McCormick is announced winner of English National Ballet’s 2018 Emerging Dancer Award
Daniel McCormick was announced as winner of English National Ballet‘s 2018 Emerging Dancer Award last night. Having performed a pas de deux from Le Corsaire, with partner Francesca Velicu, and Leatherwing Bat, a solo by Trey McIntyre, Artistic Director of English National Ballet, Tamara Rojo, announced his win on stage at the London Coliseum, which was livestreamed to audiences across the world….
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Matthew Ball – The Royal Ballet’s prince in waiting?
It seems an exceptionally good moment for homegrown ballet talent in Britain. The Royal Ballet School alone is producing a remarkable number of excellent dancers, many tipped for the top. Two of these are Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball who will make a joint début, as the young lovers Romeo and Juliet, with the Royal Ballet on 3 October.
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Yasmine Naghdi – the birth of a ballerina
Yasmine Naghdi was born on 25 March 1992 in London: Everyone I meet says, ‘Where are you from?’, and I say, ‘I’m from London’, and they say, ‘No, where are you really from?’.
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Paul Seaquist, ballet impresario: thinking outside the box
Paul Seaquist is a ballet impresario, which conjures up an image of a Diaghilev figure with a fur-collared coat and silver-topped cane. However, Seaquist is quite different physically: a recent television interview saw him in jeans and a V-neck T-shirt, and he’s quite a bit thinner, and certainly better looking, than the Russian impresario. His…
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Positano Premia la Danza Léonide Massine winners 2014
Last night the threatening weather held off, and the gala and award ceremony for the Positano Premia la Danza Léonide Massine on the main beach at Positano went ahead as planned. The exquisite setting on the Amalfi Coast is what attracted artists such as Nureyev, and Massine himself, who made the area their holiday home, and when…
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Jack Devant, ballet photographer: freezing the beauty
There are thousands, millions, of dance photos scattered around the net, and most of the best come from just a handful of photographers. We know their copyright watermarks, we know their style, we read their names, but know relatively little about the people behind the lens. Jack Devant is one of those names, with his…
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Help Kickstart Cystal Ballet’s new collaboration with the New English Ballet Theatre
Crystal Ballet, who brought you the specially choreographed and filmed ballet pieces for digital release only, are aiming towards their second project. It is their first commission as a production company and they will be working closely with the New English Ballet Theatre, a new London-based ballet company, shooting their rehearsal period and interviews with the choreographers before…
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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…
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Crystal Ballet’s Genesis hits n°1 in the charts
In June we told you about Crystal Ballet’s exciting project: a ballet created to be filmed for digital download. Now the first installment of Genesis has reached N°1 in the iTunes classical music video chart. It’s not a surprise when looking at the cast and creative team for the project – choreographers Kim Brandstrup and Ernst…
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So tonite I lost it: Johan Kobborg’s heartbreaking departure from the Royal Ballet
Johan Kobborg has given his last performance with the Royal Ballet, in Tokyo. The last performance was due to have been tomorrow evening for the opening of Swan Lake but he and Alina Cojocaru cancelled. Yesterday, the Royal Ballet announced: Friday will see the first of five performances of Swan Lake, although unfortunately Alina Cojocaru and…
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Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg leave the Royal Ballet
Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg have announced they will leave The Royal Ballet at the end of the 2012/13 season to pursue other artistic challenges. Their last performance at the Royal Opera House as members of The Royal Ballet will be in Mayerling on 5 June. They will then go to Tokyo with the company as planned and…
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Tonight Roberto Bolle and Friends alight at the 15,000-seater Roman Arena in Verona
Tonight Verona‘s famous Arena is sold out. All 15,000 seats will be full to watch Roberto Bolle and his ‘friends’ dance in the open air. It is a magical place. Italy‘s Il Sole 24 Ore (the equivalent of the Financial Times, and the same colour) spoke to him. Unfortunately half of these interviews are always…
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The Royal Ballet have to shift 80,000-odd seats – dancer Bennet Gartside is giving them a hand
Four performances of Romeo and Juliet might not sound much, but if you’re performing them at London’s O2 Arena that means you need to sell an awful lot of tickets – think of it as an equivalent of 40 nights at the Royal Opera House. Ballet fans alone won’t fill it, neither will curious tourists…
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“The world’s greatest ballet company performs the world’s greatest love story at the O2” says the producer
Ok, maybe he’s going a bit over the top, but being that there are more than 20,000 seats to shift for each performance Raymond Gubbay needs to pull out all the stops. The Royal Ballet is thrilled to announce that it will dance a specially produced production of Romeo and Juliet at The O2 arena in…
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