Review: Kaloyan Boyadjiev’s Romeo and Juliet with the Norwegian National Ballet
Graham Watts sees Romeo and Juliet with choreography by Kaloyan Boyadjiev – a production that looks glorious and manages to be both familiar and fresh.
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John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet returns to Rome at the vast Circus Maximus
From tonight at Circus Maximus – ancient Rome’s chariot-racing stadium – audiences of 6,000 can see John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet.
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Review: Ballet Central mixed bill – Central School of Ballet’s graduate company
Graham Watts sees Ballet Central perform four works: Solitaire, BOLERO 18, REPLICA, and Times Square Ballet.
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American Ballet Theatre announces a new Principal Dancer and six new soloists
American Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Susan Jaffe has announced a new Principal Dancer and six new Soloists.
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Review: English National Ballet School and John Cranko School at the Next Generation Festival
Graham Watts sees two top ballet schools at the Royal Ballet & Opera’s Next Generation Festival, dancing as if they were already fully fledged professionals.
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Review: The Joffrey Ballet brings choreographer Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin thrillingly to life
Scott C Morgan sees Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin with a new lush, cinematic score by Ilya Demutsky – with dashing José Pablo Castro Cuevas and masterful Victoria Jaiani.
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Review: William Bracewell gives a Shakespearean performance in his debut in Mayerling with The Royal Ballet
Lily Hyde sees William Bracewell’s debut in Mayerling – one of The Royal Ballet’s most intelligent dancers, a singular performer who evades comparison.
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Review: The Joffrey Ballet celebrates American Icons of dance with works by Arpino, Graham, Joffrey and Tetley
Scott C Morgan sees a programme of American Icons of dance with The Joffrey Ballet – this US arts institution is a global dance treasure.
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Eugene Onegin, the new ballet for San Francisco Ballet and Joffrey Ballet
A new ballet on Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin opens at San Francisco Ballet, with choreography by Yuri Possohkov, music by Ilya Demutsky, and designs by Tim Yip.
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Renato Zanella is the new director of the Ballet of the San Carlo Theatre in Naples
Renato Zanella, the Italian ballet dancer, choreographer and director, succeeds Clotilde Vayer as director of the Ballet of the San Carlo Theatre in Naples.
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The best dozen dance shows of 2025 – a legacy of memories from Graham Watts’ year in dance
Dance writer Graham Watts looks back at a year of dance and chooses 12 performances from the 157 he saw during 2025.
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American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Season 2026 at the Metropolitan Opera House
American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Season 2026 will feature a new staging of Don Quixote, as well as the return of Onegin, Swan Lake, and Sylvia.
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Rocio Aleman answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Rocio Aleman was born in Monterrey, Mexico. In 2008 she went to Stuttgart to train at the John Cranko Schule, in 2011 she joined the Stuttgart Ballet becoming Principal Dancer in 2021.
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Interview: The Royal Ballet’s Giacomo Rovero on dancing among the vines – Rocchetta Grand Jeté
Royal Ballet Soloist Giacomo Rovero on his career and organising the upcoming Rocchetta Grand Jeté in an Italian vineyard.
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Review: Onegin with The Royal Ballet – Natalia Osipova is a great dance-actress… electrifying
Jonathan Gray sees Natalia Osipova as Tatiana in Onegin – “a tremendous performance from a wonderful artist”.
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Review: Gala Fracci 2025 – Marianela Nuñez and Reece Clarke join La Scala Ballet to celebrate Carla Fracci
Graham Spicer sees Gala Fracci, La Scala’s annual festa to celebrate the great Italian ballerina Carla Fracci who died in 2021, now in its fourth edition.
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Review: Onegin in Rome – two exceptional performers in a tear-jerking evening
Marta Mele sees the Rome Opera Ballet in John Cranko’s Onegin – two exceptional performers for an audience that did not shy away from the story’s emotions.
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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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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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Review: The Royal Ballet in Onegin with “epic and thrilling” scenes from Marianela Nuñez and Reece Clarke
Jonathan Gray enjoys the wonderful sweep and theatricality of John Cranko’s Onegin at the Royal Opera House, with passionate, complex and fully rounded performances.
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Review: Uwe Scholz’s Le rouge et le noir with Rome Opera Ballet – discovering love and passion
Marta Mele sees Rome Opera Ballet in Le rouge et le noir by Uwe Scholz – “The enormous challenges of narrative ballet coupled with the symphonic music of Hector Berlioz”
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Royal Ballet Principal dancer Lauren Cuthbertson becomes Principal Guest Artist
Lauren Cuthbertson Principal becomes Principal Guest Artist with The Royal Ballet after over two decades performing with the Company.
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Royal Ballet casting for February/March 2025 – Onegin, Light of Passage, Phaedra + Minotaur
Here is a preview of The Royal Ballet casting for next year’s productions of Onegin, Light of Passage, and the double bill Phaedra + Minotaur.
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Interview: Roberto Bolle on turning 50 – I want to bring all those years to the stage
Next year Roberto Bolle turns 50: “The milestone of 50 eventually becomes a point of pride, the pride of saying how old I am, and to bring those years to the stage.”
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news | dance | obituaries
Walter Venditti, former primo ballerino at La Scala, dies at 95
Walter Venditti, a well-loved figure in Italy’s ballet world, died yesterday morning. He was 95. Here are photos and tributes.
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[Interview] Margaret Barbieri, assistant director of Sarasota Ballet, on the eve of the company’s performances at The Royal Opera House
Prima Ballerina and assistant director of Sarasota Ballet, Margaret Barbieri, talks to Paul Arrowsmith as the company celebrates Frederick Ashton in London.
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Remembering Carla Fracci, three years after her death
Carla Fracci, the great Italian ballerina, died three years ago today, on 27 May 2021. I wrote her obituary for Dancing Times magazine that is reproduced here.
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The Stuttgart Ballet mourns the passing of Dieter Graefe at 84
Dieter Graefe, former Administrator of the Stuttgart Ballet and holder of the rights to John Cranko’s ballets, died in Stuttgart on Saturday 20 April.
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New York Premiere of Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works highlights American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Season
ABT’s Summer Season – from 18 June until 20 July 2024 – features New York Premiere of Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works.
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[Review] MacMillan Celebrated – The Royal Ballet shows the choreographer fizzing with ideas
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet’s MacMillan Celebrated (Danses concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem) showing a versatile and compelling creative force.
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