Review: Dutch National Ballet’s triple bill – Paquita | Carmen | 5 Tangos
Matthew Paluch sees Dutch National Opera & Ballet in Paquita | Carmen | 5 Tangos – we lucked out with the brilliant casting.
Maia Makhateli
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Review: Ballet Icons Gala 2026 – a star-studded, celebratory evening of ballet
Georgina Butler sees London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2026 – an outstanding international cast of elite dancers from top-tier companies with a UK premiere and two world premieres.
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Final lineup announced for Ballet Icons 20th anniversary gala
The Ballet Icons Gala returns to the London Coliseum on 15 February with its customary lineup of international ballet stars.
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news | dance | obituaries
Choreographer Hans van Manen has died at 93
Hans van Manen died yesterday, 17 December 2025, at the age of 93. He created more than 150 works during a 65-year career.
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Review: Ballet Icons Gala 2025 – an outstanding international cast of star dancers
Georgina Butler sees London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2025 – an exceptional evening of ballet with a programme of 16 works, including premieres and a world premiere.
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Review: The Nutcracker with Rome Opera Ballet showing choreographer Paul Chalmer’s “wisdom, passion and finesse”
Donatella Bertozzi sees The Nutcracker in Rome and finds in Paul Chalmer “a strong narrator and an expert dance maker”.
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Ballet Icons Gala 2025 arrives at the London Coliseum in March
On 9 March 2025, the Ballet Icons Gala will fulfil its annual promise of presenting dancers from across the world to the London public.
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Review: Les Étoiles gala in Milan – 21 dancers, 17 pieces, 3 hours of starry dance
Graham Spicer sees the Les Étoiles galas in Milan with ballet stars in thrilling pas de deux and seductive modern repertoire.
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Youth Grand Prix Europe (YGPE) finds a new Italian base in Vicenza, Italy
The semi-finals of the Youth Grand Prix Europe (European leg of the YAGP) will be held from 12 to 15 November 2024 at the Teatro Comunale, Vicenza.
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Italy’s Les Étoiles galas arrive in Milan for the first time – from the moon to the stars
Italian producer Daniele Cipriani brings his Les Étoiles gala format to Milan for the first time, at the Arcimboldi Theatre.
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Les Étoiles gala in Rome – the ‘Gala of Inclusivity’ with international stars of dance
The annual Les Étoiles gala series in Rome kicks off tonight for four performances (15-17 March) at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome.
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Les Étoiles ballet gala on TV with Nuñez, Muntagirov, Kim, Simkin, Salenko, Bernal, Makhateli, Tissi, Kovaleva et al
On Italian television for New Year’s Eve – Rai5 at 9.15 pm – arrives the ballet gala Les Étoiles (also online).
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Paul Chalmer’s new Nutcracker for the Rome Opera Ballet
In Rome, from 21 until 31 December, there will be 12 performances of a new version of The Nutcracker by Paul Chalmer to open the 2023/2024 ballet season.
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[Review] Les Étoiles – international ballet stars woo and wow in Italy
Quality casting and clever programming make the Les Étoiles gala a rewarding evening of world-class dance.
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[Photo Album] London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2023
Photos by three photographers of the rehearsals and performance of this year’s Ballet Icons Gala at the London Coliseum.
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[Review] Ballet Icons Gala – the starry evening returns to the London Coliseum
The Ballet Icons Gala format returned to London’s Coliseum on 19 February for one night only with the to-be-expected star-dancer billing.
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Les Étoiles – the starry Rome gala at the end of January, now with two programmes
On 28 and 29 January 2023 in Rome the latest edition of the annual Les Étoiles gala will offer two programmes for the first time.
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Attimo, sei bello! in Rome – a photographic exhibition celebrating the beauty of dance
Attimo, sei bello! (Wait, you’re beautiful!) is a photographic exhibition on dance that runs from today, 12 December 2022, until 21 March 2023.
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Les Étoiles 2023 – the cast of the annual Rome dance gala is announced
Les Étoiles international gala of dance returns to Rome on 28 and 29 January 2023. With dancers from The Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Dutch National, and more.
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[Review] Nureyev Legend and Legacy – a programme full of ‘wow wee’ moments
Guest author Matthew Paluch attends London’s starry gala ‘Nureyev Legend and Legacy’.
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Rudolf Nureyev Legend and Legacy – a starry celebration in London
Rudolf Nureyev’s life and career will be celebrated in London at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which is where Nureyev made his London debut.
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Rome Opera Ballet – Season 2022-2023
The new season of the Rome Opera Ballet is announced by the company’s director, Eleonora Abbagnato.
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[Photo Album] Le Corsaire in Rome with Nuñez, Muntagirov, Tissi and Makhateli
José Carlos Martínez’s production of Le Corsaire returns to Rome after a run cut short in 2020 due to the pandemic. Nuñez, Muntagirov, Tissi and Makhateli star.
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Free stream of Les Étoiles ballet gala in Rome from Friday 29 April
A free streaming of the Les Étoiles gala from Rome, filmed earlier this year, will be available from tomorrow, 29 April, on ITsART.
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Top dancers provided thrills and emotion for Les Étoiles gala in a time of pandemic
Notwithstanding organisational difficulties in bringing dancers from around the world to Rome for the annual Les Étoiles gala, it gave joy to packed houses.
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Rome Opera Ballet announces 2021-2022 season
Rome Opera Ballet has announced its 2021-2022 season which starts with a Nutcracker and finishes with the restaging of Carla Fracci’s 2004 production of Giselle.
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news | dance | music & opera
Rome Opera summer season: opera and ballet programme 2021
Trovatore inaugurates Rome’s summer season followed by Madama Butterfly and La bohème, and dance features Swan Lake and Roberto Bolle.
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Marijn Rademaker answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? My soccer coach told me I was a ballet dancer on the field. So according to him around 6; but with actual dancing, amateur-wise, at the age of 8. Why did you start dancing? Because I enjoyed it. Music moved me a lot as a child and I was…
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