This October The Royal Ballet returns for its first full season in 18 months. The season includes world premieres of Wayne McGregor’s The Dante Project, Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for … [Read more...] about Casting for The Royal Ballet Romeo and Juliet opening the 2021-2022 Season
Marianela Nuñez
Online and studio masterclasses with artists of The Royal Ballet and Ballet Black
Danceworks in London started their dance masterclass series during lockdown, first with Alejandro Parente and Marianela Nuñez, and then with Vadim Muntagirov. Following on from that success … [Read more...] about Online and studio masterclasses with artists of The Royal Ballet and Ballet Black
Les Étoiles online: Nuñez, Muntagirov, Salenko, Kim, Shklyarov et al
ITsART is a new virtual platform dedicated to the digital dissemination of artistic and cultural content from or about Italy. Free content includes journeys through museums, libraries, archaeological … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles online: Nuñez, Muntagirov, Salenko, Kim, Shklyarov et al
[Photo Album] Royal Ballet’s Balanchine and Robbins programme
Tonight, Friday 4 June, the Royal Ballet opens a new evening of dance dedicated to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins with Apollo, the Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, and Dances at a … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Royal Ballet’s Balanchine and Robbins programme
Nominees for the UK’s National Dance Awards 2021 are announced
The nominees for the 21st National Dance Awards 2021 have been announced by the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle. The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the announcement of awards and award … [Read more...] about Nominees for the UK’s National Dance Awards 2021 are announced
Ballet Masterclass with Alejandro Parente and Marianela Nuñez
From Saturday 6 February, there is an opportunity to join Ballet Master Alejandro Parente, who will teach a series of three masterclasses from Argentina, with The Royal Ballet’s Marianela Nuñez … [Read more...] about Ballet Masterclass with Alejandro Parente and Marianela Nuñez
Full Royal Opera House TV and streaming times for the Christmas period
The Royal Opera House has announced its biggest ever programme of streaming and digital content, across a large range of platforms, “brought straight from our house to your house” over the Christmas … [Read more...] about Full Royal Opera House TV and streaming times for the Christmas period
[Photo Album] The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage – tonight and for 30 days
A special live-streamed performance tonight, Friday 13 November at 7.30pm GMT of the gala The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage, will be available through The Royal Opera House site for the next 30 days. … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage – tonight and for 30 days
Royal Opera House announces live performance broadcasts during November lockdown
The Royal Opera House has announced a series of live performance broadcasts, together with some repertory favourites from both The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, throughout … [Read more...] about Royal Opera House announces live performance broadcasts during November lockdown
Interviews with 3 Royal Ballet principals: Nuñez, Cuthbertson, Naghdi
I hope you have enjoyed, or still are enjoying, World Ballet Day 2020. During the long segment from The Royal Ballet you will have seen Marianela Nuñez and Yasmine Naghdi during class and in … [Read more...] about Interviews with 3 Royal Ballet principals: Nuñez, Cuthbertson, Naghdi
#WorldBalletDay 2020: The Royal Ballet, Bolshoi and Australian Ballet itineraries for 29 October
World Ballet Day 2020 on 29 October, will be the biggest ever celebration of global dance with 40 dance companies participating in this year’s live streamed event. Dance companies from around the … [Read more...] about #WorldBalletDay 2020: The Royal Ballet, Bolshoi and Australian Ballet itineraries for 29 October
[Interview] The Royal Ballet’s director, Kevin O’Hare, on returning to the Covent Garden stage
The Royal Ballet’s director, Kevin O’Hare, says about lockdown, I needed [the dancers] as much as they probably needed me. I think we have managed to keep the company spirit. Of course, we have … [Read more...] about [Interview] The Royal Ballet’s director, Kevin O’Hare, on returning to the Covent Garden stage
The Royal Ballet is Back on Stage – Friday 9 October
The Royal Ballet is Back on Stage, returning for a live-streamed performance from the stage of Covent Garden on Friday 9 October at 7.30pm. After an absence of seven … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet is Back on Stage – Friday 9 October
Marquee TV launches a free Summer Shorts Festival on 3 August
The performing arts streaming service Marquee TV has partnered with the San Francisco Dance Film Festival, Screen.dance Festival, Scottish Ballet, and others, for a month-long festival from 3 … [Read more...] about Marquee TV launches a free Summer Shorts Festival on 3 August
In conversation with Marianela Nuñez
The Royal Ballet’s Argentinian principal dancer, Marianela Nuñez, is in lockdown in Buenos Aires. She went there to be near her family and partner, because now home, for Nela, is London, which also … [Read more...] about In conversation with Marianela Nuñez
Free reading from Dancing Times – the complete archive is available from 2000
Dancing Times has opened up the last 20 years of its archives to all until 7 April. The monthly magazine has its think pieces, reviews, articles about technique, dance’s past and present, but I … [Read more...] about Free reading from Dancing Times – the complete archive is available from 2000
Photo Album: Royal Ballet first night with Dances at a Gathering and The Cellist
First photos of tonight's opening of a new double bill at The Royal Opera House with Jerome Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering and Cathy Marston's The Cellist. Dances at a Gathering Jerome Robbins’s … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Royal Ballet first night with Dances at a Gathering and The Cellist
Les Étoiles for three days shone over Rome
The annual orgy of dance that kicks off the year in Rome, known as Les Étoiles, began in 2015 with an evening in the Auditorium della Conciliazione near the Vatican with its 1,700 seats. The gala has … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles for three days shone over Rome
Les Étoiles Gala in Rome 2020 features the ballet world’s starriest names with some surprises
The annual appointment with Les Étoiles in Rome is certainly a chance to enjoy a thrilling ballet gala, but the producer Daniele Cipriani also finds interesting twists to make each edition unique, so … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles Gala in Rome 2020 features the ballet world’s starriest names with some surprises
Interview: The Royal Ballet’s Ballet Master, Christopher Carr, on mounting Coppélia, the company’s dancers and technique
Everyone who has followed The Royal Ballet in rehearsal during World Ballet Day or watched the interval clips and interviews during the intervals of the company’s live cinema relays will know … [Read more...] about Interview: The Royal Ballet’s Ballet Master, Christopher Carr, on mounting Coppélia, the company’s dancers and technique
