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.
Matthew Ball
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The Royal Ballet opens its 2026/27 season with Manon and a live cinema relay
Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon opens The Royal Ballet’s 2026/27 season, with performances from 13 October and a live cinema relay on 27 October.
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news | dance | obituaries | photography
Dance photographer Elliott Franks dies at 62
The talented, well-respected, and much-loved photographer Elliott Franks has died at his London home at age 62.
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Review: Marianela – Timeless, a love letter to the audience
Lily Hyde sees Marianela Nuñez in Marianela: Timeless – it is Nuñez’s night, and hers alone.
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dance | interviews | top dance
Interview: León and Lightfoot at The Royal Ballet – life, age, and change… a very beautiful message
Graham Spicer talked with choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot – León and Lightfoot – after the opening night of their new double bill for The Royal Ballet.
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Review: So Are We, León and Lightfoot – a five-star double bill from The Royal Ballet
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel flavours the spirit of contemporary ballet in León and Lightfoot’s Shoot the Moon and Salle de Danse for The Royal Ballet.
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Review: Debuts 1 – Sae Maeda and Matthew Ball in The Royal Ballet’s La Fille mal gardée
Graham Watts sees The Royal Ballet’s La Fille mal gardée with Sae Maeda making her debut as Lise with sunshine, smiles, soaring legs and coy naughtiness.
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Preview: Sol León and Paul Lightfoot make their Royal Ballet debut
The Royal Ballet is the first British company to perform the work of the contemporary choreographic duo Sol León and Paul Lightfoot.
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dance | music & opera | news
Royal Ballet and Opera unveils new stage curtains during special Gala performance
On 14 May, after 3 decades and tens of thousands of performances, the Royal Ballet and Opera unveils its new stage curtains as part of a Gala performance.
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Review: Wayne McGregor’s Alchemies – changing expectations at The Royal Ballet
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees Wayne McGregor: Alchemies with The Royal Ballet – This exhilarating triple bill is the very essence of alchemies of curiosity: absorbing, engaging, daring.
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The Critics’ Circle announces the nominations for the 26th National Dance Awards
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle has announced the short-listed nominations for the National Dance Awards (#NDA26).
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Review: Matthew Ball is riveting in The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling
Jonathan Gray sees a myriad of fine performances on Mayerling’s opening night, but none finer than Matthew Ball in Laura Morera’s detailed revival for The Royal Ballet.
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Review: Mayara Magri’s ‘revelatory’ debut as Giselle with Matthew Ball and The Royal Ballet
Lily Hyde sees Mayara Magri’s debut as Giselle and thinks it ‘will go on to be regarded as timeless and perennial as Wright’s ballet itself’.
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Review: The Royal Ballet revives Glen Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire
Graham Watts sees Marcelino Sambé, Mayara Magri and Matthew Ball in Pierrot Lunaire, celebrating Glen Tetley’s centenary.
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Review: Ballet Nights continues to ‘educate, entertain and impress’ with Decadance
Graham Watts sees Decadance, the tenth iteration of Ballet Nights – a high-end brand that hits the mark every time.
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The Royal Ballet celebrates Glen Tetley’s centenary with Pierrot Lunaire
The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Glen Tetley’s birth this February with a revival of his masterwork Pierrot Lunaire.
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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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Review: The Royal Ballet’s Perspectives with Against the Tide, a world premiere from Cathy Marston
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet in a triple bill with works by George Balanchine, Justin Peck, and a world premiere from Cathy Marston: Against the Tide.
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Review: Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate returns with The Royal Ballet
Graham Watts sees Like Water for Chocolate with Christopher Wheeldon bringing an extraordinary book to life in dance.
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Review: Gala Mario Porcile at the Nervi Festival – international stars in a refined programme
Graham Spicer sees Gala Mario Porcile at the Nervi Festival, with dancers from The Royal Ballet, Hamburg, Dutch and Bavarian State Ballet companies, and ABT.
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Tonight – closing gala of the Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025, near Genoa
This evening, the Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025 closes with a gala dedicated to its founder – the Mario Porcile Gala – with international stars.
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Review: The Royal Ballet at the Nervi Festival celebrating Ashton and Paris Opera Ballet’s Signature Pieces
Graham Spicer sees The Royal Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet at the Nervi Festival, with the London company pulling aces out of its sleeve.
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Review: Ballet to Broadway – it’s all-Wheeldon at The Royal Ballet
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees Ballet to Broadway, The Royal Ballet’s programme of four Christopher Wheeldon works.
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Matthew Ball to join the cast of Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet
In four weeks, Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet, opens in Plymouth and will tour the UK, including three weeks at London’s Sadler’s Wells theatre.
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Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025 with The Royal Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet among the line up
The Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025 opens on Saturday 28 June 2025 in Genoa with top companies offering starry casts.
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Review: Ballet Nights 007, Pillars & Pioneers – new work by regular contributors and fascinating new finds
Graham Watts sees the seventh iteration of the Ballet Nights brand – inevitably a mix of hit and miss but the hits are well worth it.
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Interview: Christine Cox, Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s BalletX
Ahead of BalletX’s UK debut during Ballet Nights on 1 April, artistic director Christine Cox talks about the company from Philadelphia she founded 20 years ago.
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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 Royal Ballet in MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet – wonderfully fresh with lively dancing and vivid interpretations
Jonathan Gray sees Romeo and Juliet with Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball who continue to deepen and intensify their interpretations.
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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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