Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake will be screened in cinemas in the UK on Tuesday 21 May 2019. Bourne says, I’m thrilled that this brand-new production of my Swan Lake will be in cinemas… It has become a … [Read more...] about Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake to be screened in cinemas 21 May
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Winterreise: Angelin Preljocaj’s new work for La Scala, with rehearsal photos
Schubert’s Winterreise is the basis of Angelin Preljocaj’s new work commissioned by La Scala. It continues the series of ballets at the theatre using chamber music and a smaller group of dancers than … [Read more...] about Winterreise: Angelin Preljocaj’s new work for La Scala, with rehearsal photos
Matthew Ball in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
Luke Jennings – The Observer From the moment of his first entrance, it’s Ball’s show. As well as being an assured technician, he’s a dance actor of real charisma. As the Swan, he’s dangerous and … [Read more...] about Matthew Ball in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
The Royal Ballet promotions for 2018/19 season: Matthew Ball has been promoted to Principal dancer
Kevin O’Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet, has announced that Matthew Ball has been promoted to Principal Dancer. He said, I’m delighted that Matthew Ball will be a Principal dancer from the start … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet promotions for 2018/19 season: Matthew Ball has been promoted to Principal dancer
Tributes to choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne flood in from the worlds of musicals and ballet
A tweet from Peter Land on Dame Gillian Lynne’s account on Sunday evening, 1 July, announced that the beloved choreographer had died - she was 92: Rest In Peace my darling Gillie. I am heartbroken … [Read more...] about Tributes to choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne flood in from the worlds of musicals and ballet
Akram Khan’s Giselle – ENB’s smash hit in words and pictures
Akram Khan’s new Giselle is a work of immense confidence and scouring anger. Reimagining one of ballet’s most-loved classics, the story of a village girl betrayed by a nobleman, this production is … [Read more...] about Akram Khan’s Giselle – ENB’s smash hit in words and pictures
Dancer Jonathan Ollivier was killed by a minicab driver making a hands-free call
Jonathan Ollivier was tragically killed on his way to dance in the final performance in Matthew Bourne's The Car Man in London. A court has heard that the minicab driver that hit Ollivier’s motorbike … [Read more...] about Dancer Jonathan Ollivier was killed by a minicab driver making a hands-free call
ENB’s Emerging Dancer competition to be streamed live on 17 May
The English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition at the London Palladium, now in its seventh year, will this year be live streamed for the first time. The broadcast will be in partnership … [Read more...] about ENB’s Emerging Dancer competition to be streamed live on 17 May
Nutcracker-lite at La Scala – très chic Casse-noisette from Geneva
What a disappointment was La Scala's new Nutcracker. A shimmering front-cloth announced "Lo schiaccianoci" as though written in the stars, Tchaikovsky's bewitching overture started and there was that … [Read more...] about Nutcracker-lite at La Scala – très chic Casse-noisette from Geneva
Men in Motion’s magic under the Tuscan sky
In 2012, Ivan Putrov had the conceit to produce an all-male gala where Don Q variations were banished, Le Corsaire’s jetés outlawed, and Albrecht’s entrechats six forbidden on pain of death. It short, … [Read more...] about Men in Motion’s magic under the Tuscan sky
Men in Motion at La Versiliana Festival: classics, premières and surprises
The latest incarnation of Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion comes to Italy's La Versiliana Festival. Men in Motion was first presented at Sadler's Wells in 2012 and has since been performed with great … [Read more...] about Men in Motion at La Versiliana Festival: classics, premières and surprises
Deloitte Ignite 2014: The Royal Ballet’s month-long festival of dance, music and art
The month-long contemporary arts festival Deloitte Ignite 2014 is based on the theme of myth and this year is curated by The Royal Ballet and The National Gallery’s Dr Minna Moore Ede, who said, At … [Read more...] about Deloitte Ignite 2014: The Royal Ballet’s month-long festival of dance, music and art
Patrice Bart’s Swan Lake, with Tsygankova and Kaniskin, in Rome
It can't be easy to dance with the possibility of redundancy hanging over your head. The workers at Rome Opera have put on a brave face recently as the theatre's heavy debts will almost inevitably … [Read more...] about Patrice Bart’s Swan Lake, with Tsygankova and Kaniskin, in Rome
Olivier Award 2013 nominations announced: dance and opera
While it's great to see 87-year-old working choreographer Gillian Lynne get a special award, there is Marianela Núñez in the running for Outstanding Achievement in Dance, a nomination richly deserved … [Read more...] about Olivier Award 2013 nominations announced: dance and opera
The Times’ Debra Craine on Matthew Bourne: “I was bowled over by his ability to turn levity into something altogether darker and more moving”
"I will always be grateful to Bourne, because more than 20 years ago his dances made me laugh. Right from the start it was clear that he was going to bring an enormous amount of fun to the job of … [Read more...] about The Times’ Debra Craine on Matthew Bourne: “I was bowled over by his ability to turn levity into something altogether darker and more moving”
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty – from Petipa to iPads
Matthew Bourne is to create a new version of ballet Sleeping Beauty with "vampiric influences". The work will be premiered at Christmas as part of a season at Sadler's Wells marking 25 years of … [Read more...] about Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty – from Petipa to iPads
Christopher Wheeldon explains why his Alice ballet isn’t a slow-motion car crash
Luke Jennings, summing up the critics' verdicts on the 'McCartney Ballet' in the Guardian's theatre blog, reflected on unsuccessful narrative ballets: Ballet's gatekeepers tend to almost infinite … [Read more...] about Christopher Wheeldon explains why his Alice ballet isn’t a slow-motion car crash
English Lads Can Dance! says Italy’s L’Uomo Vogue
Bruce Weber photographed the dancers of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake for the January 2011 issue of L'Uomo Vogue. ‘English Lads Can Dance!’ was styled by Deborah Watson, and the dancers are Richard … [Read more...] about English Lads Can Dance! says Italy’s L’Uomo Vogue
Matthew Bourne: “a lot of young people think that it’s odd to have women as swans”
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake will be shown on television 3-D. Ahead of its showing The Times talked to the choreographer. Here are some of the questions he was asked: Where would you be without Swan … [Read more...] about Matthew Bourne: “a lot of young people think that it’s odd to have women as swans”
3D ballet: Bourne’s Swan Lake to be shown on Sky
Broadcaster Sky is to show the first full ballet production in 3D on the small screen. Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake was filmed at Sadler’s Wells using the latest technology and will be broadcast at 8pm … [Read more...] about 3D ballet: Bourne’s Swan Lake to be shown on Sky
A thumbs down for the revival of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella
Created in 1997, Bourne's Blitz Cinderella is being revived at Sadlers' Wells. The critics had some doubts. Zoë Anderson in The Independent starts: Matthew Bourne can come across as a brilliant … [Read more...] about A thumbs down for the revival of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella