La Scala’s 2026-2027 Ballet Season announced
La Scala announces its 2026-2027 Ballet Season with nine works, including five premieres and four new productions.
Paquita
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Review: Manuel Legris’ Paquita is an undisputed hit at Lithuanian National Ballet
Graham Watts sees Lithuanian National Ballet’s new production of Paquita with touches of genius from Manuel Legris and impressive performances from the dancers.
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Review: lots of young talent at La Scala Ballet School’s final show
Graham Spicer sees Accademia Teatro alla Scala Ballet School dancers in their final show of the year, showcasing the talents of the final year students.
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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.
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New York City Ballet’s 2026 Winter Season features the company’s 499th and 500th original works
New York City Ballet’s 2026 Winter Season runs from 20 January for six weeks at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.
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Review: La Scala Ballet in Pierre Lacotte’s Paquita – a triumph for Nicoletta Manni
Graham Spicer sees Paquita at La Scala – a tribute to choreographer Pierre Lacotte, who died in 2023, but it was Nicoletta Manni’s night.
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New York City Ballet has a new Principal Dancer – Miriam Miller
New York City Ballet has announced that Miriam Miller has been promoted to Principal Dancer.
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dance | design | interviews
Interview: Theatre designer Jérôme Kaplan – Be yourself! Always be curious and dream.
Between projects in New York, Copenhagen and Monaco, theatre designer Jérôme Kaplan finds time to talk to Paul Arrowsmith.
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Ratmansky and Peck world premieres in New York City Ballet 2025 Winter Season
New York City Ballet’s 2025 Winter Season sees world premieres by Justin Peck and Alexei Ratmansky and a tribute to Maria Tallchief on the 100th Anniversary of her birth.
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Review: The Paris Opera Ballet in Paquita – “I didn’t feel the magic”
Matthew Paluch sees The Paris Opera Ballet in Paquita: “If honest, I found it a tad boring and lacking in identity. I need a lot more from narrative ballet.”
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Ballets cancelled at the Paris Opera due to dancers’ strike action
Five performances Paquita and Alexander Ekman’s long sold-out Play at the Paris Opera have been cancelled due to the dancers’ strike.
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Photo Album: The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Performance 2024
Photo album of The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Performance 2024 with the entire school including 25 graduates.
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Review: The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Performance – ‘the school should be immensely proud’
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Performance at The Royal Opera House ‘demonstrating the versatility of the young dancers’.
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[Review] La Scala’s Gala Fracci shows a company in spectacular form
Gala Fracci at La Scala has reached its third edition – an annual gala dedicated to the great Italian ballerina Carla Fracci who died in 2021.
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[Review] Ballet Nights – a familiar concept with original charm
Matthew Paluch sees Ballet Nights with The Royal Ballet’s Yasmine Naghdi and Reece Clarke leading a mixed lineup of dance on London’s biggest stage.
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[Review] The Trocks are back… gags honed over half a century
Ah, the Trocks are back in Milan. Our paths have crossed so many times… in Milan, London, Paris. How I’ve missed you.
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La Scala and Manuel Legris remember Pierre Lacotte
The Teatro alla Scala’s ballet company and its director Manuel Legris join the dance world in mourning Pierre Lacotte, who died yesterday, 10 April 2023.
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Fracci Gala: La Scala celebrates Carla Fracci
A three-hour gala celebrating the career of Carla Fracci, who died last year, was a triumph at La Scala and presented the company at its best.
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In conversation with Myriam Ould-Braham and István Simon
The annual, starry, late summer gala organised by American Ballet Theatre‘s Xiomara Reyes and Ballets du Monte Carlo’s Elías García for IBStage takes place at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu. Over 100 young dancers from the various summer ballet programmes which begin in mid-August, join international ballet stars, including Myriam Ould-Braham and István Simon….
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