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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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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Ballet stars come together for Verdensballetten 2026, on tour in Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland
Tonight is the opening of the Verdensballetten (World Ballet) in the garden of the Royal Garden Society in Copenhagen, and it is on tour until 30 August.
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Youth America Grand Prix’s 2026 Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala
Ballet stars will join Youth America Grand Prix to celebrate this year’s Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala on Thursday 16 April in New York.
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Interview: Hannah O’Neill, Paris Opera Ballet Étoile, to debut with The Royal Ballet
Paris Opéra Ballet Étoile Hannah O’Neill will make her debut with The Royal Ballet in London as Giselle. Lily Hyde talked with her a few days before her first performance.
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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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Review: Lauren Cuthbertson in Woolf Works – A Sublime Return
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees the exquisite Lauren Cuthbertson’s return to the stage in Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works with The Royal Ballet.
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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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The best dozen dance shows of 2025 – a legacy of memories from Graham Watts’ year in dance
Dance writer Graham Watts looks back at a year of dance and chooses 12 performances from the 157 he saw during 2025.
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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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Photo Album 2: photos of Youth Grand Prix Europe Gala in Milan with 160 students and guest stars – part 2
Part Two: Photos of Youth America Grand Prix’s YGP Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala in Milan.
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Review: YGPE Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala in Milan
Graham Spicer sees the “YGPE Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala” featuring 160 young dancers from 31 countries and international guest stars.
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Review: Gala Fracci 2025 – Marianela Nuñez and Reece Clarke join La Scala Ballet to celebrate Carla Fracci
Graham Spicer sees Gala Fracci, La Scala’s annual festa to celebrate the great Italian ballerina Carla Fracci who died in 2021, now in its fourth edition.
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Interview: talking to Melissa Hamilton, The Royal Ballet’s new principal dancer
Royal Ballet principal dancer Melissa Hamilton talks about her unique path to the top of her profession, her production company, and her colleagues.
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Review: The Royal Ballet in Balanchine – Three Signature Works, Serenade / Prodigal Son / Symphony in C
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet’s new Balanchine triple bill, Three Signature Works – competent, but rarely exciting.
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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 Onegin with “epic and thrilling” scenes from Marianela Nuñez and Reece Clarke
Jonathan Gray enjoys the wonderful sweep and theatricality of John Cranko’s Onegin at the Royal Opera House, with passionate, complex and fully rounded performances.
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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: The Royal Ballet’s Cinderella – A Magical Evening
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees The Royal Ballet’s Cinderella in London – If there is one thing you do this Christmastime, catch a performance of this version of Cinderella
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Reece Clarke to debut as Guest Artist with American Ballet Theatre during 2024 Fall Season
Reece Clarke to debut as Guest Artist with American Ballet Theatre during 2024 Fall Season
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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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Review: 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo, Programme B
Matthew Paluch sees the Programme B gala at the 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo with 33 of the world’s top dancers.
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Review: 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo, Programme A
Matthew Paluch sees the Programme A gala at the 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo with 33 of the world’s top dancers.
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Reece Clarke answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
The Royal Ballet principal dancer Reece Clarke on life and career, Kuma his dog, and that he’d like to die by a stampede of puppies…
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Review: Manon at La Scala – Nicoletta Manni/Reece Clarke; Myriam Ould-Braham/Claudio Coviello
Graham Spicer sees The Royal Ballet’s Reece Clarke and Paris Opera Ballet’s Myriam Ould-Braham join colleagues at La Scala for Manon.
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Rehearsal photos: Kenneth MacMillan’s L’histoire de Manon at La Scala
Rehearsal photos and some background on Kenneth MacMillan’s L’histoire de Manon, onstage at La Scala.
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Reece Clarke and Myriam Ould-Braham are last-minute guests at La Scala
After injuries during La Bayadère at La Scala, the company has had to invite last-minute guests to complete the casting in Manon.
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[Review] The Royal Ballet in Ashton Celebrated – Les Rendezvous, The Dream, Rhapsody
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet in Ashton Celebrated – Les Rendezvous, The Dream, and Rhapsody – an evening of musicality and daring.
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Ashton Celebrated – The Royal Ballet celebrates Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton
The Royal Ballet celebrates Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton with two special programmes and welcomes Sarasota Ballet.
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Royal Ballet announces casting for Ashton Celebrated
The Royal Ballet has announced the casting for its Ashton Celebrated programmes (June 2024) with choreography by Frederick Ashton.
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