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.
Steven McRae
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Review: The Royal Ballet presents The McRae/Vassilev Project
Graham Watts sees Steven McRae and Vasko Vassilev in The McRae/Vassilev Project – a unique experience; a masterclass of elite playing and stunning dancing.
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Interview: Steven McRae and Vasko Vassilev talk about their Royal Ballet project at the Linbury Theatre
The Royal Ballet opens its 2026/27 Linbury Theatre season on 11 September with The McRae / Vassilev Project, a unique evening of music and dance.
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The McRae / Vassilev Project with Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Steven McRae and Concert Master Vasko Vassilev
Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Steven McRae and Principal Guest Concert Master Vasko Vassilev unite for a showcase of exceptional music and dance.
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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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Review: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at La Scala – it is pure joy
Graham Spicer sees Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in Milan – beneath the spectacle is a quiet emotional core.
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The Royal Ballet – complete 2026-2027 Season
The complete presentation, calendar and production details of the full Royal Ballet 2026-2027 Season.
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Review: Calvin Richardson makes an expressive and beautifully danced debut in The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling
Jonathan Gray sees Calvin Richardson’s debut in Mayerling with The Royal Ballet – Tall, elegantly proportioned, expressive and blessed with great physical strength.
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Prix de Lausanne 2026 from 2 – 8 February, also online
Prix de Lausanne 2026: the 54th edition of the Prix runs from 2 to 8 February 2026 – the competition can be viewed via GRAMILANO.
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Rocchetta Grand Jeté 2025 – Royal Ballet dancers in the Monferrato wine district
The Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta Winery hosted Royal Ballet dancers in Piedmont, Italy, for Rocchetta Grand Jeté 2005,
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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: Ballet Nights 006 – high calibre works and artists going where the artistic wind takes them
Matthew Paluch sees Ballet Nights 006: “A collective of (generally) high calibre works and artists going where the artistic wind takes them.”
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Review: London Children’s Ballet’s The Secret Garden
Graham Watts sees The Secret Garden, this year’s production from the London Children’s Ballet
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[Review] Mosaic International Dance Festival, Dubai
Mosaic International Dance Festival, the “preamble” to a much bigger festival in November 2024 – the ambition is to make Dubai a go-to city for dance.
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Royal Academy of Dance announces winners of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) presents awards at final of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023 in London.
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Rocchetta Grand Jeté – Royal Ballet dancers among the Italian vines
This weekend sees Steven McRae, Sarah Lamb, Matthew Ball, Mayara Magri ten other Royal Ballet dancers, in a gala in the winegrowing Monferrato hills.
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The Fonteyn 2023 – RAD’s The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition
The Royal Academy of Dance will host The Fonteyn 2023 competition in London in October – the first in-person competition since the pandemic.
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Royal Ballet casting for autumn performances 2023 with role debuts
The Royal Ballet casting for main roles is announced for all performances from 30 September 2023 until 13 January 2024.
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[Review] Awakening the Beauty. Two Royal Ballet Auroras: Anna Rose O’Sullivan and Mayara Magri
Two Auroras: Anna Rose O’Sullivan (quick, light, and bright) and Mayara Magri in her debut (ravishing, thrilling, glorious).
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Prix de Lausanne 2023 – the full lineup
The Prix de Lausanne 2023 50th anniversary complete programme, and the lineup for the Gala of the Stars
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[Review] The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration – the importance of the past, present, and future
Guest author Matthew Paluch looks at celebrating 60 years of The Friends of Covent Garden in a varied programme for The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration.
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Anna Rose O’Sullivan answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
The Royal Ballet principal dancer Anna Rose O’Sullivan on Darcey Bussell and Harry Potter, Kenneth Macmillan and Meryl Streep, dance and family.
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A plethora of Swan Lake debuts at the Royal Opera House
Liam Scarlett’s Swan Lake returns to The Royal Opera House stage in March for 24 performances with nine dancers debuting in the lead roles.
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Casting for The Royal Ballet Romeo and Juliet opening the 2021-2022 Season
The Royal Ballet season opens with MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet on Tuesday 5 October – the first three-act ballet since March 2020.
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World Ballet Festival, Denmark, announces 2021 programme
Xander Parish, Lauren Cuthbertson, Marcelino Sambé, Federico Bonelli, Yasmine Naghdi, Marian Walter and Ida Praetorius will dance at this year’s festival.
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Ballet treats to view online during the holidays
Dance programming for the festive period from companies all over the world are many: free, subscription and pay-per-view. Here are some that have caught my eye.
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The Royal Ballet cancels its live stream of The Nutcracker
Following London’s move to Tier 4 status, The Royal Ballet has decided to cancel its stream of The Nutcracker on Tuesday 22 December.
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Dancers leaving The Royal Ballet in 2020
Several Royal Ballet dancers have taken up voluntary redundancy as part of the Royal Opera House restructure in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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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 period.
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Marquee TV – the Netflix for the arts – now streaming MacMillan’s Mayerling
Marquee TV has been called “the new Netflix for the arts” with its global streaming TV service for dance, opera and theatre. It has a pleasing interface and, more importantly, some great content collaborating with The Royal Opera House, English National Ballet, the Royal Shakespeare Company and many others. As part of a collaborative response…
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