Review: Ballet de Santiago in Swan Lake – the company’s energy and attack compensate for the weak dramatic narrative
Matthew Paluch sees Swan Lake in Dublin with the Ballet de Santiago, where he found a company full of young, capable artists.
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Eleven ballerinas, one Fracci: celebrating what would have been Carla Fracci’s 90th birthday
Today – 20 August 2026 – would have been Carla Fracci’s 90th birthday. To mark the occasion, we look back at one of the most audacious projects of her career.
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Review: Chloe Misseldine in Swan Lake with the State Ballet of Georgia
Matthew Paluch sees Swan Lake with the State Ballet of Georgia and is spellbound by ABT Chloe Misseldine’s Odette/Odile, but finds that the new production a ‘dud’, lacking quality.
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Review: The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance – 100 years producing dancers of the very highest calibre
Jonathan Gray sees the Summer Performance, celebrating The Royal Ballet School a century after its formation by Ninette de Valois.
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American Ballet Theatre dancer SunMi Park is promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer
American Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Susan Jaffe announced that SunMi Park has been promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer, from 1 September 2026.
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American Ballet Theatre announces a new Principal Dancer and six new soloists
American Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Susan Jaffe has announced a new Principal Dancer and six new Soloists.
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Interview: Nina Ananiashvili talks about the State Ballet of Georgia’s return to London
Lily Hyde spoke with Nina Ananiashvili, director of the State Ballet of Georgia, about the company’s 12-performance run of Swan Lake in London.
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Review: English National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty with Emma Hawes and Aitor Arrieta
Graham Watts sees the opening night of The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Albert Hall but is disappointed by a staging that militates against the magic.
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Gary Avis retires from The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet has announced the retirement of Gary Avis from his position as both Principal Character Artist and Senior Répétiteur.
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American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Season 2026 at the Metropolitan Opera House
American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Season 2026 will feature a new staging of Don Quixote, as well as the return of Onegin, Swan Lake, and Sylvia.
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As queer male representation in ballet soars, queer female representation stays firmly on the ground
As the dance work based on Isherwood’s gay novel A Single Man comes to London’s Royal Opera House, Lily Hyde laments the lack of female queerness in ballet.
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Review: Nureyev’s Swan Lake at La Scala with Alice Mariani and Navrin Turnbull
Graham Spicer sees Swan Lake at La Scala – one of Rudolf Nureyev’s most successful choreographies.
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Review: American Ballet Theatre Studio Company opens the Next Generation Festival 2025
Jonathan Gray sees American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in a “disappointing” mixed programme at The Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre.
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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: Circa’s Duck Pond – the place in which The Ugly Duckling and Swan Lake collide
Graham Watts sees Circa’s Duck Pond – “although balancing was largely the name of the game, ironically the balance between circus and theatre needed a little more refinement”.
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Review: The Nutcracker with Rome Opera Ballet showing choreographer Paul Chalmer’s “wisdom, passion and finesse”
Donatella Bertozzi sees The Nutcracker in Rome and finds in Paul Chalmer “a strong narrator and an expert dance maker”.
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Review: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – a roller-coaster of memorable moments in comedy, parody, pathos and tragedy
Graham Watts sees the return of Matthew Bourne’s ‘all male’ Swan Lake in London – There is so much to admire… excellent performances across the board.
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Review: Swan Lake with the State Ballet of Georgia in London
Jonathan Gray sees the State Ballet of Georgia’s production of Swan Lake: “Step by step, moment by moment, act by act, I felt my heart sinking.”
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Nina Ananiashvili – A Personal Portrait of Her Life and Work
Margaret Willis looks back at her 40-year-old friendship with Nina Ananiashvili on the eve of the great ballerina’s return to London with her company, the State Ballet of Georgia.
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Review: The Acrobatic Swan Lake – no soul
Matthew Paluch sees The Acrobatic Swan Lake: “no storytelling, no compelling drama, no emotive and dramatic power of dance.”
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Review – English National Ballet’s Swan Lake in-the-round returns to London’s Royal Albert Hall
Matthew Paluch sees English National Ballet’s Swan Lake in-the-round, 27 years after its premiere in London’s Royal Albert Hall.
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[Interview] Six quick questions for Derek Deane on the opening of his “Swan Lake in-the-round” in London
Derek Deane’s Swan Lake in-the-round opens tonight in London with English National Ballet. I asked Deane about his hit show.
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music & opera | dance | news
Royal Ballet and Opera announces 2024-2025 Cinema Season
The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2024-2025 Cinema Season including two new opera productions: The Tales of Hoffmann and Die Walküre.
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La Scala Ballet’s 2024-2025 Season is announced
Director of La Scala’s ballet company, Manuel Legris, has announced the 2024-2025 Season.
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UK Premiere of Duck Pond, a radical reimagining of Swan Lake
Australian circus company Circa will bring Duck Pond, its reimagining of Swan Lake, to London this Christmas.
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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] Swan Lake with San Francisco Ballet – with Nikisha Fogo there’s risk, drama, bravery, and major confidence
Matthew Paluch sees Swan Lake with San Francisco Ballet and is struck by Nikisha Fogo’s Odette/Odile: a super interesting dancer – nothing is held back.
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Rome Opera Ballet to visit Paris, Dubai, Barcelona and Liège in tours beginning this month
Paris in April, Dubai in May, Barcelona in July and Liège in November – these are the four destinations for Rome Opera Ballet scheduled for 2024.
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[Review] Swan Lake with The Royal Ballet – Mayara Magri shows that “great dancing can overcome even the most banal production”
Jonathan Gray sees Liam Scarlett’s production of Swan Lake for The Royal Ballet – “in Scarlett’s hands the ballet becomes a confusing mess”.
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