Robert Binet’s The Dreamers Ever Leave You, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, comes to London in mid-October. Dancers from The National Ballet of Canada and The Royal Ballet will join forces for this ‘immersive work’ at The Printworks, which is, appropriately, in the Canada Water area of London. The work was […]
World Ballet Day
World Ballet Day 2017: 5 October Live with Australian, Bolshoi, Royal, Canadian and San Francisco Ballet Companies
Five of the world’s leading ballet companies will come together for World Ballet Day on Thursday 5 October to broadcast 20 hours of live, behind-the-scenes footage via Facebook Live, following a successful partnership with Facebook in 2016. The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and San Francisco Ballet will […]
The Royal Ballet to live stream rehearsals of The Sleeping Beauty
On 22 November, at 19.15 local time, The Royal Ballet will live stream The Sleeping Beauty rehearsals from the Clore Studio. It is one of the ROH Insight events, the Paul Hamlyn Education Fund sponsored series which gives precious glimpses of the work that goes into preparing a production for the stage, comments from the artists and […]
THE ROYAL BALLET SEASON 2016 – 2017: theatre and cinema
All the details of the 2016-2017 Ballet Season at London’s Royal Opera House: skip to section: ROYAL BALLET 2016-2017 SEASON – IN BRIEF THE ROYAL OPERA 2016-2017 SEASON THE ROYAL OPERA SEASON 2016-2017 – IN FULL ROYAL BALLET 2016-2017 SEASON – IN BRIEF Four World Premieres New one-act ballet from Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor to a […]
The Royal Ballet and the Bolshoi announce their first co-production
Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet Strapless, which receives its world premiere in London tonight, is part of an all Wheeldon mixed programme which also includes After the Rain and Within the Golden Hour. The Bolshoi will stage the same programme in 2017! Kevin O’Hare, the Director of The Royal Ballet said, Given our close association with the […]
World Ballet Day 2015 with one day of live streaming from 5 companies
1 October 2015 is the date for this year’s World Ballet Day live stream. Following last year’s unprecedented collaboration for the first World Ballet Day LIVE, five of the world’s leading ballet companies will once again stream 23 hours of live, behind-the-scenes footage on Thursday, 1 October. The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The […]
Kevin O’Hare interview: It’s an exciting time for The Royal Ballet
This is an exciting time for The Royal Ballet, which has been on a roll for several years with an enthusiastic public for the sold-out performances at the Royal Opera House, the extremely popular live cinema relays, and the streamed events on the internet. The public and critical success has been mirrored by the various […]
Royal Ballet Season 2015 – 2016 with 4 World Premières
Four World Premières feature in the line-up for the Royal Ballet’s 2015 – 2016 Season and, for the first time, all three of The Royal Ballet’s associated choreographers present new works for the main stage. Liam Scarlett will choreograph his first full-length ballet for Covent Garden’s main stage based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Wayne McGregor and Christopher Wheeldon will create […]
Global First: 5 top ballet companies in live streaming on 1 October
The first ever World Ballet Day will see an unprecedented collaboration between five of the world’s leading ballet companies from five different countries: Russia, The United Kingdom, America, Canada and Australia. The online event will take place on Wednesday 1 October when the Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and San […]
