The Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate blends reality and magic in Christopher Wheeldon’s spectacular three Act ballet This article was first published on London Unattached The Royal Ballet opened its 2025/26 season with the first revival of Christopher Wheeldon’s…
Royal Ballet Principal Marcelino Sambé on the female sensibility leading his curation of Black History Month Draft Works This article was first published on London Unattached Black History Month originated in the USA as part of the civil rights movement…
A Decade in Motion is a characteristically vibrant mixed bill, marking the 10th anniversary of Havana-based Acosta Danza This article was first published on London-Unattached.com A Decade in Motion combines the freshness, pizzazz and compelling dancing, which has been Acosta…
London City Ballet’s Momentum is a gorgeous tribute to dance in four pieces performed with artistry and gusto This article was first published on London Unattached (london-unattached.com) Barely two years old, London City Ballet is flying high – very high,…
Ballet Nights marked its second anniversary with Bound in Motion, another glittering cornucopia of dance old and new This article as first published on London Unattached (london-unattached.com) They say the best laid plans go awry, and so it proved for…
Breaking Bach, soon to premiere at the Edinburgh Festival, is Kim Brandstrup’s marriage of Bach and Hip Hop The sophisticated Baroque music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and hip hop, the gritty street dance born of the disaffection of contemporary urban…
For its London debut, National Ballet of Japan brought a compelling, beautifully danced production of Giselle to RBO This article was first published on London Unattached (london-unattached.com) Giselle is the quintessential Romantic ballet. Premiered in at the Paris Opera in…
Making Moves is a project aimed at giving youngsters in England a chance to choreograph their own dances At a time when many schools up and down the country are drastically reducing their arts provision, Making Moves, a Sadler’s Wells…
National Youth Dance Company teamed up with Boy Blue to create Gravity, an immensely enjoyable hip hop show Rarely has such raw energy been unleashed on stage at Sadler’s Wells, untamed but harnessed at the service of a performance that…
The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance was a dazzling show of technique, professionalism and sheer joy of dancing “Talent, grit and determination” – according to Royal Ballet School director Iain MacKay, now coming to the end of his first year…
English National Ballet School Summer Performance showcased the talent of its students in a varied and enjoyable programme A school summer performance is meant to show off the students’ progress during the year just ending, and at the same time…
London City Ballet Artistic Director Christopher Marney on his New York accolade and the company’s current season, Momentum The news was welcome, but not surprising: Christopher Marney, artistic director of London City Ballet, is to become Artist in Residence at…