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The 25th National Dance Awards nominations announced
The Dance Section of the UK Critics’ Circle announces the short-listed nominations for the National Dance Awards (#NDA25).
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Wayne McGregor introduces La Biennale di Venezia 2025 – Festival of Contemporary Dance
Wayne McGregor announces the Festival of Contemporary Dance at La Biennale di Venezia 2025 with 8 world, 7 European and 5 Italian premieres among 75 events.
Eleonora Buratto’s first solo album “Indomita” reflects the singer and her heroines
Eleonora Buratto’s first solo album, Indomita, has been released featuring a selection of works by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi.
Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025 with The Royal Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet among the line up
The Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025 opens on Saturday 28 June 2025 in Genoa with top companies offering starry casts.
Review: Holly Blakey’s A Wound with Teeth & Phantom – whimsical wandering and militant drilling
Matthew Paluch sees Holly Blakey’s A Wound with Teeth & Phantom – “space to wander and wonder, and punchy dance that hits like a truck”
Review: English National Ballet’s The Forsythe Programme – the men come to the fore
Jonathan Gray sees ENB’s The Forsythe Programme and finds the men of the company “spruce, assured, playful and sexy” in “an evening of fast-paced dance”.
Review: International Draft Works 2025 at the Royal Opera House
Graham Watts sees this season’s International Draft Works hosted by the Royal Ballet and Opera, an evening that was “both random and refreshing”.
Review: Olga Smirnova is Lady Macbeth in Helen Pickett’s new ballet in Amsterdam
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees the Dutch National Ballet in the world premiere of Helen Pickett’s new ballet with Lady Macbeth “telling her side of the story”.
London City Ballet announces a 20 Venue UK and European tour
London City Ballet’s Artistic Director Christopher Marney announces tour and new dancers for the 2025 season – UK, Spain, Portugal, US and Greece.
Roberto De Simone, Italian stage director, playwright, composer and musicologist has died at 91
Roberto De Simone, Italian stage director, playwright, composer and ethnomusicologist, died today in his hometown Naples at the age of 91.
Review: Una Noche con Sergio Bernal enhances the unique beauty of the Spanish choreographer-dancer
Marta Mele sees Una Noche con Sergio Bernal in Rome – a night of passion and excitement in the Italian capital.
Acclaimed disabled dancer and choreographer Joe Powell-Main needs your help
Joe Powell-Main, the freelance dancer and choreographer “on wheels and crutches”, has begun a ‘GOFUNDME’ project to support his new company, JPM Productions.
Review: Ballet Nights 007, Pillars & Pioneers – new work by regular contributors and fascinating new finds
Graham Watts sees the seventh iteration of the Ballet Nights brand – inevitably a mix of hit and miss but the hits are well worth it.
The Royal Opera 2025/26 Season
The Royal Opera 2025/26 Season with its new musical director, Jakub Hrůša, and 8 new productions.
The Royal Ballet 2025/26 Season
The Royal Ballet’s 2025/26 Season with world premieres by Wayne McGregor, Cathy Marston, Akram Khan and Sol León and Paul Lightfoot.
Review: Noé Soulier’s Close Up, part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival
Graham Watts sees Close Up by Noé Soulier – a heady mix of eighteenth-century music (beautifully played) and twenty-first-century dance (superbly performed).
Sir Wayne McGregor is knighted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle
Choreographer Wayne McGregor was officially knighted by His Majesty, King Charles III in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle today, 1 April 2025.
New York City Ballet announces 2025-26 Season and Megan Fairchild’s farewell
21 weeks of performances with 47 Ballets, world premieres from Ratmansky, Justin Peck, Tiler Peck, Jamar Roberts, and Wheeldon, and Megan Fairchild’s farewell.
Interview: Christine Cox, Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s BalletX
Ahead of BalletX’s UK debut during Ballet Nights on 1 April, artistic director Christine Cox talks about the company from Philadelphia she founded 20 years ago.
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.
Review: Julie Cunningham & Company in CROW and Pigeons – an impressive double bill, authentic, rigorous, conscientious and brave
Matthew Paluch sees Julie Cunningham & Company in CROW and Pigeons: the work has very little equal competition in the UK dance scene.
Review: Lyon Opera Ballet in Merce Cunningham Forever: Beach Birds / Biped
Graham Watts sees Lyon Opera Ballet dance two pieces by Merce Cunningham – Beach Birds and Biped – part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival.
Review: Christian Rizzo’s over-protected eye and Soa Ratsifandrihana’s g r oo v e in the Dance Reflections festival
Graham Watts sees ‘Sakinan Göze çöp Batar’ and ‘g r oo v e’, part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival.
Interview: Roberto Bolle turns 50
Today is Roberto Bolle’s 50th birthday and for the occasion we have published online my interview with him for Dancing Times magazine.
Review: Robyn Orlin’s ‘We wear our wheels’ – eloquently paced, irreverent, and poignant
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees Robyn Orlin’s “colourful, engaging, thought-provoking” ‘We wear our wheels’ in London, remembering the Rickshaws of KwaZulu-Natal.
Review: Lost Dog’s “Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me)” – dance and a god I could believe in
Lucía Piquero appreciates Lost Dog’s dry humour in its production of Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me) with Sharif Afifi.
Interview: Giving Voice to British Ballet – Patricia Linton talks to Jonathan Gray about Voices of British Ballet
Dance critic Jonathan Gray talks to Voices of British Ballet director, Patricia Linton, about the oral history project.