Review: Last and First Men with Neon Dance – a great deal of patience is required
Graham Watts sees Last and First Men and finds that the extreme slow pace of the choreography tends towards tedium after the initial fascination has worn thin.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Scottish Ballet’s Mary Queen of Scots – celebrating Scots and Ballet
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees Mary Queen of Scots, a new and intriguing work from Scottish Ballet.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Ballet Black’s 25th Anniversary – a timely, powerful, inspiring, honest show of dance
These dancers are powerful people, powerful presences, honest and human… We cannot ask for more in the world of dance.
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Interview: Ivan Putrov on the Dance for Ukraine gala at the Royal Academy of Dance
Darcey Bussell, President of the Royal Academy of Dance, and Ivan Putrov present a ballet gala to support ballet students in Ukraine, on Saturday 21 March.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Chicago Opera Theater’s production of Kurt Weill’s Der Silbersee
Scott C Morgan sees Chicago Opera Theater – the Windy City’s second-oldest and often more adventurous opera company – in Kurt Weill’s Der Silbersee.
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Interview: Instagram’s Ballet Moods – saying it like it is
There’s a certain kind of laughter that can’t be replicated – it’s part shock/part humour. Enter the room Ballet Moods; an Instagram account that’s been saying it like it is for the past decade.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Mayara Magri’s ‘revelatory’ debut as Giselle with Matthew Ball and The Royal Ballet
Lily Hyde sees Mayara Magri’s debut as Giselle and thinks it ‘will go on to be regarded as timeless and perennial as Wright’s ballet itself’.
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The Joffrey Ballet’s 2026-2027 season includes the premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Sleeping Beauty, and the Chicago premiere of John Neumeier’s ballet Liliom.
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New York City Ballet announced today that Ryan Tomash has been promoted from Soloist to Principal Dancer.
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Review: The Opera Locos break all the classical rules in ‘Yllana’
Graham Watts sees The Opera Locos’ Yllana – I started in a very sceptical mood but ended as an upbeat believer!
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: La Bayadère in Rome with Iana Salenko and Bakhtiyar Adamzhan
Marta Mele sees the bright colours and the tragedy of unattainable love in La Bayadère at Rome Opera House with Iana Salenko and Bakhtiyar Adamzhan.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Dutch National Ballet’s triple bill
Matthew Paluch sees Dutch National Ballet in Paquita | Carmen | 5 Tangos – we lucked out with the brilliant casting.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: The Joffrey Ballet celebrates American Icons of dance with works by Arpino, Graham, Joffrey and Tetley
Scott C Morgan sees a programme of American Icons of dance with The Joffrey Ballet – this US arts institution is a global dance treasure.
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Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: Graham Spicer sees Rudolf Nureyev's The Sleeping Beauty at @teatroallascala with an electrifying Martina Arduino as Aurora – thrilling in its eccentricity.
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The Porselli ballet boutique next to La Scala closes after 55 years
The historic Porselli shop on Via Filodrammatici, opposite La Scala’s artists’ entrance, has closed after 55 years – yet another piece of Milan’s cultural fabric has quietly disappeared.
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Hofesh Shechter is awarded Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture
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Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nederlands Dans Theater’s double bill, Wildsong
Matthew Paluch sees Jan Martens’ KID IN A CANDY SHOP and Marcos Morau’s Horses with Nederlands Dans Theater – dancers of unquestionable commitment and style.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Ballet Icons Gala 2026 – a star-studded, celebratory evening of ballet
An outstanding international cast of elite dancers from top-tier companies with a UK premiere and two world premieres.
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Cory Stearns to retire from American Ballet Theatre www.gramilano.com/2026/02/cory...
Dancer and ballet director Anna Razzi has died at 85. She was an étoile at La Scala and directed the ballet company and school at Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
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English National Ballet announces its 2026-2027 season – A Season to ‘Feel More’
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Interview: Inside the @PrixdeLausanne – Christophe Farquet talks to five dancers from the Zurich Dance Academy at the Prix de Lausanne 2026 including William Gyves (1st prize).
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Marianela Nuñez and William Bracewell in The Royal Ballet’s Giselle
Jonathan Gray sees Marianela Nuñez (sincerity that touches the heart) and William Bracewell (magnificent dancing and partnering) in Peter Wright’s Giselle.
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Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: The Royal Ballet revives Glen
Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire
Graham Watts sees Marcelino Sambé, Mayara Magri and Matthew Ball in Pierrot Lunaire, celebrating Glen Tetley’s centenary.
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Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: The Royal Ballet revives Glen Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire
Graham Watts sees Marcelino Sambé, Mayara Magri and Matthew Ball in Pierrot Lunaire, celebrating Glen Tetley’s centenary.
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Review ⭐⭐: Jonathan Gray sees Chicos Mambo – I had so wanted to enjoy TUTU but, sadly, the whole thing barely raised a smile from me – a huge disappointment.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Tanztheater Wuppertal’s Sweet Mambo… Oh, dear Pina, I fear we are lost
Lucía Piquero sees Tanztheater Wuppertal in Pina Bausch’s Sweet Mambo, showing the best and worst of us… and we love it.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Lauren Cuthbertson in Woolf Works – A Sublime Return
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees the exquisite Lauren Cuthbertson’s return to the stage in Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works with The Royal Ballet.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Ballet Nights continues to ‘educate, entertain and impress’ with Decadance
Graham Watts sees Decadance, the tenth iteration of Ballet Nights – a high-end brand that hits the mark every time.
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Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: Rome Opera Ballet’s magical performance of La Bayadère
A ‘magical, priceless evening’ with Paris Opera Ballet’s Sae Eu Park and Paul Marque.
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