Northern Ballet, Jane Eyre in Nottingham - Review

★★★★✰   Northern Ballet's latest tour reprises their Jane Eyre - Cathy Marston's rich take on the Charlotte Brontë classic. It's good to see it back again... [13 Apr 25]

English National Ballet, The Forsythe Programme in London - Review

★★★★★   English National Ballet are at Sadler's Wells with The Forsythe Programme. The work of a master, ultimately, you'd be exceedingly daft to live in London and not see this show. [11 Apr 25]

Royal Ballet and 6 Others, International Draft Works - Review

★★★✰✰   The Royal Ballet (RB) has just unveiled International Draft Works 2025 featuring work by emerging choreographers at RB, Birmingham, Dutch National, Joburg, Northern, Norwegian and Stuttgart. It's a good thing... [10 Apr 25]

Dutch National Ballet in Lady Macbeth - Review

★★★✰✰   Dutch National Ballet has just premiered Lady Macbeth, created by a strong narrative team led by the very talented Helen Pickett. Based on a cracking original score by Peter Salem, surprisingly it feels more of a men's ballet then a female led one... [07 Apr 25]

Royal Ballet in Balanchine: Three Signature Works - Review

★★★★✰   The Royal Ballet is currently showcasing Three Signature Works of George Balanchine as part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival in London. This is very good news indeed. [01 Apr 25]

A Mythical Double Bill: Tales of Apollo and Hercules - New English Ballet Theatre at the London Handel Festival

★★★★✰   New English Ballet Theatre at the London Handel Festival. Fine music and fine dance from Valentino Zucchetti... [28 Mar 25]

Moving into Dance Mophatong in Robyn Orlin's We wear our wheels with pride - Review

★★★✰✰   Robyn Orlin's 'We wear our wheels with pride' takes its inspiration from flamboyant Zulu rickshaw drivers of the 1950s and 60s. A loud and brash celebration of the past from South Africa... [23 Mar 25]

Lyon Opera Ballet, Cunningham Forever bill + Soa Ratsifandrihana's g r oo v e - Review

Lyon Opera Ballet, Cunningham Forever bill (★★★★✰) + Soa Ratsifandrihana's g r oo v e (★★✰✰✰), at the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival in London. Welcome back Merce... [20 Mar 25]

Ballet Black, SHADOWS double bill in London - Review

★★★✰✰   The hard-working Ballet Black has just unveiled SHADOWS, their latest double bill of all-new work: fizzy and thoughtfully wide-ranging pieces that both entertain and provoke thought. [15 Mar 25]

Russell Maliphant Dance Company in maliphantworks4 - Review

★★★★★   Russell Maliphant and his company are back at The Coronet in Notting Hill for the fourth incarnation of maliphantworks. Drop everything – it's a 5-star jewel of a show... [11 Mar 25]