English National Ballet, Mary Skeaping's Giselle in London in Reviews

★★★★✰   Mary Skeaping's Giselle is over 50 years old, as traditional as traditional can be & is back for a short run at the London Coliseum. The best production in the UK & it just keeps delivering... 16 Jan 25

Dance View Times in GreatLinks

Well below the popular radar is a site that has been stuffed full with great writers and writing these last 20+ years... 10 Jan 25

End of the Year and a Dance Hope for 2025 in Features

Some thoughts and hopes around dance publicity and programme notes 01 Jan 25

Royal Ballet in Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella in Reviews

★★✰✰✰   This year, the Royal Ballet has revived Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella as its Christmas ballet. When it’s good, it’s very good, but it really ought to be revised rather than revived. 30 Dec 24

Protein Dance in The Little Prince in Reviews

★★★✰✰   This years Christmas family show at The Place in London is based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's fantastical book about an extraterrestrial. It's quite a surreal ride... 22 Dec 24

English National Ballet in the Nutcracker in Reviews

★★★✰✰   English National Ballet has just premiered its new Nutcracker with steps by Arielle Smith & director Aaron S. Watkin. Pacy, looks good, but needs a better transformation scene. 13 Dec 24

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in Reviews

★★★★✰   Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures is reviving & touring his groundbreaking male-oriented Swan Lake - first premiered 29 years ago. Is it still an iconic work? Absolutely... 12 Dec 24

Scottish Ballet in The Nutcracker in Reviews

★★★✰✰   SB just unveiled their new take on The Nutcracker using the choreographic input of many in the company. And that input really delivers unexpected vibrancy to a Christmas classic. 08 Dec 24

Michael Keegan-Dolan / Teaċ Daṁsa in Nobodaddy in Reviews

★★★★✰   Michael Keegan-Dolan / Teaċ Daṁsa are back at Sadler's Wells with their latest work: Nobodaddy - an ode to the peacemakers and the bringers of good things. WTF... 28 Nov 24

Matthew Bourne & Co on creating his ground-breaking Swan Lake in 1995 in GreatLinks

Matthew Bourne, Adam Cooper and others recall creating the trailblazing Swan Lake production back in 1995 - by Rachel Cooke for The Observer. 26 Nov 24