John O’Dwyer – Seen and Heard International

Dancers of London City Ballet are accomplished in Neumeier and Tetley at Sadler’s Wells

24/10/202624/10/2026 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom Ghost Light (John Neumeier) / Firebird (Glen Tetley): Dancers of London City Ballet (Artistic Director: Christopher Marney). Sadler’s Wells, London, 23.10.2026. (JO’D)

Alina Cojocaru and Joseph Taylor in John Neumeier’s Ghost Light © Photography by ASH

Names on the roster of the twelfth Ballet Nights were, as usual, names to conjure with

01/10/202630/09/2026 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom Ballet Nights 012: 3rd Birthday Programme: Cadogan Hall, London, 28.9.2026. (JO’D)

Gareth Haw and Sangeun Lee in On The Nature of Daylight © Deborah Jaffe

English National Ballet’s triple bill of dance at Sadler’s Wells is ‘rhythm itself’

27/09/202626/09/2026 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom English National Ballet’s Rhythm Riot (choreography by George Balanchine, Jae Man Joo and Micaela Taylor): Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 24.9.2026. (JO’D)

English National Ballet dancers in Jae Man Joo’s *Auguries of Innocence* © Photography by ASH

The State Ballet of Georgia’s Swan Lake aims to appeal to an audienceof all ages

18/07/202618/07/2026 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom State Ballet of Georgia’s Swan Lake: Dancers of the State Ballet of Georgia, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Levan Jagaev (conductor). London Coliseum, 17.7.2026. (JO’D)

The State Ballet of Georgia’s *Swan Lake* © Katja Ogrin

Ballet Nights 011 at Cadogan Hall was the usual wide-ranging and informative assortment of dance

02/05/2026 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom Ballet Nights 011 – Convergence: Jamiel Devernay-Laurence (compère). Cadogan Hall, London, 29.4.2026. (JO’D)

B.DANCE in *Floating Flowers* © Deborah Jaffe

It was as an ensemble, in their final Sadler’s Wells Don Quixote, that Birmingham Royal Ballet impressed.

27/04/202626/04/2026 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote: Dancers, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Thomas Jung (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 25.4.2026. (JO’D)

Olivia-Chang Clarke as Sancho Panza and Jonathan Payn as Don Quixote © Tristram Kenton

The Ballet Icons Gala 20th Anniversary is a glittering occasion all round

17/02/202616/02/2026 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom Ballet Icons Gala 20th Anniversary: Guest dancers, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). London Coliseum, 15.2.2026. (JO’D)

Sae Maeda and Marcelino Sambé in *Chroma* © Jack Devant

DecaDance: Jamiel Devernay-Laurence’s further impressive programme of dance

08/02/202607/02/2026 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom Ballet Nights 010: DecaDance: Jamiel Devernay-Laurence (compère). Cadogan Hall, London, 4.2.2026. (JO’D)

Lou Beyne and Jaat Benoot in Dov’è la Luna © Deborah Jaffe

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