United Kingdom English National Ballet’s The Forsythe Programme: Dancers of English National Ballet. Sadler’s Wells, London, 10.4.2025. (JO’D)
English National Ballet present work by choreographer William Forsythe from three stages of his career
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Angels and insects: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Los Angeles
United States Various: Dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 5.4.2025. (JRo)
Muntagirov and Kaneko are a memorable Romeo and Juliet in the MacMillan ballet’s 60th anniversary
United Kingdom Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor), Broadcast live (directed by Ross MacGibbon from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 20.3.2025. (JPr)
Amy & Carlos REBORN is a celebratory, heartwarming, dance extravaganza
United Kingdom Amy & Carlos REBORN: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 11.3.2025. (JPr)
Ballet Icons Gala 2025 had much to enjoy from its enterprising blend of classics and new works
United Kingdom Ballet Icons Gala 2025: Soloists, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). London Coliseum, 9.3.2024. (JPr)
Paris Opera Ballet reveal the embarrassment of riches in Nureyev’s The Sleeping Beauty
France Rudolf Nureyev’s The Sleeping Beauty: Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of Paris National Opera / Vello Pähn (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 8.3.2025. (JO’D)
Cranko’s choreographic language in his Paris Onegin makes each of the characters vivid
France John Cranko’s Onegin: Dancers of Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Vello Pähn (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris, 8.2.2025. (JO’D)
A poetic and transcendent performance of Los Angeles Ballet’s Memoryhouse
United States Max Richter (composer), Melissa Barak (choreographer), Memoryhouse: Dancers of Los Angeles Ballet. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 30,1.2025. (JRo)
