Ballet and Dance Reviews – Seen and Heard International

Have A Night to Remember with Strictly’s Aljaž and Janette, their dancers and live band

23/05/202523/05/2025 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Aljaž and Janette A Night to Remember: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 20.5.2025. (JPr)

[l-r] Tom Seals, Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec © Carys Griffiths

In Beverly Hills, Mark Morris peppers his Pepperland with nostalgia

18/05/2025 by Jane Rosenberg

United States The Beatles and Ethan Iverson (composers), Mark Morris (choreographer), Pepperland: Dancers of Mark Morris Dance Group, Mark Morris Dance Group Music Ensemble. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 16.5.2025. (JRo)

Mark Morris’s *Pepperland* (Seattle 2018) © Mat Hayward

Sylvia returns to the Palais Garnier and Manuel Legris showcases the heritage of French classical dance

16/05/202511/05/2025 by John O'Dwyer

France Manuel Legris’s Sylvia: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Kevin Rhodes (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris, 9.5.2025 (JO’D)

Paris Opera Ballet’s *Sylvia* © Yonathan Kellerman/OnP

A first revival of Scottish Ballet’s The Crucible proves it is a bankable classic

16/05/202501/05/2025 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Scottish Ballet’s The Crucible: Dancers and Orchestra of Scottish Ballet / Daniel Parkinson (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 1.5.2025. (SRT)

Scottish Ballet’s *The Crucible* © Rimbaud Patron

English National Ballet present work by choreographer William Forsythe from three stages of his career

13/04/202512/04/2025 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom English National Ballet’s The Forsythe Programme: Dancers of English National Ballet. Sadler’s Wells, London, 10.4.2025. (JO’D)

Sangeun Lee and Rentaro Nakaaki performing William Forsythe’s *Rearray (London Edition 2025)* © Photography by ASH

Angels and insects: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Los Angeles

07/04/202507/04/2025 by Jane Rosenberg

United States Various: Dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 5.4.2025. (JRo)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Lubovitch’s *Many Angels* © Paul Konik

Muntagirov and Kaneko are a memorable Romeo and Juliet in the MacMillan ballet’s 60th anniversary

24/03/202521/03/2025 by Jim Pritchard

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)

Vadim Muntagirov as Romeo and Fumi Kaneko as Juliet © Tristram Kenton

Amy & Carlos REBORN is a celebratory, heartwarming, dance extravaganza

18/03/202515/03/2025 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Amy & Carlos REBORN: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 11.3.2025. (JPr)

Carlos Gu and Amy Dowden © Steve Ullathorne

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