December 2011
Birmingham Royal Ballet in The Nutcracker at the 02 Arena
If it’s Christmas, it must be Nutcracker time. It’s hard to imagine a time when this most ubiquitous of Christmas ballets wasn’t popular – especially this year, when it seems impossible to move in the ca… Continue Reading
Birmingham Royal Ballet in The Nutcracker at the 02 Arena
Still, three cheers to BRB, whose dancers rose as one to the demands of the venue, repeatedly taking to the air with a leonine grandeur worthy of the Bolshoi.
Dance Your City
Southbank Centre launch a new online dance competition. Create a one minute dance video in front of an iconic landmark, film it and upload... Continue Reading
Cathy Waller announced as Blueprint Bursary winner 2012
East London Dance and Sadler's Wells are pleased to announce the Blueprint Bursary Winner for 2012 as Cathy Waller. Continue Reading
Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! at Sadler's Wells
Reviewed: 14 December A Christmas classic, The Nutcracker , scored by Tchaikovsky and originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, was first performed in Russia in 1892, with numerous versions and a… Continue Reading
Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! at Sadler's Wells
Bourne is brilliant at the business of depicting character and telling stories through movement, and he deploys his ensembles with élan.
Royal Opera House launch new interactive resources for teachers
Royal Opera House Education has created a series of free interactive whiteboard resources available to download now. Continue Reading
Rural Retreat for future leaders in dance
25 emerging artistic leaders and producers taking part in DanceEast’s Rural Retreat next month will be hearing from leaders in advertising and sport, as well as well as influential figures in dance and theatre. Continue Reading
Three young Londoners selected for YDE Young Creatives
Three young dancers from London have been selected for a national choreographic development programme, Young Creatives. Continue Reading
Gill Clarke MBE (1954-2011)
"..the dance world has lost an exemplary guiding light." Choreographer Rosemary Lee writes about her friend and colleague who died recently Continue Reading
National Dance Award nominee on screen
Michela Meazza (often seen dancing with New Adventures) features in a new film by writer/director Mark Tintner. Raging Beauty has been made to support the work of Refuge, the UK’s largest and longest servin… Continue Reading
Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! at Sadler's Wells
But Bourne is no cynic. The story he tells is tender as well as funny: Clara and her fellow orphans are characterised with eccentric touching detail
Magical Night at Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
The costumes and choreography for each are pitch-perfect: from the pucker-mouthed, roly-poly baby doll, to the violently gymnastic action girl and the cavorting, chaotic monkey.
Magical Night at Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
A beautifully crafted set brings us right into the centre of the action: a children’s pastel bedroom, complete with “outer space” wallpaper, scattered toys and a pair of bunk-beds. It’s ev… Continue Reading
London 2012
We have six pairs of tickets to give away to see Balanchine's splendid version of the Christmas classic at Vue cinemas across London on Thu 22 Dec... Continue Reading