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Birmingham Royal Ballet announces live performances and world premieres
Birmingham Royal Ballet and Birmingham Repertory Theatre have announced a triple bill and performances of an adapted production of Sir David Bintley’s classic Cinderella for audiences to enjoy this June. City of a Thousand Trades, as part of the Curated by Carlos Triple Bill, is a new one act abstract ballet inspired by and celebrating the diverse cultural and industrial heritage of Birmingham in a love lett...
A year of premieres for Scottish Ballet
After over a year, Scottish Ballet returned to stages with Gene Kelly’s Starstruck, which premiered as both a live tour and a feature-length dance film. The Nutcracker returned to stages in Scotland, with updates made to costumes and choreography, addressing racial stereotypes and questioning the gender of ‘hero’ characters. For Scottish Ballet 2022 will be a year like no other, with a packed programme of premieres. ...
Scottish Ballet Returns with UK Premiere of Gene Kelly’s Ballet
This autumn Scottish Ballet plans a return to stage and screen with Gene Kelly’s ballet Pas de Dieux, giving a new twist for its UK premiere. One of the first choreographers to bring the ‘American style’ to Europe, the legendary icon Gene Kelly was invited to create an original work for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1960. Dancing the lead role of Aphrodite was the ‘Étoile&rsqu...
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New Shows at Sadler’s Wells
Audiences will be welcomed back to Sadler’s Wells from 17 May, with seven productions which are scheduled to run between May and September. The first six will have social distancing measures in place, in line with current UK Government guidance.
English National Ballet presents five works from 17 - 30 May. Created and released as films as part of ENB’s critically acclaimed Digital Season, these original pieces are performed live on ...
World Premiere for Alessandra Ferri and
Carlos Acosta
Image credit: photography by Danny Fitzpatrick, DFphotography.co.uk Birmingham Royal Ballet’s current triple bill is an exciting one, including two recently premiered works and the World premiere of a new pas de deux created for Carlos Acosta and Alessandra Ferri.
Chacona is an ensemble piece for 16 dancers set to music by J.S. Bach, played live on st...
Latest Dance News From Dance Direct Discover the latest dance news and articles in our Dance Direct blogs, which are full of tips and useful information. Photograph by Bill Cooper The Royal Ballet’s streams kickstart the year
The Royal Opera House recently announced its productions that that will be streamed during January and beyond, offering audiences across the globe a huge range of ballet and dance to view. Read More Image: Dan Tucker Wondrou...
A new feature film from BalletBoyz
The internationally acclaimed dance company BalletBoyz has announced its return to both screen and stage. In March the company will return to live performance with Deluxe, a double bill fusing dance with original music and film content. Ahead of that, this Christmas, they are set to present their third feature film, Rumpelstilzchen. A Sky Original, the fable is brought to life with an all-star cast including Jane Horrocks. Rumpelstilzchen ...
Northern Ballet’s Pinocchio
Northern Ballet’s major national tour of a new ballet for children will be Pinocchio, which will tour nationally throughout the UK from February – April 2022. This will be following its world première, which took place in Leeds last month. The production will be visiting more than 20 theatres, delighting audiences everywhere. Image credit: Photo by Drew Forsyth Initially intended to première in 2020 but ...
Sadler’s Wells in the Spring
Sadler’s Wells is set to kick off its spring 2022 season with a powerful offsite work about Black male identity. TRAPLORD, by London artist Ivan Michael Blackstock, is an immersive dance performance produced by Sadler’s Wells and 180 Studios. TRAPLORD uses dance, theatre and spoken word to question the stereotyping of Black men in contemporary western society.
International dance is back in strength too...
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Plans
Following Birmingham Royal Ballet’s return to live performance, with the Curated by Carlos season and Cinderella at Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth, Acosta will again balance the new and the classic in a season that begins with contrasting tellings of the greatest love story ever told.
For Birmingham Royal Ballet’s homecoming season at Birmingham Hippodrome, Sir Kenneth MacMillan&...
