Dance & ballet news

• Has the English National Ballet become too predictable?

  24-09-2018 18:45
  Leading dancer Laurretta Summerscales has said the endless repeats of crowd-pleasing classics is one reason she left the ENB. So why is it so keen on Swan Lake and The Nutcracker?How many swans or sugar plums can a ballerina endure before she jetées for the exit? Laurretta Summerscales, a leading dancer with the English National Ballet, left last season for the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich, telling Dancing Times magazine that she yearned for a broader repertoire than the smaller Britis
  
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• Colorado Ballet - The Wizard of Oz - The Westminster Window

  24-09-2018 09:00
  Colorado Ballet - The Wizard of Oz  The Westminster WindowFollow the yellow brick road to this exciting premiere of The Wizard of Oz, featuring new sets, costumes and special effects - don't miss this magical ballet!
  
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• Point of Echoes review – heave-ho for horror in haunting lighthouse show

  24-09-2018 08:00
  The Place, London
  Designed to be playable anywhere from local theatres to village halls, Ben Wright’s choreographed play has small resources but creates a big worldThere’s a lot to be said for working within limits in order to transcend them. Commissioned by the Rural Touring Dance Initiative, Ben Wright’s Point of Echoes had to be compact, portable and playable in anything from local theatres to village halls.Yet if its resources are small – an ingenious podium that serv
  
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