Author: Jessica Wilson

Alina Cojocaru, lead principal dancer with Sadler’s Wells Associate Company English National Ballet and resident guest artist with Hamburg Ballet, curates and performs in a new programme of classical and contemporary works from Thursday 20 – Sunday 23 February. The celebrated Romanian ballerina is joined on stage by special guests, including Danish ballet star Johan Kobborg. Continue reading Alina Cojocaru at Sadler’s Wells

The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Elmhurst Ballet School, the vocational school in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet, on 22 January. Her Royal Highness has been Patron of Elmhurst since 2006 and this will be her fourth visit to the Edgbaston based school. Continue reading The Duchess of Cornwall to visit Elmhurst Ballet School

Richard Alston Dance Company has announced the programme for its final ever performances at Sadler’s Wells on 7 & 8 March, the climax of the Final Edition Tour. Continue reading Richard Alston Dance Company’s final performances

CUNNINGHAM, a 3D cinematic experience about legendary American choreographer Merce Cunningham, is set to be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland from 13 March, following the Merce Cunningham centenary. Continue reading Cunningham in 3D

Staged for the first time in over 29 years, and receiving its UK premiere, is Pina Bausch’s early monumental masterpiece Bluebeard. Following eight performances at Opera House Wuppertal in January and February 2020, the acclaimed production comes to Sadler’s Wells, London from Wednesday 12 – Saturday 15 February. Continue reading Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch’s Bluebeard

Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK have announced the cast and creative team for Message In A Bottle, a new dance theatre production by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, set to the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting. Continue reading Message In A Bottle

Ballet’s greatest love story returns in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production of Swan Lake, touring the UK from 29 January – 4 April. This romantic tale of ill-fated passion, illuminated by Tchaikovsky’s legendary score played live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, has bewitched audiences for generations. In 2020 the production will tour to Southampton, Birmingham, Salford, Sunderland and Plymouth, created in 1981 by Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova. Continue reading Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake

One Dance UK recently launched its Manifesto for the dance sector, not only for the recent General Election, but as a longer-term vision for how policymakers can help support the UK dance sector. One Dance UK asks anyone with a passion for dance to share this Manifesto with local candidates and newly elected MPs, asking them to pledge their support to: Continue reading One Dance UK’s dance manifesto

When it comes to multi-award winning dance theatre companies, MARK BRUCE COMPANY is in a class of its own. Winner of the Sky South Bank Arts Award for ‘Dracula’ and a number of Critics’ Circle awards and nominations for various productions, MARK BRUCE COMPANY consistently presents work of infinite mystery and drama to increasing audiences in the UK and abroad. Continue reading Mark Bruce’s Return to Heaven

Part of Inside Out, a year exploring the relationship between human inner lives and creativity, Viviana Durante Company brings the world premiere of Isadora Now to the Barbican Theatre, London in February 2020. An evening of performance paying tribute to the American dancer Isadora Duncan, a timeless feminist icon who made work that enabled women to express themselves physically on their own terms. Continue reading Viviana Durante Company at the Barbican