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Following performances in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scottish Ballet will take Matthew Bourne’s Highland Fling north to Shetland, Orkney, Lewis and Argyll. Sponsors Loganair will fly the dancers and crew to the islands, whilst Calmac will transport the set and costumes. This is the first time Scottish Ballet has toured a full-scale production to such remote locations, where the company will turn local sports complexes and town halls into full scale theatres for the performances, giving regional audiences the same experience as those in the city. Continue reading Scottish Ballet announces its 2018 season

2018 is a landmark year for Rambert, and the company is busier than ever, with ambitious new creations, international touring and the launch of a new ensemble, all while expanding the company’s artistic and educational work across the UK. Continue reading Rambert in 2018

London Contemporary Dance School is launching a new Master of Arts programme focusing on the artistic practice, curation and scholarship of Screendance. The course will commence in September 2018. Continue reading London Contemporary Dance School’s MA in Screendance

Monday 11 June will see English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition held at the London Coliseum for the first time. Emerging Dancer is a key part of English National Ballet’s commitment to developing and nurturing talent. Continue reading English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer

Sadler’s Wells has announced 20 landmark commissions to mark the 20th anniversary of the iconic London theatre. Natalia Osipova, Mark Morris, William Forsythe, Sharon Eyal and Akram Khan are among the internationally acclaimed artists presenting new work, which will be produced or co-produced by Sadler’s Wells in 2018 for its big year. Continue reading Sadler’s Wells’ landmark anniversary

The International Emmy Award-winning, all-male dance company BalletBoyz has announced spring tour dates for its latest production, Fourteen Days, which opened to acclaim at Sadler’s Wells in October 2017. The new work has been created by four internationally celebrated choreographers, alongside four eminent composers. Continue reading BALLETBOYZ present FOURTEEN DAYS

BBC Arts has outlined some of the BBC’s ambitions for dance programming in 2018, in amongst the planning for arts and culture in the coming year. Today’s thriving dance scene will be honoured with a special season of programming for BBC Four this spring, featuring some of today’s most exciting dance makers and the enduring legacy of others, whilst shining a light on a broad range of dance styles from ballet and contemporary, to tap and hip-hop. Continue reading BBC outlines new arts and culture programming for 2018

Following its premiere in autumn 2017, and sell-out shows across the UK and Italy, Motionhouse presents the London premiere of Charge, the company’s latest electrifying multimedia production. Art and science collide in Charge as dance-circus, film and music trace the extraordinary story of electricity in our lives, running from Wednesday 21 – Saturday 24 March at The Peacock, London. Continue reading Motionhouse’s 30th anniversary year

Hailed as ‘a masterpiece of 21st century dance’ from English National Ballet, Akram Khan’s Giselle will be released in cinemas for the first time from 25 April, following a collaboration between English National Ballet and digital commissioning agency The Space. Continue reading English National Ballet’s Giselle comes to cinemas