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News: Riccardo Buscarini wins The Place Prize
At the end of ten evenings’ performances of the four works which made it through to the final of the UK’s biggest competition for contemporary choreography, Riccardo Buscarini emerged as the judges choic… Continue Reading
News: The Olivier Awards - for dance
The winners of this year's Society of London Theatre awards have been announced - find out who won & take a look at the contenders in the dance categories Continue Reading
News: Record breaking Sleeping Beauty
Matthew Bourne's take on the classic ballet is back in London next week (at New Wimbledon Theatre). 97,000 people saw the show during its Christmas run at Sadler's Wells... Continue Reading
News: Alchemy Bollywood Big Dance
Over 200 people hit the floor of the Clore Ballroom on Saturday to learn a special group dance number for the Bollywood Big Dance as part of Southbank Centre’s Alchemy festival. Led by British dance artist… Continue Reading
News: Ivan Putrov to dance with English National Ballet
Ivan Putrov will dance with English National Ballet as a guest artist in Ecstasy and Death – Artistic Director Tamara Rojo’s first programme for the company. He will make his debut in Roland Petit’s … Continue Reading
News: Exclusive 'Bring a Friend' Ticket Offer for 2Faced Dance
East London Dance are offering londondance.com friends exclusive 'friends' ticket deal to watch 2Faced Dance on 17 April at Stratford Circus. Out of His Skin is high energy, cutting edge dance from the … Continue Reading
News: Dance UK National Choreographers’ Conference
The National Choreographers’ Conference is the only open national event for choreographers. Anyone who is a choreographer can attend, no matter what stage you are in your career or which area you work in. F… Continue Reading
News: The Rite of Spring
Jenny Gilbert (Independent) takes an in-depth look at what led to that infamous riot at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 29 May 1913. Continue Reading
News: Natalia Osipova to join Royal Ballet
Russian ballet star Natalia Osipova, who has been wowing audiences at the London Coliseum in the last few weeks in her appearances with the Mikhailovsky Ballet, is to join the Royal Ballet as a Principal Dancer … Continue Reading
News: A String of Rites - unfurls this week
- a series of works based on Stravinsky's extraordinary riot inducing 'Rite of Spring', composed 100 years ago, starts this week with Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre... Continue Reading
News: Sergei Polunin no longer to appear in Midnight Express
The Ukranian ballet star, who left the Royal Ballet suddenly last year, has left Peter Schaufuss' production, due to open at the London Coliseum next week Continue Reading
News: Leanne Benjamin retires from the Royal Ballet
After 21 years, with the Royal Ballet, Principal Dancer Leanne Benjamin has announced she will retire from the stage in July this year at the age of 49. Her last performance in London will be be as Mary Vetsera … Continue Reading
News: Olivier Award nominations 2013
The nominations for this year’s Olivier Awards were announced this morning - here's our round up of the names featuring in dance related categories... Continue Reading
News: Dance Umbrella's new Artistic Director in waiting
Emma Gladstone, currently Artistic Programmer and Producer at Sadler’s Wells, will take up the role when Betsy Gregory steps down after this year's festival. Continue Reading
News: Fernando Montaño - LUKAS Personality of the Year
Montaño, a First Artist with the Royal Ballet, was named Personality of the Year at the LUKAS awards - which acknowledge the achievements of the one million Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese residents… Continue Reading