The New York Times

At Ballet Black, Creating Opportunity for British Dancers

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The company was founded 20 years ago for dancers of color, who are often shut out of the British classical dance world. By Precious Adesina LONDON — ...
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Hofesh Shechter interview: ‘The British are all for classical ballet, but they think dance is too arty’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “More young people should dance – it focuses on the simple things’: Hofesh Shechter - David Rose for the Telegraph Hofesh Shechter ...

The six companies that define British dance – and where to catch them

No other country has so many world-class dance companies in such a small space. Here are the best – plus the dancers to watch ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

British dance critics honor Sarasota Ballet’s director in advance of international debut

Just days after he arrived in London to oversee his company’s first international performances at the Royal Opera House, Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb was named the winner of the British National ...
Wall Street Journal

‘The Sarasota Ballet: A Knight of the British Ballet’ Review

The program for “A Knight of the British Ballet” being presented by the Sarasota Ballet at the Joyce Theater quotes David Vaughan, longtime scholar of the art of the “knight” in question, ...
Cyprus Mail

Royal Ballet School addresses representation through Black British Ballet collaboration

The Royal Ballet School examined questions of representation and legacy during June through a comprehensive partnership with Black British Ballet, connecting current students with alumni and ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: BRITISH ICONS at San Francisco Ballet

Song of the Earth from 1965 opens the program and is the longer and more substantial of the two. It uses Mahler’s monumental Das Lied von der Erde, a song cycle set to Chinese Tang dynasty poetry ...
Reuters

Darcey Bussell, queen of British ballet, retires

LONDON (Reuters) - Darcey Bussell bows out on Friday at her spiritual home, London's Royal Opera House, after more than 15 years as the queen of British ballet. Sign up here. Not since Margot Fonteyn ...
The Washington Post

Alicia Markova, British Ballet Legend, Dies

Dame Alicia Markova, whose ethereal dancing made her one of the 20th century's greatest ballet stars, died Dec. 2 in Bath, England, a day after her 94th birthday. No cause of death was reported. She ...
Thomson Reuters Foundation

British ballet shines spotlight on refugee women

A new dance show follows the fate of two sisters as they flee a fictional troubled homeland, evading danger to navigate camps and city streets LONDON, Jan 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - To flashing ...
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The six companies that define British dance – and where to catch them

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a dance critic, the loveliest perk of my job is taking a friend to their first ever ballet. They almost invariably emerge ...