balletGiselle review: a brilliant, shocking interpretation’ ★★★★★Themes of betrayal and enduring love in this bold reimagining of a classic balletBy Joy Sable1 min read
Dance The Red Shoes review: Trademark Bourne wit in an ultimately tragic tale ★★★★★Matthew Bourne’s ballet about a woman who must choose between love and dance is full of passion and self-awarenessBy Joy Sable1 min read
DanceThe Nutcracker, Royal Opera House review: This sparkling show is the ideal Chanukah treat ★★★★★The Royal Ballet’s version, staged by Sir Peter Wright, is still the charming production that premiered back in 1984By Joy Sable1 min read
Simchat TorahIn the dance of Simchat Torah we can find our unity as a peopleOn this festival we must set aside our differences and join in the circle of celebration of the TorahBy Professor Melissa Raphael3 min read
DanceBallet – Black Sabbath review: Ozzy Osbourne’s music brings new fans to balletThis offering is about as far away from Swan Lake and the melodies of Tchaikovsky as you could hope to getBy Joy Sable2 min read
balletLondon City Ballet: Momentum review – ‘visually intoxicating’ ★★★★Alina Cojocaru is sublime, Constance Devernay-Laurence is compelling and Kadinsky’s most familiar work is a colourful backdropBy Joy Sable1 min read
Dance Dance review: National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle **** ‘The dancers in the corps are simply outstanding’A production which puts the focus on the dancingBy Joy Sable1 min read
Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works: ‘wizardry showcased with aplomb’By Joy Sable2 min read||May 22, 2025 16:24
Dance review: International Draft Works and The Forsythe ProgrammeNew works from the Royal Ballet and English National BalletBy Joy Sable1 min read||April 21, 2025 09:23
Balanchine: Three Signature Works ‘This was Balanchine at his best’A chance to get a bit of American pizzazzBy Joy Sable2 min read||March 31, 2025 12:04
‘South Africa is a dancing nation...it is the way we express ourselves’Choreographer Robyn Orlin talks to Joy Sable about her latest workBy Joy Sable4 min read||March 14, 2025 14:57
Dance review: Romeo and JulietThe Royal Ballet shines in a classic productionBy Joy Sable1 min read||March 12, 2025 11:44
Light of Passage review: ‘brings October 7 victims to mind’It is impossible to watch this work and not think of the children who were murdered on Black ShabbatBy Joy Sable1 min read||March 4, 2025 17:03
Dance review: Onegin/Three short ballets‘In the swooping, passionate pas de deux you can see how they both enjoyed extending classical vocabulary in exciting, sensual ways’By Joy Sable2 min read||January 29, 2025 14:21
Dance review: Giselle ‘The dancing is beautiful’Erina Takahashi shines in this ENB productionBy Joy Sable1 min read||January 20, 2025 15:20
