Dance Swan Lake review: ‘Great dancing, shame about the design’ ★★★This production is now 45 years old. Time for a revamp?By Joy Sable2 min read
balletManon review: ‘Not to be missed – and don’t forget the Kleenex’ ★★★★★The ballet with standout roles for the three main characters is back, and I challenge anyone to watch its last scene without shedding a tearBy Joy Sable2 min read
Dance Royal Ballet School’s Centenary Celebration: ‘I hope Dame Ninette was looking down from above’ ★★★★The programme showed the versatility of today’s dancers, tackling classics alongside more modern worksBy Joy Sable2 min read
balletSwan Lake review: Dubious choreographic choices – but this Swan should still be seen ★★★Some production issues notwithstanding, but this version of Tchaikovsky’s classic has spiritBy Joy Sable2 min read
Dance The Sleeping Beauty review: Lovely dancing, shame about the staging ★★★Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s interpretation of the famous fairy tale does not wholly convince meBy Joy Sable2 min read
DanceTulsa ballet review: Effervescent, energetic and American-made ★★★★The UK debut of this American dance company brought impressive technique and production to the Linbury Theatre stageBy Joy Sable1 min read
Dance Alchemies review: High calibre dancers impress in triple ballet bill that lacks variety ★★★Wayne McGregor's ballet triptych at the Royal Opera House is full of beautiful shapes but not enough nuanceBy Joy Sable1 min read
A nice Jewish boy in the circusSouth African-born Yaron Lifschitz brings Australia’s leading troupe of acrobats to the UKBy Joy Sable4 min read||April 17, 2026 12:23
Mayerling review: This doomed love affair produces some of the most erotically-charged dances seen on stage ★★★★★Kenneth MacMillan’s 1978 ballet about a prince and his young baroness mistress is back in London with exquisite performances that build to a tragic endBy Joy Sable1 min read||March 31, 2026 13:27
Giselle review: Marianela wins hearts with her meltingly beautiful movement ★★★★This traditional production of the great romantic ballet offers a pleasing, if unsurprising, performance, with several standout debutsBy Joy Sable2 min read||February 20, 2026 17:23
Giselle review: a brilliant, shocking interpretation’ ★★★★★Themes of betrayal and enduring love in this bold reimagining of a classic balletBy Joy Sable1 min read||January 29, 2026 15:39
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||December 24, 2025 12:17
The 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||December 9, 2025 11:36
In 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||October 12, 2025 11:10
Ballet – 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||September 22, 2025 12:16
London 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||September 16, 2025 15:25
