Dance schools release joint statement on auditions
Ten of the UK’s leading professional ballet schools have pledged to make their audition processes for September 2021 “as professional and fair” as possible. The … Read more
Southbank Centre plans Winter Tea Dance to combat loneliness
The Southbank Centre is hosting a digital concert on 18 December that aims to combat loneliness. The Winter Tea Dance features live jazz music and … Read more
Greek National Opera launches TV channel
Greek National Opera (GNO) has launched its own online TV station: GNO TV. The channel will show opera, ballet and musical theatre productions. GNO TV … Read more
National Ballet of Canada cancel’s season, launches workshops for kids
The National Ballet of Canada (NBC) is launching a new online programme for children and young people. NBC has said the new programme will provide … Read more
Ballet West Scotland closed after grooming scandal
Ballet West Scotland has closed with immediate effect. The school’s vice principal, Jonathan Barton, has been accused of grooming teenage pupils for sex. The allegations … Read more
Cameron Mackintosh lays of staff
Cameron Mackintosh has made more than 850 of his staff redundant. Two of the West End producer’s companies – Cameron Mackintosh Ltd and Delfont Mackintosh … Read more
COVID-19 hits Russian ballet
Artists at the Bolshoi Theatre and Mariinsky Theatre have been quarantined due to positive COVID-19 tests. The story – only partially confirmed by the companies … Read more
Watch Cinderella Games online
Cinderella Games – a film inspired by Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella – will have its online premiere tonight (14 July). It is the third instalment in … Read more
Queensland Ballet’s Ballet Beat Drop Challenge
Queensland Ballet is running an online dance competition that fuses ballet and hip hip. The Ballet Beat Drop Challenge asks dancers to submit videos via … Read more
Order a takeaway dance show from Norrdans
Norrdans – the contemporary dance company based in Sweden – has come up with perhaps the most personal response to COVID-19 so far. The company … Read more