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Choreographed by the first black British graduate of the Royal Ballet School, Darren Panton, alongside Patrick Williams of the Alvin Ailey and Paris Opera companies, Island Movements is a thirty-minute ballet that tells the story of Windrush and explores its impact featuring original music by performance youth group Kinetika Bloco. In the aftermath of World War II,… Continue reading Island Movements to tour libraries

Ahead of its East Bank venue launch in 2024, Sadler’s Wells is inviting applications for its new Rose Choreographic School, led by dramaturg and writer Martin Hargreaves with input from artistic faculty members. The first cohort will receive mentorship from William Forsythe, Trajal Harrell and Alesandra Seutin. Over a two-year period, students will have access to… Continue reading Applications open for choreographic school

Newcastle-under-Lyme’s New Vic Theatre will put its own spin on the classic story of The Nutcracker in its 2023 family festive production. New Vic artistic director Theresa Heskins said, “it’s been a joy adapting this much-loved ballet into a play which I hope will capture the imaginations of every generation this Christmas. “I discovered so many new… Continue reading New Vic adapts Nutcracker as family fairy tale

The UK première of Zona Franca, from Brazilian choreographer Alice Ripoll, will be at Queen Elizabeth Hall in November. It was created by a group of dancers in the favelas and explores the political fall of President Jair Bolsonaro and Lula’s return to power. Can Brazil look towards the future? Blending contemporary dance, contact improvisation, performance… Continue reading Zona Franca comes to London

A production that celebrates 100 years of the radio play, the sequel to an Amanda Whittington comedy and a reimagining of a classic fairy tale are the main attractions at Newcastle-under-Lyme’s New Vic in spring and summer 2024. The theatre’s artistic director Theresa Heskins said, “2024 marks 100 years since the first radio play was… Continue reading New Vic to take Leap in the Dark

Leeds School of Arts is hosting events as part of performance festival Transform 23 from October 11–22. It marks a new partnership, consolidating the school’s position as a state-of-the-art events venue and performance space in the centre of the city. Transform 23 is bringing events from across the world, with artists from Iceland, South Africa and… Continue reading World of events for Leeds

The Met in Bury stages Aladdin December 8–26, produced in-house with panto professionals The Big Tiny Production Company, the team behind last year’s Dick Whittington. The cast includes Neil Jennings as Widow Twankey. Neil has worked with anarchic theatre company The Pantaloons for more than 10 years.

Sheffield Theatres associate artistic director Anthony Lau will stage a new production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible—in the Crucible Theatre. The venue will also stage a world première of Wish You Weren’t Here, staged in the intimate Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse besides touring schools. Roots Mbili Theatre returns to the Playhouse for another world premiere, Lines, in a co-production… Continue reading The Crucible at The Crucible

Nicholai La Barrie’s production of Romeo and Juliet opens at Manchester’s Royal Exchange, October 20. The fiery retelling of Shakespeare’s love story runs to November 18 and encapsulates the hope and tragedy of love, the power to make change even when everything feels impossible. Inspired by young people and visits to schools across Greater Manchester, La Barrie’s… Continue reading Fiery Romeo & Juliet for Manchester