Ballet, Contemporary, and Modern Dance Performance Reviews
Read ballet reviews - as well as contemporary and modern dance reviews - of performances by your favorite companies from around the world on The Ballet Herald.
American Ballet Theatre Swan Lake Review: A New Generation Bringing Genuine Interpretation to a Classic
American Ballet Theatre Swan Lake Review: Within choreography audiences know almost by heart, the dancers created moments that felt unique,...
La Scala Theatre Ballet Don Quixote Review: Leaping to the Challenge of Nureyev’s Choreography
La Scala Theatre Ballet Don Quixote Review: The dancers successfully combined intricate footwork, powerful jumps, theatricality and sustained characterization, all...
ABT Sylvia Review: An Epitome of Ashton’s Genius
ABT Sylvia Review: The ballet's chief pleasure arises from the conversation between music, movement, and character that, in this performance,...
Pilobolus Trips (Program A) Review: Producing Profound Athletic Art
In Trips, every piece organically flowed into the next in a journey that highlights Pilobolus' distinctive physical vocabulary and its...
Birmingham Royal Ballet Sir Peter Wright Centenary Review: Honouring the Legacy from Past to Present
At the Sir Peter Wright Centenary gala, the company celebrated its Founding Director with excerpts from his iconic classical ballets...
La Scala Theatre Ballet Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Review: A Whimsical Journey Down the Rabbit Hole
Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland moves fluidly between Victorian England, the illogical, and the modern world from which Alice’s dream...
BalletX The Four Seasons Reimagined Review: A Love Letter to Mother Nature
BalletX The Four Seasons Reimagined Review: The dancers echo Dan Deacon's score which moves like weather - sometimes driving, sometimes...
Scottish Ballet Mary Queen of Scots Review: Leveraging History To Express New Fantasies
Scottish Ballet Mary Queen of Scots Review: Through strong collaboration, imaginative choreographies and inclusive casting, Sophie Laplane and James Bonas...
MorDance Unwritten Review: More Than Entertainment
MorDance Unwritten Review: In a work that imagines the U.S. Constitution as a living, breathing document, the company proves they...
Philadelphia Ballet Romeo and Juliet Review: A Masterpiece of Prokofiev, Juliano Nunes, and a Company at Full Power
Philadelphia Ballet Romeo and Juliet Review: This production understands that Shakespeare's tragedy does not survive on romance alone.
