Matthew Bourne’s dramatic ballet The Red Shoes, which earned rave reviews in England last year, is heading stateside this month. Based on the Academy Award–winning 1948 movie of the same name, the show follows the passionate aspiring ballerina Victoria Page as she tries to dance her way to the top, but ultimately must choose between […]
British dance fans are already in love with Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes: The show, which debuted across the pond last fall, earned raves from critics and two Olivier (London’s equivalent of a Tony) Awards. Now, Bourne’s Red Shoes—an adaptation of the iconic 1948 film—is about to embark on a North American tour. And some […]
The Red Shoes, in all of its darkness and tragedy, is one of the most iconic and beautiful dance films out there—which is why I’ve always wondered when it would be adapted for the stage. Well, the time has finally come: Matthew Bourne, the genius choreographer behind New Adventures dance company, and productions like Bourne’s Swan Lake, recently […]
Move over “So You Think You Can Dance” (but not too far, because we still love you). The UK has a new dance reality show and it sounds awesome. The BBC’s Young Dancer 2015 premiered this fall, and there are a few things that set this competition apart. Entrance was open to anyone who could […]
Today, members of the Royal Ballet are performing an amazing mixed program during Deloitte Ignite, which is a month-long contemporary arts festival at the Royal Opera House in Lo—wait, what? You’re saying you can’t make it to England on such short notice? Well, do I have news for you. Today’s Royal Ballet performance will be […]
You already know Matthew Bourne: He’s the choreographer who awesomely remade Swan Lake with a flock of male swans. (You may not have seen his Swan Lake live, but you definitely saw it at the end of Billy Elliot. Grown-up Billy as the Swan! Ahhh so great.) Bourne is all about rethinking old-school ballets. Recently […]
Most dancers are familiar with the ballet classic Swan Lake. Set to a score by Tchaikovsky, it’s the story of a prince’s quest to free an enchanted swan princess. But more than 100 years after the original was created, inventive choreographer Matthew Bourne came along and changed the Swan game. He kept a few things […]