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Tam o’ Shanter
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ George Street
- 19th - 24th Aug 2024
Our lively adaptation of the legendary Scots poem by Robert Burns begins in the local tavern.
Kyiv City Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2023
A Tribute to Peace.
Gisela and Soraia Cultural Project – Children's Classical Ballet Workshop
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 15th Aug 2022
Children’s Classic Ballet for Dance Teachers offer a workshop on how to teach children’s classical ballet, split between a theoretical lecture and a practical demonstration.
Bold Moves
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Stephanie Green
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dance Base
- 6th Aug, 2022
Virtuostic, one dark, the other light bursting with irrepressible humour, this contrasting double bill Us choreographed by Zoë Ashe-Browne and Stroke Through the Tail by Marguerit…
Phil Kay: Alphalfa Male
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 / Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 20th - 24th Aug 2021
‘Phil sweeps the audience on an exhilarating never-ending stream-of-consciousness loaded with laughter.
Boy Toy
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 7th - 29th Aug 2020
Inspired by the ballet Coppelia, with music adapted from Delibes.
Remde Show
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 21st Aug 2019
The 15-strong troupe bring colourful, rhythmic, authentic local dances from Côte D’Ivoire (West Africa).
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C south
- 9th - 17th Aug 2019
Burklyn Ballet Theatre bring Snow White to life with dazzling costumes and energetic dancing, in their 20th year at the Fringe.
Another
- Review
- ★★★
- Stephanie Green
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dance Base
- 6th Aug, 2019
Another is a quadruple selection of dance pieces by the fledgling company Ballet-works founded by a former soloist of Stuttgart Ballet, Robert Robertson and comprises both contempo…
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 4th Dec 2018 - 27th Jan 2019
When it premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake turned tradition upside down, and took the dance world …
Full Throttle
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 14th - 19th Aug 2018
Strike a pose at our gay and glamorous Les Odalisques inaugural gala, a riotous romp of lighthearted frivolity and hot-headed hijinks on and off the stage.
Bob Slayer: NeverMind the BusStops
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 11th - 18th Aug 2018
Bob Slayer’s infamous late-night aftershow that probably isn’t for you.
Elicitations
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 3rd - 18th Aug 2018
Elicitations features extracts from three poignant works by British/Australian choreographer Briar Adams.
Giselle
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Green
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dance Base
- 6th Aug, 2018
This version of Giselle, re-imagined by Ballet Ireland in modern dress is bound to cause controversy between traditionalists and modernists.
David Earl Is Brian Gittins: Don't Feed the Monkey Man
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Boteco
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
As seen on Ricky Gervais’ Derek, Sky’s Rovers and Channel 4’s Gittins.
The Sleeping Beauty - English National Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- London Coliseum
- 6th - 16th Jun 2018
Fall under the spell of Kenneth MacMillan’s fairy tale classic.
Northern Ballet Jane Eyre
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 16th - 19th May 2018
After bringing Sadler’s Wells a succession of sumptuous story-ballets, including the South Bank Sky Arts Dance Award-winning 1984 and the critically acclaimed Casanova, Nor…
Cloud Gate - Formosa
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 9th - 12th May 2018
Choreographer and writer Lin Hwai-min’s new work takes inspiration from the legendary words of the Portuguese sailors in the 16th century, as they spotted the verdant land …
Obsidian Tear Mixed
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Royal Opera House
- 14th Apr - 11th May 2018
The imaginative world of the ballet is both archaic and futuristic in its exploration of the tribal behaviour of its all-male group.
Sidi Larbi with Monks from the Shaolin Temple: Sutra
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 26th - 28th Mar 2018
This award-winning collaboration between choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, sculptor Antony Gormley and 19 Buddhist monks from the Shaolin Temple in China is one of Sadler’s…
Motionhouse: Charge
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Peacock Theatre London
- 21st - 24th Mar 2018
Following on from the success of Broken and Scattered, Motionhouse unearths the science behind the beating of our hearts and the memories we make.
New Wayne McGregory / The Age of Anxiety / New Christopher Wheeldon
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Royal Opera House
- 15th Mar - 9th Apr 2018
The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with an all-Bernstein programme from the Company’s three associate choreographers, Wayne McGregor…
Tango After Dark
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Peacock Theatre London
- 28th Feb 2018 - 13th Jun 2020
When the night falls, the tango is revealed in its most authentic and pure form.
Ballet Flamenco Jesus Carmona, Impetus, Flamenco Festival 2018
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 24th - 24th Feb 2018
Former dancer with Ballet Nacional de España, Jesús Carmona is a pioneer in flamenco’s evolution.
Beats on Pointe
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Peacock Theatre London
- 20th Feb 2018 - 16th Jun 2019
Direct from a hugely successful tour in Australia, Beats On Pointe is headed to London for its debut season at The Peacock.
The Winter's Tale - Royal Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Royal Opera House
- 13th Feb - 21st Mar 2018
King Leontes, possessed by a mad jealousy, believes his pregnant wife Hermione to be having an affair with his childhood friend King Polixenes.
Lebensraum
- Listing Film
- West End
- Peacock Theatre London
- 1st - 3rd Feb 2018
Following the five-star success of Horror, Jakop Ahlbom turns his attention to Buster Keaton’s 1920 silent film The Scarecrow.
Sunday at the Savoy
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Savoy Theatre
- 28th Jan 2018
Kristallin Productions is very excited to bring you an internationally acclaimed group of dancers to perform some of the world’s most loved solos, pas de deuxs, and excerpt…
Giselle - Royal Ballet
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Royal Opera House
- 19th Jan - 9th Mar 2018
The peasant girl Giselle discovers the true identity of her lover Albrecht – and that he is promised to another.
Le Jeune Homme et La Mort and La Sylphide
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- London Coliseum
- 16th - 20th Jan 2018
English National Ballet returns with a double bill featuring Roland Petit’s Le Jeune Homme et la Mort and Frank Andersen’s recreation of the beloved classic La Sylphide…
Song of the Earth and La Sylphide
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- London Coliseum
- 9th - 13th Jan 2018
English National Ballet returns with a double bill featuring Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece Song of the Earth and Frank Andersen’s recreation of the beloved classic La…
The Nutcracker - English National Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- London Coliseum
- 13th Dec 2017 - 30th Dec 2018
Over 100 dancers and musicians bring The Nutcracker to life with exquisite dancing, beautiful sets and Tchaikovsky’s glorious score played live.
The Nutcracker
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Royal Opera House
- 5th Dec 2017 - 15th Jan 2019
A young girl’s enchanted present leads her on a wonderful Christmas adventure in this beautiful classical ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score.
Sylvia
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Royal Opera House
- 23rd Nov - 16th Dec 2017
Frederick Ashton’s delightful full-length classical ballet is a charming feast for the senses, set to Delibes’ marvellous score.
Amore / Svetlana Zakharova
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- London Coliseum
- 20th - 25th Nov 2017
The three faces of Amore presented by the sublime Svetlana Zakharova in her brand new triple bill are passion, ambiguity and playfulness.
Illustrated 'Farewell'/The Wind/Untouchable
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Royal Opera House
- 6th - 17th Nov 2017
Twyla Tharp and Arthur Pita create new works for The Royal Ballet, in a programme that includes the first revival of Hofesh Shechter’s 2015 work for the Company.
Birmingham Royal Ballet - Mixed Bill
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- UK Regional & Tours
- Sadler’s Wells
- 3rd Nov 2017 - 16th Jun 2018
A mixed programme of new work and much loved pieces.
Birmingham Royal Ballet - Aladdin
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- UK Regional & Tours
- Sadler’s Wells
- 31st Oct - 2nd Nov 2017
A cave of riches is waiting to be explored in David Bintley’s glittering production of the classic story of Aladdin and his adventures with the magic lamp.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Royal Opera House
- 27th Sep - 23rd Oct 2017
Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography.
Romantic Revolution
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- London Palladium
- 18th Sep 2017
Romantic Revolution is an extraordinary evening of ballet where four of the world’s leading dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet will perform with students from London Russian Bal…
Aladdin
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 11th - 19th Aug 2017
This ‘professional ballet company in microcosm’ (Scotsman) tells the tangled tale of Aladdin and his famous lamp condensed into a delightful hour.
La Bayadere - Mariinsky Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 10th - 12th Aug 2017
The Mariinsky Ballet dance Petipa’s great classical ballet of love, betrayal and ultimate redemption.
Contrasts - Mariinsky Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 8th - 9th Aug 2017
The Mariinsky Ballet dances a mixed programme of Alonso’s Carmen Suite, McGregor’s Infra and Petipa’s Paquita Grand pas.
California Dreaming
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 4th - 9th Aug 2017
This southern Californian dance troupe presents an hour of high-energy contemporary ballet, depicting humor, beauty, longing, first love and the contemplation of strengths and weak…
Anna Karenina - Mariinsky Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 3rd - 4th Aug 2017
The Mariinsky Ballet presents the highly anticipated revival of Alexei Ratmansky’s acclaimed Tolstoy adaptation.
Swan Lake: The Royal Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 27th Jul 2017 - 21st Jun 2018
Konstantin Sergeyev’s entrancing production of Swan Lake, based on Petipa and Ivanov’s timeless masterpiece, creates a lyrical, mysterious world where Prince Siegf…
Don Quixote - Mariinsky Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 24th Jul 2017 - 4th Apr 2019
The Mariinsky Ballet opens its London season with the company’s sparkling production of Petipa and Gorsky’s exuberant classic, Don Quixote.
Dorrance Dance-ETM: Double Down
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 12th - 15th Jul 2017
Michelle Dorrance brings tap into the age of electronic music with collaborator Nicholas Van Young.
Sisters Grimm-Voices of the Amazon
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 4th - 8th Jul 2017
Following the Grammy Award nominated success of INALA, a Zulu ballet performed with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sisters Grimm return with the tale of a water spirit from the Amazon Ri…
Les Ballet C de la B: Nicht Schlafen
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 30th Jun - 1st Jul 2017
The unclassifiable Alain Platel returns with nine dancers from his critically acclaimed contemporary ensemble le ballets C de la B, for the dark and moving nicht schlafen.
Alexander Whitley -8 minutes
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 27th - 28th Jun 2017
Following on from his innovative digital work Pattern Recognition, Sadler's Wells New Wave Associate Alexander Whitley takes on the breath-taking scale of space for his company…
Richard Alston-Triple Bill
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 16th - 17th Jun 2017
Richard Alston’s newest creation comes to Sadler’s Wells as part of a triple bill.
Rain
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 13th - 14th Jun 2017
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's world-renowned company Rosas returns as part of our contemporary classics series with her iconic piece Rain.
Scottish Ballet-Ceci Est Mon Corps/Emergence
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 7th - 10th Jun 2017
Scotland’s national ballet company returns with a double bill of two radically different, but equally powerful works.
The Dream Mixed
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 2nd - 10th Jun 2017
A programme of three great works by Frederick Ashton closes The Royal Ballet’s Season.
The Vertiginous Thrill Mixed
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 18th - 31st May 2017
A stunning contemporary programme from The Royal Ballet presents four contrasting choreographic personalities.
Rambert - Ghost Dances
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 16th - 20th May 2017
One of Rambert's most celebrated works returns to Sadler's Wells for the first time in 14 years.
Northern Ballet- Casanova
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 9th - 13th May 2017
Throw caution to the wind.
James Thierree-The Toad Knew
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 3rd - 7th May 2017
Following Tabac Rouge in 2014, Thierree returns with his latest critically acclaimed creation, featuring a seamless mix of mechanical marvels, music, surreal humour and acrobatic f…
Mayerling
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 28th Apr 2017 - 30th Oct 2018
Rudolf, the emotionally unstable Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, is forced to marry Princess Stephanie against his will.
Jewels
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 1st - 21st Apr 2017
Jewels uses three gem stones as starting points to explore an array of musical and dance styles, each intimately connected to Balanchine’s own life and career.
Mixed Ballet: The Human Seasons, After the Rain and New Crystal Pite
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 16th - 24th Mar 2017
The Royal Ballet celebrates contemporary ballet with a programme that includes a world premiere from Crystal Pite and works by Christopher Wheeldon and David Dawson.
Woolf Works
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Royal Opera House
- 21st Jan - 14th Feb 2017
The first revival of Wayne McGregor’s critically acclaimed ballet triptych to music by Max Richter, inspired by the works of Virginia Woolf and starring Alessandra Ferri and …
Giselle - English National Ballet
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- London Coliseum
- 11th - 22nd Jan 2017
Giselle is a haunting story of innocence and betrayal, a timeless tale about the redemptive power of love.
The Nutcracker - Royal Opera House
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Royal Albert Hall / Royal Opera House
- 4th Jan 2017 - 31st Dec 2019
The Nutcracker is classical ballet at its most approachable and visually entrancing – Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without it! A young girl’s enchanted present…
Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells / Sadlers Wells
- 6th Dec 2016 - 19th Jan 2020
Based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale Music by Bernard Herrmann A beloved fairy tale and Academy Awar…
Up & Down
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- London Coliseum
- 6th - 10th Dec 2016
Eifman Ballet returns to the London Coliseum this December with the UK premiere of Artistic Director Boris Eifman’s awe-inspiring balletUp & Down featuring the invigorati…
National Ballet of China - The Peony Pavilion
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 29th Nov - 1st Dec 2016
The 16th Century epic, The Peony Pavilion, is one of the most enduring love stories in Chinese literature.
The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms / Royal Opera House
- 27th Aug 2016 - 14th Mar 2017
Cinema screening of live performance.
The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms / Royal Opera House
- 27th Aug 2016 - 14th Mar 2017
Cinema screening of live performance.
The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms / Royal Opera House
- 27th Aug 2016 - 14th Mar 2017
Cinema screening of live performance.
The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms / Royal Opera House
- 27th Aug 2016 - 14th Mar 2017
Cinema screening of live performance.
Unknown and Liminal
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dance Base
- 23rd - 28th Aug 2016
It has been said that creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
The Metamorphosis
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 20th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
The Royal Ballet: The Winter's Tale
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 16th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 16th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
The Royal Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 14th - 23rd Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 9th - 25th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
Nutcracker
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- London Coliseum
- 5th Jan 2016 - 8th Jan 2017
The magical Christmas ballet for all the family.
Sideshows
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 16th - 22nd Aug 2015
Roll up for the award-winning Sideshows and feast your eyes on an opera and ballet spectacular.
Alice in Wonderland
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 14th - 22nd Aug 2015
‘Choreographed by Robert Royce and Joanne Whitehill, this Alice captures the zany adventure in Lewis Carroll’s original story in a package that appeals to even the youngest audie…
Oriental Fairy Tales: Wild Zebra (Ballet with Orchestra)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 13th Aug 2015
Wild Zebra is a fantasy ballet with symphony orchestra accompaniment showcasing the accomplishments of a troupe of young Chinese performers (8-12 years).
Special Edition 2015
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dance Base
- 7th - 23rd Aug 2015
Following a sell-out Fringe Season in 2014, dancers from Scottish Ballet return to Dance Base to present new work freshly made and premiered exclusively for the Dance Base Fringe p…
Transitions of (I)dentity
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C south
- 6th - 31st Aug 2015
The inner struggle of who we are, and who we should be.
Balletronic
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 16th Aug, 2015
Balletronic has a name that intrigued me from the get-go.
4x4 Ephemeral Architectures
- Review
- ★★★★
- Marni Appleton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Theatre
- 10th Aug, 2015
Ballet and juggling.
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