In 1965, when Kenneth MacMillan created this Romeo, he was following the worldwide success of the Bolshoi Ballet production – an epic, grand-scale approach that had wowed the West in 1956.

Britain. It saw the abolition of the death penalty and the arrival of the Race Relations Act. It was the year of the Mary Quant miniskirt and “Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones. While cinema-goers ...

Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Ballet review: this glorious old ballet refuses to act its age - 4/5 The Royal Ballet inhabits their heritage production like a well-loved home ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Set to Sergei Prokofiev's emotionally ...

S an Francisco Ballet will present seven programs, including the company premiere of Kenneth MacMillan’s “Manon,” the North American premiere of Akram Khan’s “Dust” and Artistic ...

Following her remarkable success at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland in 2024, new Queensland Ballet Company ...

Steeped in silliness and the ever-fun Aussie attitude, this theatre event is for families and fans of all ages.

Darcey Bussell and Ore Oduba introduce Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling from the Royal Ballet. Based on the true story of the death of Crown Prince Rudolf and his young mistress Mary Vetsera in ...

Kenneth MacMillan’s version of Shakespeare’s ... Then they dance. The ballet has to have a transcendent pair of star-crossed lovers at its core, but the rub is that those two alone can ...

In her final performance, Darcey Bussell celebrates the work of three of the Royal Ballet's greatest creative figures - Ninette de Valois, Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan. Show more In her ...

Kenneth MacMillan’s first three-act ballet still retains a startling intensity and freshness. Here are Shakespeare’s lovers shown pitted against the overbearing might of society – emphasised ...