Tamara Rojo
Ballerina Erina Takahashi: ‘I didn’t think I would have this challenge at this age’
ENB’s lead principal has seen ballet grow better, bolder and kinder over 25 years. Now she is taking on Akram Khan’s version of Frankenstein
Lyndsey Winship
21, Sep, 2021 @5:00 AM
Artists urged to shrug off Brexit blues in cross-Channel project
People in UK and France encouraged to submit work exploring new relationship between two countries
Kim Willsher in Paris
08, Feb, 2021 @4:42 PM
Are you ready to watch the undead dance? ENB goes fantastical with film
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Directors from the worlds of pop and adverts have made five films for English National Ballet’s new digital season. From boxing women to glorious goths, you won’t know what’s coming next
Directors from the worlds of pop and adverts have made five films for English National Ballet’s new digital season. From boxing women to glorious goths, you won’t know what’s coming next
Lyndsey Winship
27, Nov, 2020 @10:41 AM
Tamara Rojo: 'Despite everything, it’s a very creative moment'
English National Ballet will return to the stage soon, but dance’s wider future looks precarious. The company’s artistic director tells us about bubbles, business models, and ballet classes in her kitchen
Lyndsey Winship
12, Oct, 2020 @11:16 AM
Plié, jeté … mind the fridge! My kitchen ballet class with Tamara Rojo
Dancers are sharing their skills online as venues are shut due to the coronavirus. Our critic stepped up to test one out
Lyndsey Winship
24, Mar, 2020 @6:00 AM
Leading arts figures demand clarity over compensation for coronavirus closures
As majority of UK’s theatres close, industry bodies say government’s lack of outright ban on visiting venues leaves them unable to claim on insurance
Chris Wiegand and Lanre Bakare
17, Mar, 2020 @12:36 PM
Astana Ballet; Akram Khan’s Giselle review – Steppe to it
Astana’s springy young Kazakhs make their UK debut, while Tamara Rojo weaves her magic with Akram Khan’s insightful Giselle
Sara Veale
22, Sep, 2019 @7:00 AM
'We need to step up!' Five women pushing dance forward
Their moves are fresh, funny and stylish; their subjects include the climate crisis, gender politics and poetry. These electrifying choreographers are on the rise
Lyndsey Winship
13, Jun, 2019 @5:00 AM
She Persisted review – a fine rebalance
Frida Kahlo rubs shoulders with bare-chested men in the ENB’s dazzling celebration of female choreographers
Lisa Allardice
14, Apr, 2019 @7:00 AM
English National Ballet: She Persisted review – odes to Frida, Pina and Nora
Ibsen gets an urgent retelling, Kahlo dances with a monkey and Bausch’s masterwork is back in Tamara Rojo’s stellar triple bill
Lyndsey Winship
05, Apr, 2019 @11:23 AM
Tamara Rojo: ‘I want ballet to be for and about everybody’
The artistic director of the English National Ballet on dance in the #MeToo age, embracing people’s flaws and the thing she misses most on tour
Michael Hogan
18, Nov, 2018 @9:00 AM
Death of the dance dictators: ballet in the wake of #MeToo
With its culture of discipline, control and pecking orders, the dance world has always been plagued by claims of bullying and sexual exploitation. But old hierarchies are being challenged
Judith Mackrell
16, Jul, 2018 @5:00 AM
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