Ballet Spotlight Digest

No significant updates today.

The Helsinki International Ballet Competition celebrates its 10th anniversary May 28–June 5, with three age divisions and no gender categories this...

Elizabeth Murphy and Lucien Postlewaite, PNB’s most senior principals, take their final bows June 7 after 33 combined years.

• Postlewaite joined as...

Alan Cunliffe's ballet path began with childhood visits to pantomimes at the Harrow Coliseum, where he first saw Ballet Rambert and became fascinated...

London Children’s Ballet brings back its 2022 hit Anne of Green Gables this July at the Peacock Theatre, using an all-child cast aged 9–16 and live...

The Royal Ballet's production shines through strong performances, with Luca Acri's energetic leaps drawing spontaneous applause, alongside lively...

After five years, Eugene Ballet brings back its popular family productions at the Hult Center.

• Alice in Wonderland: Toni Pimble’s 1993 adaptation...

The Sylph opens Asunción’s 2026 season at Teatro Municipal Ignacio A. Pane, restoring Bournonville’s 1836 choreography through Spanish scholar Elna...

Reviews

• 🔥 Queensland Ballet's Strings: Review of the contemporary triple bill at Playhouse QPAC featuring works by Edward Clug, Christian...

Queensland Ballet's Strings triple bill successfully tests classical ballet's limits through three distinct contemporary works.

• Chamber Minds...

Manuel Legris' new Paquita staging is an undisputed hit at Lithuanian National Ballet, with touches of genius and impressive home-grown talent. The...

The United European Ballet Company is touring its classical Cinderella to Hershey Theatre on October 18 at 4 p.m., set to Prokofiev's score with...

Santa Clarita Ballet brings narrative magic to the stage with a double bill of A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Twelve Dancing Princesses June 13-14...

After the Princess Gala Osaka, Nonaka Mirai opened a one-of-a-kind fan gift during an after-talk interview, selected by the producer who shares her...

Cleveland Ballet and the Akron Art Museum are partnering for an evening of dance and visual art in downtown Akron on May 30, featuring exclusive...

Greek National Opera revives its acclaimed Giselle production with 11 performances across December 2026 and January 2027 at Stavros Niarchos Hall, presenting a fresh take on Petipa’s choreography by Verónica Villar and Elena Iglesias.

Hong Kong-born principal Tirion Law returns to her career-starting company for her first full Sleeping Beauty as Aurora, describing the homecoming...

Yihan Qin captures the essence of live performance, noting that "Dancing has the most charming thing in that it has uncertainty. You can't guarantee...

Today's Updates

• The Mariinsky shared cast and details for an upcoming Swan Lake performance.
• A post congratulated principal dancer Megan Fairchild on her 25-year career.

Maria Bulanova as Odette-Odile and Nikita Korneyev as Siegfried headline the Mariinsky Theatre's Swan Lake on May 30, in Konstantin Sergeyev's choreography of the Petipa-Ivanov classic.