Northern Ballet's Three Short Ballets: Mthuthuzeli November's Fools outshines Tiler Peck's Grandes Études and Van Manen's 5 Tangos at the Linbury.

The Elgar archive of 1,500 items, from annotated test pressings to Alice Elgar’s recipe book, has been given to the Hallé in Manchester.

Principals Genevieve Penn Nabity and Ben Rudisin star in Derrick Belcham's new film of Dawson's On the Nature of Daylight for World Ballet Day on 29 October.

The former Royal Ballet principal plays Kafka's fasting showman in a straw-lined cage, with Meow Meow as the Impresario, in A Hunger Artist next June.

Zeffirelli's Aida returns to Busseto from 2 October, with Federica Vitali, Vincenzo Costanzo and Teresa Iervolino all making their role debuts.

Ivo Kahánek's Chopin and Liszt and João Gomez's Spirit of the Mask power Radačovský's Mask for the National Ballet of Brno.

Neumeier's Liliom, scored by Michel Legrand, makes its bold US premiere with the Joffrey Ballet, stepping out from Carousel's long shadow.

James Conlon conducts the Nouveaux Ballets Russes' debut Swan Lake in Florence on 14 March 2027, before a tour to London, Paris and New York.

Lily Hyde on English National Ballet's Rhythm Riot – Balanchine dazzles with Sangeun Lee's debut, but the new pieces in this mixed bill fall short.

At The Place, dancers, musicians and lighting move without a script in Seke Chimutengwende's Eliot-inspired The Last Quartet.

Tiler Peck becomes NYCB's first Choreographic Associate, creating new works until 2029 – and the first woman to hold a choreographic title.

ENB's Rhythm Riot: two world premieres fail to transport, but Balanchine's Symphony in Three Movements, led by Ksenia Ovsyanick, is intoxicating.

Birmingham Royal Ballet's Swan Lake pairs superb dancing from Hirata and Dingman with baffling choices – a great ballet trapped inside a good one.

The Royal Ballet's World Ballet Day livestream on 29 October goes inside the rehearsal room, with coaches passing roles to a new generation.

Dance Umbrella 2026 (7–27 October): Freddie Opoku-Addaie on a festival with no single theme, shaped by artists and communities across London and online.

Hamilton, Ball and Bracewell debut in Song of the Earth as the Royal Ballet's Visionaries bill pairs MacMillan with Robbins's Dances at a Gathering.

Riccardo Frizza has handed Donizetti Opera's opening night to Fabrizio Maria Carminati, dedicated to the late Antonino Fogliani.

Fifty years after his death, a new Museo Teatrale exhibition revisits Visconti's eight La Scala productions – from Callas's Traviata to the Ring he never staged.

Ann Haskins talks to director José Luis Valenzuela, whose Antigone has opened in Los Angeles, on the use of choreography in his productions.

La Scala's ballet season reopens with ten performances of Giselle from 1 October, five casts, a Rai broadcast and events marking a timeless classic.

LaScalaTv, now free, adds L'elisir d'amore, a Rustioni-conducted concert and Chailly's Gurre-Lieder as La Scala's season resumes.

Accademia Teatro alla Scala students honour Carla Fracci with a multimedia exhibition marking 80 years since she joined the Ballet School.

Visavì – Gorizia and Nova Gorica reunite for five days of contemporary dance, 14–18 October, with premieres by Ohad Naharin and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

Jonathan Gray sees sees Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's second programme, honouring Ailey’s legacy with grace, truth, nobility and a seriousness of purpose.

San Francisco Opera union musicians' first-ever strike pits proposed wage freeze for orchestra against executive pay increases.

Royal Ballet and Opera launches FUTUREWORKS and NOW, two long-term programmes to nurture new choreographers and composers, with Wayne McGregor and Pam Tanowitz mentoring.

Graham Watts sees the first programme from the "world’s elite dance phenomenon", Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, on tour in London.

The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet School unite to celebrate a century of training and artistic legacy.

Graham Watts sees Steven McRae and Vasko Vassiliev in The McRae/Vassiliev Project – a unique experience; a masterclass of elite playing and stunning dancing.

Matthew Paluch sees the highs and lows of San Francisco Ballet’s Mere Mortals: "The highs are powerful, but the lows feel eternal."

San Francisco Opera’s 104th season opens in turmoil as an orchestra strike forces the cancellation of Simon Boccanegra and Opera in the Park.

Kieran White and Daniel Murphy perform at Boston Manor House as Alec & Franz's immersive exhibition explores architecture, opera and the Baroque imagination.

Lucía Piquero sees San Francisco Ballet in Mere Mortals – stunning performances, with control, commitment and technical virtuosity... I’m just not too sure what it was for.

Alexei Ratmansky has returned to Kyiv to stage George Balanchine’s Donizetti Variations, marking the first certified Balanchine production ever mounted by a Ukrainian ballet company.

Sir Richard Alston, choreographer, teacher, artistic director and tireless advocate for dance, died on 7 September 2026 at the age of 77.

American Ballet Theatre has announced that Herman Cornejo and James Whiteside will retire from the company during the 2027 season.

Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon opens The Royal Ballet’s 2026/27 season, with performances from 13 October and a live cinema relay on 27 October.

Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots returns to San Francisco Opera, presented in partnership with English National Opera.

Graham Watts sees Romeo and Juliet with choreography by Kaloyan Boyadjiev – a production that looks glorious and manages to be both familiar and fresh.

Countertenor Carlo Vistoli shines a spotlight on the celebrated Italian castrati who inspired some of Handel's finest oratorio writing in his new album, Handel's Italians.

Principal Dancer Heather Ogden will retire at the end of The National Ballet of Canada's 2026/27 season, after a 29-year career with the company.

Choreographer Melissa Barak took time from rehearsals to speak with dance writer Ann Haskins about Los Angeles Ballet’s debut at the Hollywood Bowl.

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has presented its highest honour, the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, to choreographer Christopher Wheeldon OBE.

Rotterdam's Danshuis will be the largest centre in Europe dedicated to the production and development of dance

Teatro alla Scala's streaming platform is dropping its paywall. From 1 September, every title in the LaScalaTV catalogue will be available for free.

The conductor Antonino Fogliani has died at the age of 50 after a long illness.

Genevieve Penn Nabity swapped the Four Seasons Centre stage for the Rogers Centre mound, throwing the first pitch at the Toronto Blue Jays’ game.

Julia Conway talks with Graham Spicer on her promotion to ENB Principal, preparing Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet, and balancing technique with storytelling.

Northern Ballet is heading back to the Royal Ballet and Opera’s Linbury Theatre with a triple bill that brings together some of dance's most distinctive voices, past and present.

The Royal Ballet opens its 2026/27 Linbury Theatre season on 11 September with The McRae / Vassilev Project, a unique evening of music and dance.