Listening to this in memory of my Dad, who loved Jacqueline du Pré, and would have been 💯 today 💙❤️💙

Very excited to release our 1st new edition of an old #Britishballetnowandthen post. This is to mark Erina Takahashi move from the English National Ballet stage to being a company repetiteur 👏👏👏 britishballetnowandthen.com/2025/02/27/gis…

You can read about Tamara Rojo’s reimagining of Raymonda here 👇 britishballetnowandthen.com/2021/11/26/spo…

Wow 🤩 I am so excited to find this—I remember it so vividly 🧡🧡🧡 Tamara Rojo – Life is a Dream | Haunting Solo by Fei Bo youtu.be/rLqFJbOueCU?si… via YouTube

My idea of research 🧐🤓😂 ⁦Christopher's Bakery⁩ 😋

Soooo enjoyed The Royal Ballet Symphony in C last night 💛 Such wonderful energy from the whole company 👏👏👏 Also recently came across this fascinating performance of the earlier Le Palais de Cristal by Paris Opera Ballet which made me happy: youtube.com/watch?v=FOmvBN…

Never saw Violette Verdy dance live, but absolutely loved watching her coach and seeing videos of her gorgeous dancing. This is will be a gem 🤍💎🤍💎🤍

Such exciting things to look forward to 2025-26 ballet season: Akram Khan Company adaptation of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, plus new cathy marston The Royal Ballet & of course Northern Ballet Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Gentleman Jack 🎉🎉🎉

Sunday afternoon reading, anyone? To mark the 60th anniversary of Kenneth MacMillan’s The Royal Ballet Romeo & Juliet, a new edition of our post with original art work 💛💛💛 britishballetnowandthen.com/2025/04/25/rom…

Fantastic news 🎉🎉🎉

Enjoyed a lovely glass & delicious quinoa stir fry Cock Tavern Fulham today while working on a Carmen post 💃🏻🩰🤓📖😋 #Britishballetnowandthen

Loving rereading these reviews of Northern Ballet cathy marston Jane Eyre by the incomparable Judith Mackrell💙 & Luke Jennings: theguardian.com/stage/2016/may… theguardian.com/stage/2016/jun…

"Marston is one of the best storytellers in movement and mime". I love the portrayal of Jane & Rochester's relationship as it evolves through the work - both complex and subtle. So rewarding to watch cathy marston Thanks for this great review Graham Watts

What a wonderful BBC Radio 4 morning 🤩 The wonderful lyse doucet on Paddy O'Connell BH followed by #DesertIslandDiscs with the marvellous Alf Dubs 👏👏👏

Loved watching the full version of this--so many fascinating details! If you want to know more about Mary Skeaping's Giselle (my favourite Giselle 🤍), read about it here (other Giselles are featured 😉): britishballetnowandthen.com/2025/02/27/gis…

Very cool 😎 👇

Love Jolly Folly 😍 Especially the film version 👏👏👏

Have you been following English National Ballet #ENB75? Today's offerings include an extended extract from Johan Inger’s Carmen 🔥 and here is our latest #Britishballetnowandthen post on that very topic ❤️ Ideal reading for a balmy summer evening with a cool drink 🍹britishballetnowandthen.com/2025/07/12/spo…