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News and Updates
The National Ballet of Canada announces 2026-2027 season
The next season marks the company's 75th anniversary.
Ikuko
Feb 121 min read
The Royal Ballet secures Bank of America support for international tours
The Royal Ballet tours to Singapore and Japan this year.
Ikuko
Feb 121 min read
News clipping: Nikisha Fogo interview, Guiness World Record highest altitude pole dance
Plus, Les Ballets Africains' U.S. tour in limbo, San Francisco Ballet's new Eugene Onegin, Ratmansky's The Naked King, and guess who is expecting!
Ikuko
Feb 122 min read
Trump announces temporary closure of The Kennedy Center - media
Trump says the two-year renovation plan will be subject to board approval.
Ikuko
Feb 31 min read
London City Ballet announces 2026 season
Alina Cojocaru will return as Guest Artist.
Ikuko
Jan 311 min read
Birmingham Royal Ballet announces 2026-2027 season, no Royal Albert Hall run
There will be no The Nutcracker run at the Royal Albert Hall because BRB focuses on a world-premiere in spring.
Ikuko
Jan 311 min read


Prix de Lausanne: Tancredo Tavares to replace Eric Underwood as jury member
Tavares is a former dancer with The Martha Graham Company.
Ikuko
Jan 301 min read
Promotions: Czech National Ballet, State Ballet of Georgia
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Jan 291 min read
Martha Graham Dance Co cancels April shows at The Kennedy Center - media
The company did not specify a reason or reasons for the cancellation.
Ikuko
Jan 191 min read


Patricio Revé to join The Royal Ballet as Principal
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Jan 131 min read
Washington National Opera to leave The Kennedy Center
The opera company has decided to become a fully independent NGO after having performed at the centre for more than half a century.
Ikuko
Jan 112 min read
Promotions, joiners, leavers, appointments, retirement
To catch up with people moves!
Ikuko
Jan 102 min read


Svetlana Zakharova's show cancelled in Italy due to international tensions
Teatro del Maggio Musicale is refunding tickets.
Ikuko
Jan 91 min read
New full-length Akram Khan postponed at The Royal Ballet
Khan has been working on Carnage and the Divine with Olga Smirnova.
Ikuko
Jan 32 min read
Year in recap: top 10 most read posts in 2025
Guess who has claimed the throne. Undisputable, kind of.
Ikuko
Dec 30, 20251 min read


News clipping: Nutcracker and year-end compilation
The best of 2025, The Nutcracker reviews and the Rockettes 100 anniversary.
Ikuko
Dec 23, 20252 min read


Trump adds his name to The Kennedy Center - media
The name change sparked protests.
Ikuko
Dec 21, 20252 min read


Dutch National Ballet Academy appoints new Artistic Director
Dario Elia will succeed Ernst Meisner in February 2026.
Ikuko
Dec 20, 20251 min read
Ballet BC Artistic Director Walerski to depart in 2027
Medhi Walerski has led the company since 2020.
Ikuko
Dec 19, 20251 min read


Choreographer Hans van Manen passes away
His legacy lives on.
Ikuko
Dec 18, 20251 min read
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