by Hannah Chang Foster | Sep 6, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Fifty years ago, Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Ballade was performed once, in Portugal, by The Royal Ballet’s New Group, a touring offshoot of the London-based company. It hasn’t been seen since, until now. Ballade is being staged for the first time since 1972 for the...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 2, 2020 | Instagram, News, The Latest, Viral Videos
Here’s some good news: PBS’s “Great Performances” is broadcasting Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet nationwide on Friday, September 11. Rather than a recorded live performance, this Romeo and Juliet is a gorgeously shot 90-minute...
by Julia Rosica | Aug 8, 2018 | Profiles, TBT
Sir Kenneth MacMilllan’s ballet Manon tells the story of ill-fated lovers Manon and des Grieux, who are torn between worlds of wealth and opulence and the stark misery of poverty. While the characters’ circumstances are bleak, their love is the powerful...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 29, 2017 | Company Life
We have some very exciting news here at Pointe. From January 2–15, we will be streaming Scottish Ballet’s production of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée). The free broadcast, filmed live in October at the...
by Julia Rosica | Oct 4, 2017 | Profiles, TBT
Later this month, six dance companies from around the UK will come together to celebrate Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s life and works with performances at Covent Garden. As the program highlight, members of five different troupes will perform in the British...