Jonathan Anderson wins Designer of the Year at British Fashion Council’s star-studded 2023 Awards
With tributes to Dame Vivienne Westwood and Joe Casely-Hayford, the celebrity-filled evening saw Taika Waititi and Rita Ora, Pamela Anderson, Gillian Anderson, Jodie Comer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Andrew Garfield, Barbara Palvin and many others on the red carpet […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Hansel & Gretel returns, with fun dialled up to 10
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Ryman Healthcare season of Hansel & Gretel kicks off with a thoroughly enjoyable evening, writes Jack Yan […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Lightscapes shows the power of dance
Inventive and innovative, Lightscapes expands the possibilities of ballet, with raw, energetic emotion, writes Jack Yan […]
Firing on all cylinders, Andrea Schermoly’s Romeo & Juliet for the RNZB is spectacular
RNZB’s 2023 reimagining of Romeo & Juliet is contemporary and bold. Jack Yan attended opening night […]
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Venus Rising a true celebration of the art
Subtitled ‘Three celestial ballets’, Venus Rising had been delayed four times due to COVID-19, but it was well worth the wait, writes Jack Yan […]
Tutus on Tour brings ballet without fuss
This year’s Tutus on Tour is akin to the Unplugged albums of the 1990s: you get to experience the Royal New Zealand Ballet in a more raw form, writes Jack Yan […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Cinderella told with welcome, modern twists
Cinderella is what results when you allow creativity to flourish—Loughlan Prior’s latest does not disappoint, and it’s a tale told with a modern twist, writes Jack Yan […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet débuts 12 works digitally on May 12
Ross Brown Header image: Noelani Pantastico in Seattle Dance Collective’s Alice (photographed by Bruno Roque). Above: I Deeply Know, filmed in Heather Straka’s Isolation Hotel, with Saul Newport and Caulum Gray in the top photo, and Saul Newport in the second. With COVID-19 still very much with us, the Royal New Zealand Ballet débuts […]
The Firebird a triumph for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Loughlin Prior
Stephen A’Court Every element came together for the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Firebird Loughlan Prior’s The Firebird is a triumph for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, one that raises Prior’s own high standards, perfectly suited to the strengths of the company and its regular collaborators. Its première at the Opera House in Wellington […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle revival has a fresh, youthful energy
Stephen A’Court Giselle has become one of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s signature productions since this version was conceived by Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg in 2012, and each season—this is the third in New Zealand—brings with it a different energy, as well as newfound elements to enjoy. The cast changes this time bring with […]
