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As this surprising collaboration opens in London, Acosta says it’s part of his drive to bring ballet to new audiences ‘for the survival of the art form itself’

Ballets are typically performed to the enchanting and distinctive melodies of classical music, not the emphatic beats and supersonic volume of heavy metal. But it’s the music of heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath that scores Birmingham Royal Ballet’s new show, Black Sabbath – The Ballet, which is currently showing at…

The fathers of heavy metal have gained at least one new fan thanks to an inspired new Carlos Acosta commission. And the music’s the star in the English National Ballet ambitious new mixed bill

Aerial photographer Brad Walls and The English National Ballet have collaborated to produce a one-of-a-kind photographic series from the air

City gets ready for ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ celebrating the music of Ozzy and co

The writer talks to Sarah Crompton about her book exploring the pain and sacrifice of ballet training even for those who don’t make it to the top, and the way it perpetuates traditional ideals of femininity

A former student at the School of American Ballet dissects an art form that too often plays host to obsession and bullying

He’s one of the most lauded choreographers of his generation — and he just smeared dog excrement on a critic’s face. Amy Francombe unpicks the unravelling of a true talent

English National Ballet will lose about five per cent of its income due to arts funding being moved out of the capital

Forever associated with the era of Amy Winehouse, Kate Moss and Alexa Chung, the footwear has been rediscovered by Gen Z

To launch a major international gala independently, amid a global pandemic, should have been impossible. But 22-year-old Joel Burke is just getting started