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Ballet Black at 25 review – dazzling double bill brings forth resistance and hope

For its quarter of a century celebrations, the company combines an eloquent new dance that speaks of idealism with a revival of its punchy social drama

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

Ballet Black: Shadows at Hackney Empire review: this double billing resists a neat conclusion

3/5 The performances are dynamic, even if the vigorous choreography sometimes feels like a decorative add-on

Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025

Ballet Black: Shadows review – killer moves in a dance adaptation of murderous blockbuster

Oyinkan Braithwaite’s novel My Sister, the Serial Killer is the inspiration for Cassa Pancho’s dramatic ballet, accompanied by Chanel DaSilva’s A Shadow Work

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025

Ballet Black: Heroes at the Barbican review: less heroic, more socially anxious

These performances aren’t Ballet Black’s most audacious, but they are unceasingly eye-catching

Evening Standard · May 16, 2024

King’s College London cuts ties with opioids-linked Sackler family

University is latest body to distance itself from sponsorship by owners of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

Ballet Black at Theatre Royal Stratford East review: Nina Simone’s story in dance is a fierce crowd-pleaser

Ballet Black channels art, activism and radical beauty with this invigorating double bill

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

Ballet Black: Pioneers review – an uplifting tribute to Nina Simone

Mthuthuzeli November’s passionate new work celebrating the musician is paired with Will Tuckett’s fine piece inspired by the poet Adrienne Rich

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

The Week on Stage: From The Great British Bake Off Musical to Bonnie and Clyde

A guide to the week’s theatre

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

‘It’s undoubtedly going to have a big impact’: inside three Arts Council funding cases

In our final set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding round, we speak to Ballet Black, Disability Arts Online and Camden Art Centre

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

County Durham event named one of 10 UK highlights of Black History Month

Black History Month has been marked every October since 1987 in the UK and one event in Durham has been labelled a "highlight" in 2022

Chronicle Live · Oct 9, 2022