Georgina Butler is a journalist, a dance writer, and a dance teacher who specialises in teaching classical ballet.
Happy World Ballet Day 2020! World Ballet Day 2020 is here to remind us to make the most of any opportunity to celebrate. This is such a strange year, but “ballet” remains my… View Post
‘Social Disdancing’ is just one of the many unusual expressions that have been added to our everyday vocabulary in recent weeks. Since efforts were intensified to curb the global spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), we… View Post
Today is International Dance Day 2020, an occasion for people all over the world to express their appreciation for dance. Dancing at home is proving to be an essential way for many of us… View Post
Something wonderful is happening at Milton Keynes Theatre: audiences are getting to know The King and I thanks to a sumptuous revival by The Lincoln Center Theater. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s glorious golden age musical… View Post
Whatever your current relationship status is, winsome musical Once appealingly arranges all the right notes to remind you of everyday romance. The show, currently engaged in its first major UK tour, is based on… View Post
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes is an irresistible dance theatre production that radiates vintage glamour and vivacious grace. Think of classic British ballet film The Red Shoes and delightfully dated images of ballerinas, and… View Post
Matthew Bourne’s exquisite double Olivier Award winning adaptation of classic dance film The Red Shoes is returning to enchant audiences at Milton Keynes Theatre this month. Following its world premiere in 2016, theatregoers in… View Post
There is barely time to draw breath when watching Aladdin at Milton Keynes Theatre. This year’s pantomime leaves you gasping for air between the laughs and gasping in awe at the spectacular flying carpet.… View Post
English National Ballet’s Le Corsaire is a treasure trove of colourful characters and virtuoso dancing. It’s the perfect antidote to the winter blues. Based very loosely on an 1814 poem by Lord Byron, the narrative… View Post
Escape to an exotic realm of pirates, romance and jealousy when English National Ballet revives its spectacular production of Le Corsaire this month. Six years after the glittering world premiere at Milton Keynes Theatre,… View Post
Be enthralled by the dark tale of an enduring horror figure at a live cinema screening of Northern Ballet’s Dracula this Halloween. Tonight’s performance of the ballet at Leeds Playhouse will be broadcast in… View Post
Clear your diary, today is World Ballet Day 2019! Ballet companies around the world open their digital doors on World Ballet Day, inviting us to witness hard work happening in the studio and… View Post
Dancing in your seat is unavoidable when watching Motown the Musical so prepare to be up on your feet bopping along by the end! The performers in this exuberant jukebox musical are currently showcasing… View Post
Fame the Musical is lighting up the stage at Milton Keynes Theatre this week, delivering a high-energy burst of nostalgia for fans of the film and inspiring a brand new generation. This revamped 30th anniversary… View Post
English National Ballet’s Cinderella in-the-round reimagines the rags-to-riches story as a stunning fairy tale for our times. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm version of Cinderella, choreographer Christopher Wheeldon develops a quirky narrative centred around… View Post
The Royal Ballet confidently dances distinctive works from three leading contemporary choreographers in the Medusa mixed bill: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern. Medusa is a brand new narrative work… View Post
The soul-stirring lyrics in musical phenomenon Les Misérables ask “do you hear the people sing?”. Without a doubt, appreciative audiences at Milton Keynes Theatre will be responding with an exhilarated ‘yes’ and a standing… View Post
Northern Ballet’s Victoria is an enthralling epic that intelligently and emotively chronicles Queen Victoria’s life as a monarch and mother. Created to celebrate this year’s 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth, the ambitious two-act… View Post
The theme for International Dance Day 2019 is “Dance and Spirituality”. When I am dancing, I am meditating. I am living in the moment: body, mind and soul uniting to make me “me”. I… View Post
Revel in a royal visit when Northern Ballet brings its latest ambitious narrative ballet, Victoria, to Milton Keynes Theatre next week. The title character is, of course, Queen Victoria and the production’s inaugural year… View Post
