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I was also at the long rehearsal at the Sadlers Wells Theatre for the Modern Masters triple bill. Here are some more pictures from the rehearsal. Max Westwell and Tamara Rojo in Jiri Kylian's Petite Mort Alejandro Virelles, Alina Cojocaru and Artists of the company in John Neumeier's Spring and Fall The company in Wiliam Forsythe's In the Middle Somewhat Elevated More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

Please excuse the low quality picture taken at the Royal Albert Hall 40th Anniversary Gala in March 1990. It shows Matz Skoog, Kevin Richmond and Koen Onzia in Swansong but I thought it may interest you. I tried to paste it but it would not do. So please go to www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk to see it

Ballet Black have started five days at the Linbury Theatre with Mark Bruce's - Second Coming. Here are a couple of pictures from this afternoon's rehearsal. Cira Robinson - The Serpent and Jose Alves - His Son Damien Johnson - The Ruler and Kanika Carr - The Angel More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

I also had the pleasure of photographing the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards for 2014. Here are a couple of pictures from the happy occasion. Kenneth Tharp awarding Jonathan Goddard the Award for Outstanding Male Performance (Modern) Natalia Osipova with the Award for the Outstanding Female Performance (Classical) as Giselle for The Royal Ballet More pictures in two albums on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

Wow, what a future for her if taken up by the right AD. Quite uplifting for a Sunday morning.

Alison, Barton's review should be in Performances.

The Royal Danish Ballet at the Peacock gave us a couple of short extracts from their Bournonville programme. There are only two performances left, 2.30pm and 7.30pm tomorrow, Saturday 10th January. Here are a couple of pictures from todays rehearsal. Gudrun Bojesen as the Sylph and Ulrik Birkkjaer as James in La Sylphide Femke Slot, Susanne Grinder, Amy Watson and Kizzy Matiakis in Napoli More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

Here are some more pictures of Swan Lake without any pictures of Alina as we are still waiting for clearance on pictures of herself. Michael Coleman as The Tutor and Ivan Vasiliev as Prince Siegfried Alison McWhinney, Cesar Corrales and Laurretta Summerscales in the Pas de Trois Fernando Bufala and Crystal Costa in the Neapolitan dance More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

Sadly, still awaiting the OK for the pictures - I hope this is not going to happen again.

Rambert held their showcase featuring new choreography at The Place, here are some pictures from the rehearsal. On until tonight Wednesday 17th December. Dane Hurst in Dane Hurst's O'dabo Carolyn Bolton and Adam Blythe in Luke Ahmet's Unspoken Dialect The company in Patricia Okenwa's No.1 Convergence More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

And to complement Dave's pictures here are some from me. Enjoy the show. Jane Haworth - Mother, Francisco Bosch - Father, Basil James - Young Freddie, Michael Coleman - Grandfather and Tamarin Stott - Grandmother Fernando Bufala - Russian Dance Ksenia Osvyanick - Mirliton More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

Rambert's triple programme - Tryptich opened last night at Sadlers Wells Theatre. We were only offered Shobana Jeyasingh's Terra Incognita for the photocall and here are a couple of pictures. Adam Blyde, Pierre Tappon, Luke Ahmet, Dane Hurst and Hannah Rudd Simone Damburg Wurtz and Luke Ahmet in Shobana Jeyasingh's Terra Incognita For more pictures see www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk also see The Strange Charm of Mother Nature from Plymouth

That is fantastic news. I look forward to the next season with relish.

The Akram Khan, Israel Galvan Torobaka brings together kathak and flamenco at Sadlers Wells Theatre from tonight until Saturday 8th November (not Thursday). Here are a couple of pictures from the short photocall. Akram Khan and Israel Galvan in Torobaka Israel Galvan and Akram Khan in Torobaka More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

A varied 4 part programme with music composed, played an conducted by Thomas Ades. With Choreography by Karol Armitage, Alexander Whitley, Crystal Pite and Wayne McGregor. Here are a couple of pictures from the rehearsal. Student dancers from London Contemporary Dance School and Central School of Ballet in Crystal Pite's Polaris Thomas Ades and Claire Booth in Karol Armitage's Life Story More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

Great pictures Dave, wish I could have been there.

Another part of the Northern Light Season at Sadler's Wells tonight it is Maija Hirvanen's - For those who have the time. Here are some pictures from the rehearsal this afternoon. Three artists and a roomful of balloons. Hanna Ahti, Olli Kontulainen and Andrius Katinas Hanna Ahti and Andrius Katinas More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

The Links is the first thing I look at when using the Forum. I like to find out who has photographed the various productions around the world. I have familiarised myself with the picture takers in the USA, Australia and others. Many thanks to the Links team.

As part of the Northern Light Season at Sadlers Wells, celebrating Nordic dance, presented in the Lillian Baylis Studio, Variations on Closer an intimate close up on three female performers choreographed by Margret Sare Guojonsdottir. Premiered last night with a second performance tonight (Friday) Here are a couple of pictures from the rehearsal. Laura Siegmund, Angela Schubot and Marie Ursin in Variations on Closer Angela Schubot and Laura Siegmund in Variations on Closer More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

Mark Baldwin's The Strange Charms of Mother Nature opened last night at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth as part of Rambert's Autumn Programme. I made the long journey to the foot of England and here are a couple of pictures from the rehearsal. Hannah Rudd and Luke Ahmet in Mark Baldwin's The Strange Charm of Mother Nature Lucy Balfour and Adam Blythe in Mark Baldwin's The Strange Charm of Mother Nature More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

And to complete the set - here are the other three pieces from this rather dark evening. Dominique Mercy in That Paper Boy Carmen Aros and Sonia Uribe in Sonia Uribe's Lo Que Me Dio El Aqua Ana Laguna and Mats Ek in Mats Ek's Memory More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

And some more pictures from the rehearsal of Ratmansky Cinderella with very colourful Seasons Diana Vishneva - Cinderella and Elena Bazhenova - Fairy-Tramp Diana Vishneva - Cinderella, Margarita Fro,ova - Khudishka, Anastasia Petushkova - Stepmother and Ekaterina Ivannikova - Kubishka More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

We had just two of the ballets at yesterday's rehearsal, Ratmansky's Concerto DSCH and Ashton's glorious and tear jerking Marguerite and Armand. Here are some pictures that should make you buy a ticket if you have not already got one. Viktoria Tereshkina and Andrei Yermakov in Concerto DSCH Diana Vishneva - Marguerite and Konstantin Zverev - Armand in Marguerite and Armand Andrei Yakolev - Father and Diana Vishneva - Marguerite in Marguerite and Armand More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

And some more pictures from yesterday's rehearsal. Vicktoria Tereshkina - Titania and Dmitri Vedeneev - Bottom Uliana Lopatkina - Titania and Andrei Yermakov - Titania's Cavalier Uliana Lopatkina - Titania and Bottom - Dmitri Vedeneev More on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk

Here are a couple more pictures of the rehearsal from Solo for Two - We only had Arthur Pita's Facada for Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev at the Coliseum. It would have been nice to see one of the other pieces as well. Ivan Vasiliev as The Groom and Natalia Osipova as The Bride Ivan Vasiliev and Natalia Osipova in Facada More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk