A man called Rich Ricci has become one of the highest-paid bankers in the UK ... is this some kind of sick joke, or a scientific inevitability? Roger Highfield on the power of nominative determinism... more
The Pierces, sweet-voiced sisters from Alabama, have a new sound that will propel them to stardom — and over the page are five other names to watch out for next year... more
The world's hottest choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon, is to make a full-length ballet for Covent Garden out of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland... more
Big musicals may dominate the West End and box office receipts, but straight drama continues to thrive. These are the key people who make this city the global capital of theatre. ... more
New York's billionaires, it seems, have not really noticed the downturn. They still spend their summers on lavish yachts in Europe, and are still flying in their own planes... more
The Stuttgart dancers move well despite being artistically immature and sticking strictly to the boy-meets-girl interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, says Sarah Frater.... more
New York City Ballet's triple bill by Jerome Robbins at the Coliseum was in turns funny, experimental and an affectionate homage to the classics.... more
People have been talking about the New York City Ballet's decline for years, and, on the evidence of the disappointing opening show at the London Coliseum, they might be right.... more
Famous for old-style, super-traditional ballets, this mixed bill of new and recent-ish work from the Bolshoi gave the dancers a bold and emotional frankness we rarely see.... more
Leading British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon tells of the struggle that went into his work with the Bolshoi - and his helping hand from the Ballet Boyz.... more
Sofiane Sylve couldn't turn down the lead role in Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall - "it's the role every little girl dreams of dancing when she takes up ballet", she tells Keith Watson.... more
Dance stars Sylvie Guillem and Carlos Acosta and two companies not seen in London in decades are to star in a new international dance season in the West End.... more
Antonia Franceschi knows a lot about the art of survival. Her harrowing roots have left her with demons to exorcise and Up From The Waste is her on-stage therapy. ... more
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