Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Director and choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot's reinterpretation of Shakespeare's timeless piece "Romeo and Juliet" will be on stage in Istanbul in February next year.

Maribor – The 56th Maribor Theatre Festival will be held from 14 to 27 June instead of its usual slot in October, but it will be held fully in-person. Its artistic director Aleš Novak said that while many other festivals decided to go hybrid, they insisted on fully live events.

Leading Russian classical ballet dancers Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin perform contemporary dance works by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant and Arthur Pita at the Pallas Theater in Athens on December 1, 2 and 3. Performances start at 8.30 p.m. Admission ranges from 40 to 95 euros (special rates for children and students).

BELGRADE - The year 2015's edition of Belgrade Dance Festival (BDF) was closed by performances of two ballet titles from Ballet Basel - Tempus Fugit and Flockwork - on Thursday evening.

NOVI SAD - The 12th international Belgrade Dance Festival (BFI) is to open in Novi Sad's Serbian National Theatre on Monday with a production of Milonga by the London-based Sadler's Wells theatre and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

The play is a fusion of Argentine tango and contemporary dance and was a chart-topper last year.