Press Archive

The Stage, 8th Nov 2021

Ballet Black’s new double skilfully captures the anxiety of our times and offers considered poems, precise choreography and compelling joy as antidote.

The Guardian, 7th Nov 2021

Will Tuckett makes visual poetry of love, war and the work of Adrienne Rich, while Mthuthuzeli November journeys to a glitter-coated land of showtime

The Telegraph, 5th Nov 2021

Ballet Black, review: a plea to polish our souls – This beautiful, intelligently curated evening at the Linbury demands to be seen.

Culture Whisper, 2nd Nov 2021

Ballet Black, responded to lockdown by creating a collaborative film, Eightfold, which brings together eight dancers and as many choreographers in a series of short solos created via Zoom from places as far apart as South Africa, Leeds, New York, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and London.

KiKi McDonough, 22nd OCT 2021

Kiki’s Woman of the Month is the incredible Cassa Pancho, the founder and CEO of Ballet Black. The Company was to provide dancers and students of black and Asian descent with inspiring opportunities in classical ballet.

Frankly My Dear UK, 13th Oct 2021

Delivering a seamless performance from start to finish, the BALLET BLACK double bill provides a diverse offering that all dance audiences can enjoy.

Canal St Online, 13th Oct 2021

The energy from the first half of the evening is just as present here – Lord knows how – and the final movement provides a very jazzy ending. It’s a happy one too.

Number 9 Reviews, 12th Oct 2021

Black Ballet have woken my senses to contemporary and original Ballet; alongside composers from the 16th, 19th and 21st centuries. I loved each moment and I cannot wait to be a part of their circle of friends and watch their 20th season.

FRIEZE, 12TH OCT 2021

‘ We can work on our technique, make ourselves more bendy or put fake arches in our shoes, but we can’t do anything about our skin colour – nor should we ever have to.’

London Post, 9th Oct 2021

The hugely popular Ballet Black is back with a mixed bill full of lyrical contrasts and beautiful movement – dance so thrilling, imaginative and rich that it packs the auditorium every time.

DANCE MAGAZINE, 22ND DEC 2020

Pancho never forgets who she is fighting for: ordinary people who crave visions of their own lives onstage. Rather than commission glittering baubles for the royal court, she concentrates on engaging her audiences with work that speaks to their lived experiences.’