I don't see the Pointe
Episodes
The Nutcracker: the ballet with a redemption arc
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are finally delivering a Christmas episode about the Nutcracker. This week, Hermione and Kat delve into the Nutcracker in immense detail, discussin...
The Year Ahead: ballet you should see in 2025/26
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Hermione, Kat and (we've brought her back) Clara discuss the 2025/26 season at the Royal Ballet and Opera. We go through what ballets are on...
Ballet history (part 2): how it all began...
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kat, Hermione ... and a special guest (!) Clara talk about the origins of ballet from the 1400s in mercantile Italy to the English 1600s and...
Romeo & Juliet: Plot, Background, and The Fonteyn & Nureyev story
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Hermione and Kat are covering the classic ballet Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Kenneth Macmillan in 1965. It's one of the most technica...
Onegin Ballet: How To Get Revenge On Your Teenage Crush
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kat and Hermione discuss the ballet 'Onegin', choreogrpahed by John Cranko which first premiered in 1965 based on the Pushkin Novel in Verse...
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: a modern story ballet
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland opens the Royal Ballet and Opera's 2024-25 season with an amazing series of casts in this now classic Christopher Whe...
Ballet History (Part 1) : key moments, people & performances
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Hermione & Kat are starting a multipart overview of ballet history with a general history. From Italian courtly ballet, ghostly Romantic...
I don't see the Pointe podcast trailer
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you not see the point of ballet? In this podcast we want to change your mind. In this trailer Kat and Hermione share a story of how ballet brought...
The Winter's Tale: ballet meets Shakespeare
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Kat and Hermione discuss Christopher Wheeldon's ballet The Winter's Tale, adapted from the Shakespeare play which premiered at...
Guy falls in love with Swan: Everything about Swan Lake the ballet
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hermione and Kat return to IDSTP in this episode discussing the Royal Ballet's production of Swan Lake, as well as other versions, the Tchaikovsky...
Chatting with Alexander Campbell: Creating A Speaking Ballet
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hermione and Kat sit down with Alexander Campbell, principal dancer of the Royal Ballet to talk about 'The Limit', a new show which ran at the...
Hazards of the job: ballet injuries & Don Quixote
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains references to injuries and drugs. This week Hermione & Kat are talking about injuries in the ballet world, as well as their...
This Barbie loves ballet: the good and the bad of ballet movies
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hermione and Kat delve into the world of ballet movies. Many people have their first ballet experiences and become interested in the ...
Going to the ballet 101
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Going to the ballet is incredible but can be confusing. This is your strangely detailed guide to booking the best and cheapest tickets, where to sit, ...
Your guide to the 2023/24 ballet season
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hermione and Kat react to the 2023/24 ballet season at the Royal Opera House. With some brief thoughts on each ballet, we recommend w...
A New Cinderella: Reimagining Classical Ballet
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Hermione and Kat discuss the new production of the Royal Ballet's Cinderella, choreographed by Frederick Ashton. With brand new costume...
How to decipher Woolf Works
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Don't see the point of ballet? We want to change your mind. This episode contains references to themes of mental health and suicide which some listene...
Ranting about ballet & why Sleeping Beauty is great
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Don't see the point of ballet? We want to change your mind. Ballet fans Kat and Hermione are setting out on a journey to share the joy of balle...