Royal Ballet
UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey; Northern Ballet: The Great Gatsby – review
Wayne McGregor conjures a shimmering eco-myth from Jim Henson’s 80s puppet fantasy film
Sarah Crompton
21, May, 2023 @8:00 AM
Dancer Edward Watson: ‘Get the wind machine, get my clothes off and get out there’
The performer talks us through the photographers who documented his shapeshifting career with the Royal Ballet
Lyndsey Winship
21, Apr, 2023 @1:00 PM
Cinderella review – Ashton’s classic fairytale with extra frills
Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov and company shine – as do their costumes – in the Royal Ballet’s over-the-top new design of this intricate work
Sarah Crompton
02, Apr, 2023 @8:00 AM
Cinderella review – Royal Ballet fairytale is a shiny sugar-rush
Ashton’s three-act ballet combines escapism, clever classicism and panto, and this new version gets better as it goes along
Lyndsey Winship
28, Mar, 2023 @11:50 AM
Lynn Seymour obituary
Ballerina who inspired new works from Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton and loved to dance with Rudolf Nureyev
Jane Pritchard
12, Mar, 2023 @4:52 PM
Woolf Works review – Alessandra Ferri goes deeper in Wayne McGregor’s modern masterpiece
The Italian star graces a flawless revival of McGregor’s dreamlike 2015 ballet inspired by the writings of Virginia Woolf
Sarah Crompton
05, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM
Woolf Works review – the wondrous Alessandra Ferri flies again
Returning to the role created for her by Wayne McGregor, the dancer portrays the great modernist with emotional power
Lyndsey Winship
02, Mar, 2023 @12:06 PM
Secret Things/Everyone Keeps Me review – Pam Tanowitz’s steps cast a spell
The American choreographer showcases three works with the Royal Ballet, the newest of which examines the idealism and corporeality of womanhood
Sanjoy Roy
05, Feb, 2023 @5:02 PM
The Sleeping Beauty review – a vintage production rises and shines
It’s unapologetically retro, and there’s no story, but the Royal Ballet’s latest revival of Petipa’s intricate masterpiece casts its spell
Sarah Crompton
22, Jan, 2023 @9:00 AM
Readers’ favourite stage shows of 2022
This year readers saw some amazing theatre, provoking tears, recognition, anger, inspiration and awe
Guardian readers
19, Dec, 2022 @3:41 PM
Dance: Sarah Crompton’s five best shows of 2022
Past and present entwined in a sparkling postmodern revival, a sensational take on Stravinsky and Crystal Pite’s sublime dance of life
Sarah Crompton
17, Dec, 2022 @3:00 PM
Dame Beryl Grey obituary
One of the most celebrated British ballerinas of her generation who later dedicated herself to the training of dancers
Jane Pritchard
11, Dec, 2022 @3:24 PM
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