Ballet

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The week in dance: Company Wayne McGregor: Autobiography (v95 and v96); New York City Ballet – review
Wayne McGregor’s DNA-themed work is an evolving delight. And back in the UK for the first time since 2008, the New Yorkers exude classy athleticism in works by Balanchine, Pam Tanowitz and more

Sarah Crompton

17, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM

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Strauss: Josephs Legende album review – not top-drawer Strauss but there’s much worth savouring
Four harps, a wind machine and a heckelphone feature on this little known score for an abandoned Nijinsky ballet.

Erica Jeal

14, Mar, 2024 @4:30 PM

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Northern Ballet: Romeo & Juliet review – iconic love story told in all its full-blooded glory
Prokofiev’s score takes flight as the warring clans go at it, while the lovers display all the tortured passion of their teenage tragedy in this innovative and explosive staging

Lyndsey Winship

10, Mar, 2024 @12:17 PM

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Far from the Norm: Until We Sleep; Ballet National de Marseille & La(Horde): Roommates – review
Botis Seva’s new show is so murkily atmospheric that its meaning proves elusive. Elsewhere, a compelling if mixed programme of short works from French collective (La)Horde

Sarah Crompton

10, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM

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New York City Ballet review – iconic company returns to show the shape of modern ballet
NYCB’s first UK visit in 16 years brings a quadruple bill that looks to the past briefly, but mostly presents a very 21st-century vision

Lyndsey Winship

08, Mar, 2024 @8:00 PM

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Carlos Acosta to create new version of The Nutcracker set in Havana
The acclaimed dancer, director and choreographer takes on ballet’s favourite frosty Christmas show, with his Cuba-based company Acosta Danza

Lyndsey Winship

04, Mar, 2024 @3:26 PM

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Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty; Dimitris Papaioannou: Ink – review
Carlos Acosta’s BRB revels in an expansive revival of Peter Wright’s 80s classic, while the Greek choreographer’s sensational-looking Ink tantalises and terrifies

Sarah Crompton

03, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM

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The best theatre to stream this month: Peaky Blinders, Prima Facie and more
Our roundup of what to watch at home includes Rambert’s prequel to the hit TV series, Jodie Comer reprising the legal drama and Roald Dahl’s The Magic Finger

Chris Wiegand

01, Mar, 2024 @12:01 AM

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Manon review – Kenneth MacMillan’s 50-year-old masterpiece still bewitches
The Royal Ballet revisits the choreographer’s timeless rags-to-riches work, putting assorted casts through its finely tuned emotional wringer

Sarah Crompton

25, Feb, 2024 @10:00 AM

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New York City Ballet’s Justin Peck: ‘Trump’s win changed the whole arc of the piece’
Ahead of a London show, the choreographer talks about his new Sufjan Stevens musical, community in dance, and how election results can affect his moves

Lyndsey Winship

23, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM

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‘It’s like being on a love boat’: the dance trio embraced by Sam Smith and Madonna
After choreographing the video for Unholy and the queen of pop’s Celebration tour, French collective (La)Horde are taking a wildly eclectic show to London

Lyndsey Winship

21, Feb, 2024 @10:20 AM

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Festival of New Choreography review – the Royal Ballet spreads its wings
Impressive new work from Joshua Junker and Mthuthuzeli November pushes dancers well beyond the classical repertoire

David Jays

16, Feb, 2024 @6:28 PM

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