Royal Ballet
Dance: Sarah Crompton’s five best shows of 2024
A life-changing crash revisited, a rapturous duet for Matthew Ball and Alina Cojocaru and an everyday story of medieval fantasy
Sarah Crompton
23, Dec, 2024 @3:00 PM
The week in dance: Nutcracker; Ruination; Cinderella review – sugar plums, hard centres and off to the ball
ENB’s new Nutcracker recaptures the joy, while Royal Ballet finesse shines through the bling in a Frederick Ashton classic. Plus, a searing festive antidote from Ben Duke
Sarah Crompton
22, Dec, 2024 @10:00 AM
On my radar: Reece Clarke’s cultural highlights
The Royal Ballet principal dancer on a mesmerising Wimbledon final, the fragrance that gets him into character, and a 91-year-old dancing legend
Killian Fox
21, Dec, 2024 @3:00 PM
The week in dance: MaddAddam; Gigenis: the Generation of the Earth – review
Margaret Atwood’s dystopian vision provides rich inspiration for Wayne McGregor, while Akram Khan goes back to his Indian classical roots to transfixing effect
Sarah Crompton
24, Nov, 2024 @10:00 AM
‘You very rarely see men moving together like this’: Matthew Bourne on 30 years of his radical Swan Lake
Three decades after he first adapted Tchaikovsky’s classic, the choreographer’s reimagining of Swan Lake, with an all-male corps, is back for an anniversary tour. He and his original team tell the story of a show that stunned audiences
Rachel Cooke
10, Nov, 2024 @11:00 AM
Ballet Black: Heroes review – double bill explores everyday heroism and the purgatory of daily life
Sophie Laplane’s If at First switches so fast stylistically that it might be garbled, while Mthuthuzeli November’s The Waiting Game stages an existential crisis
Lyndsey Winship
08, Nov, 2024 @2:00 PM
Royal Ballet: Legacy review – a joyous celebration of Black and Brown brilliance
Royal Ballet principal Joseph Sissens emphatically turns the spotlight on leading dancers of colour from around the world
Sarah Crompton
03, Nov, 2024 @10:00 AM
Royal Ballet: Encounters; Birmingham Royal Ballet: Luna review – the moon and mischief
Pam Tanowitz’s witty subversion of classical dance is the highlight of a richly varied Royal Ballet mixed bill, while BRB’s moon-based fare feels a little more earthbound
Sarah Crompton
27, Oct, 2024 @10:00 AM
Encounters: Royal Ballet review – classic hip-hop, Spider-Man antics and whip-smart satire
From the flowing beauty of Kyle Abraham to the choppy poker-faced humour of Pam Tanowitz, these four contemporary ballets are excellently danced
Sanjoy Roy
23, Oct, 2024 @11:27 AM
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada review – dreamscapes and new realities
Christopher Wheeldon’s international hit returns home as thrilling as ever. Plus: three contrasting works by the National Ballet of Canada
Sarah Crompton
06, Oct, 2024 @9:00 AM
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland review – all stops are pulled out for Wheeldon ballet
Vivid designs, frog and fish footmen and a comedy dame bring good energy to the Royal Ballet’s Alice, with beautiful dancing from the leads
Lyndsey Winship
30, Sep, 2024 @7:37 AM
Ballet star Joseph Sissens: ‘I’d be in this world of gross privilege, and then I’d go visit my brother in prison’
As the Royal Ballet’s newly minted principal, the dancer is on a mission to challenge the industry’s underlying racism from the inside. He discusses his first steps – and the role of his dreams
Lyndsey Winship
24, Sep, 2024 @9:00 AM
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