Review: Marianela – Timeless, a love letter to the audience
Lily Hyde sees Marianela Nuñez in Marianela: Timeless – it is Nuñez’s night, and hers alone.
Calvin Richardson
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Preview: Sol León and Paul Lightfoot make their Royal Ballet debut
The Royal Ballet is the first British company to perform the work of the contemporary choreographic duo Sol León and Paul Lightfoot.
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Interview: Royal Ballet Principal Calvin Richardson on life before and after Mayerling
After his debut in the ballet Mayerling, The Royal Ballet’s Calvin Richardson spoke with Lily Hyde about his dream role and his career as Principal Dancer.
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Review: Wayne McGregor’s Alchemies – changing expectations at The Royal Ballet
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees Wayne McGregor: Alchemies with The Royal Ballet – This exhilarating triple bill is the very essence of alchemies of curiosity: absorbing, engaging, daring.
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Review: Calvin Richardson makes an expressive and beautifully danced debut in The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling
Jonathan Gray sees Calvin Richardson’s debut in Mayerling with The Royal Ballet – Tall, elegantly proportioned, expressive and blessed with great physical strength.
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Review: Matthew Ball is riveting in The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling
Jonathan Gray sees a myriad of fine performances on Mayerling’s opening night, but none finer than Matthew Ball in Laura Morera’s detailed revival for The Royal Ballet.
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Review: Ivan Putrov’s Dance for Ukraine gala – raising funds to support ballet students
Graham Watts praises Dance for Ukraine – a very fine show, worthy of fulsome support.
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Review: Ballet to Broadway – it’s all-Wheeldon at The Royal Ballet
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees Ballet to Broadway, The Royal Ballet’s programme of four Christopher Wheeldon works.
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The 25th National Dance Awards nominations announced
The Dance Section of the UK Critics’ Circle announces the short-listed nominations for the National Dance Awards (#NDA25).
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The Royal Ballet 2025/26 Season
The Royal Ballet’s 2025/26 Season with world premieres by Wayne McGregor, Cathy Marston, Akram Khan and Sol León and Paul Lightfoot.
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Review: Royal Ballet in Crystal Pite’s Light of Passage – Serenity, poignancy, and a little bit of idealism
Lucía Piquero Álvarez sees Royal Ballet in Crystal Pite’s Light of Passage (Flight Pattern, Covenant, Passage) – a masterpiece from the master of movement.
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Review: The Royal Ballet’s Onegin – Lauren Cuthbertson and Ryoichi Hirano give the performance of a decade
Matthew Paluch sees Lauren Cuthbertson and Ryoichi Hirano in Onegin with The Royal Ballet – “it’s high octane drama”
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Royal Ballet casting for February/March 2025 – Onegin, Light of Passage, Phaedra + Minotaur
Here is a preview of The Royal Ballet casting for next year’s productions of Onegin, Light of Passage, and the double bill Phaedra + Minotaur.
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Review: Ballet Under the Stars – 15 years of dance at Hatch House
Graham Watts sees Ballet Under the Stars at Hatch House with an “outstanding mix of established and emerging talent”.
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The Royal Ballet promotes Calvin Richardson and Joseph Sissens to Principal
Director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare, has announced the promotions and the joiners and leavers for The Royal Ballet’s 2024/25 Season.
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Casting announced for The Royal Ballet’s run of Cinderella this Christmas
The Royal Ballet has announced casting for the Christmas run of Cinderella including the Cinema Relay on Tuesday 10th December 2024.
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Ashton Celebrated – The Royal Ballet celebrates Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton
The Royal Ballet celebrates Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton with two special programmes and welcomes Sarasota Ballet.
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[Review] Royal Ballet’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’ – “a ballet of remarkable dramatic power”
The Winter’s Tale will, I predict, be the ballet for which Wheeldon will be best remembered in the future.
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[Interview] Royal Ballet director Kevin O’Hare talks about the company’s new name and new season 2024-2025
The Royal Ballet 2024-2025 – I talked with Royal Ballet director Kevin O’Hare about the programming, new initiatives, tradition… and a new name!
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Royal Ballet announces casting for Ashton Celebrated
The Royal Ballet has announced the casting for its Ashton Celebrated programmes (June 2024) with choreography by Frederick Ashton.
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Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon returns to The Royal Ballet for its 50th Anniversary
The Royal Ballet presents MacMillan’s Manon, 50 years since its 1974 premiere, and 100 years since the death of its designer Nicholas Georgiadis.
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[Review] The Royal Ballet’s Cinderella – not quite top drawer?
Akane Takada with Nicol Edmonds and Laura Morera with Matthew Ball head two debut casts in The Royal Ballet’s new production of Ashton’s Cinderella.
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Pam Tanowitz’s Secret Things, her second world premiere for The Royal Ballet this season
Pam Tanowitz’s second world premiere for The Royal Ballet this Season is part of a special programme in the Linbury Theatre.
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[Review] Mayerling with Marcelino Sambé and Francesca Hayward: a magnificent night full of dazzling performances
Guest author Matthew Paluch sees Mayerling at The Royal Opera House with Marcelino Sambé and Francesca Hayward – a night full of dazzling performances.
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[Review] The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration – the importance of the past, present, and future
Guest author Matthew Paluch looks at celebrating 60 years of The Friends of Covent Garden in a varied programme for The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration.
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[Review] World premiere of Crystal Pite’s Light of Passage for The Royal Ballet
Guest author Matthew Paluch reviews the opening night of Crystal Pite’s Light of Passage, her first full-length ballet for The Royal Ballet.
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Crystal Pite’s Light of Passage: first look at tonight’s Royal Ballet world premiere
The curtain has just gone down on the opening night of Crystal Pite’s new ballet Light of Passage at the Royal Ballet. Here are some photos.
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Royal Opera House Stream goes live with 130 titles
The Royal Opera House has launched its new streaming service with 45 performances and 85 behind-the-scenes features.
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Wayne McGregor: 2022-2023 and beyond
Studio Wayne McGregor has announced four world premieres, two European premieres, five revivals, and celebrations for 30 years of Company Wayne McGregor
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Dancing Times, May 2022 issue
In the May issue of Dancing Times, I write about the European premiere of Touché, a lockdown creation for ABT by Christopher Rudd, and Jewels at La Scala.
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