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.
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Review: Debuts 2 – Mayara Magri and Leo Dixon in The Royal Ballet’s La Fille mal gardée
Matthew Paluch sees two debuts in The Royal Ballet’s La Fille mal gardée – Mayara Magri and Leo Dixon. The joy and embodiment were real, and consequently, Ashton’s genius lives on.
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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: Mayara Magri’s ‘revelatory’ debut as Giselle with Matthew Ball and The Royal Ballet
Lily Hyde sees Mayara Magri’s debut as Giselle and thinks it ‘will go on to be regarded as timeless and perennial as Wright’s ballet itself’.
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Review: The Royal Ballet revives Glen Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire
Graham Watts sees Marcelino Sambé, Mayara Magri and Matthew Ball in Pierrot Lunaire, celebrating Glen Tetley’s centenary.
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The Royal Ballet celebrates Glen Tetley’s centenary with Pierrot Lunaire
The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Glen Tetley’s birth this February with a revival of his masterwork Pierrot Lunaire.
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Review: The Royal Ballet’s Perspectives with Against the Tide, a world premiere from Cathy Marston
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet in a triple bill with works by George Balanchine, Justin Peck, and a world premiere from Cathy Marston: Against the Tide.
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The Fonteyn 2025: The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition to be held in Brazil this October
The Fonteyn 2025 – RAD’s The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, is coming to São Paulo, Brazil for the first time (11-19 October 2025).
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Review: The Royal Ballet at the Nervi Festival celebrating Ashton and Paris Opera Ballet’s Signature Pieces
Graham Spicer sees The Royal Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet at the Nervi Festival, with the London company pulling aces out of its sleeve.
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Review: in a whirlwind of whimsy, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland returns to The Royal Ballet
Georgina Butler sees The Royal Ballet in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland brought to brilliantly bonkers life with beautiful dancing and bold designs.
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Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025 with The Royal Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet among the line up
The Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025 opens on Saturday 28 June 2025 in Genoa with top companies offering starry casts.
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Review: Ballet Nights 007, Pillars & Pioneers – new work by regular contributors and fascinating new finds
Graham Watts sees the seventh iteration of the Ballet Nights brand – inevitably a mix of hit and miss but the hits are well worth it.
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Interview: Christine Cox, Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s BalletX
Ahead of BalletX’s UK debut during Ballet Nights on 1 April, artistic director Christine Cox talks about the company from Philadelphia she founded 20 years ago.
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Review: The Royal Ballet in Balanchine – Three Signature Works, Serenade / Prodigal Son / Symphony in C
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet’s new Balanchine triple bill, Three Signature Works – competent, but rarely exciting.
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Review: Ballet Icons Gala 2025 – an outstanding international cast of star dancers
Georgina Butler sees London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2025 – an exceptional evening of ballet with a programme of 16 works, including premieres and a world premiere.
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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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Review: The Royal Ballet’s Cinderella – A Magical Evening
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees The Royal Ballet’s Cinderella in London – If there is one thing you do this Christmastime, catch a performance of this version of Cinderella
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Youth Grand Prix Europe (YGPE) finds a new Italian base in Vicenza, Italy
The semi-finals of the Youth Grand Prix Europe (European leg of the YAGP) will be held from 12 to 15 November 2024 at the Teatro Comunale, Vicenza.
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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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[Interview] Jordan James Bridge on his new dance work Terra | Astra for Ballet Nights in London
Jordan James Bridge – dancer and choreographer, nominated Emerging Artist Award 2024 – talks about his new work for Ballet Nights with ENB dancers.
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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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The Royal Ballet’s International Draft Works 2024 – championing emerging choreographic talent
International Draft Works, The Royal Ballet’s programme celebrating fledgling choreographic talent, returns to the Royal Opera House from 10-13 April 2024.
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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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[Review] Swan Lake with The Royal Ballet – Mayara Magri shows that “great dancing can overcome even the most banal production”
Jonathan Gray sees Liam Scarlett’s production of Swan Lake for The Royal Ballet – “in Scarlett’s hands the ballet becomes a confusing mess”.
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MacMillan Celebrated – The Royal Ballet celebrates its former principal choreographer
The Royal Ballet presents MacMillan Celebrated, works by the company’s former Director and Principal Choreographer, Kenneth MacMillan.
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A Guide to Manon – MacMillan’s biographer, Jann Parry, observes Natalia Osipova as Manon, with Reece Clarke
Jann Parry – author of the Kenneth MacMillan biography “Different Drummer: The Life of Kenneth MacMillan” – comments on Natalia Osipova’s Manon and directing ballet for film.
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[Review] The Royal Ballet’s Festival of New Choreography – New Works
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet’s New Works, the main stage contribution to the company’s Festival of New Choreography.
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[Review] São Paulo Dance Company Triple Bill – “The dancers shine through”
Jonathan Gray sees São Paulo Dance Company: “beautifully trained, nimble, fluent, musical, rhythmically alert, dexterous, confident and highly watchable”.
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[Review] Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé ‘infectious and genuine’ in The Royal Ballet’s Manon
Manon has turned 50! Well actually 293… but what better way to celebrate a big birthday than a season of shows at your favourite venue – the Royal Opera House.
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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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