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.
Vadim Muntagirov
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Interview: León and Lightfoot at The Royal Ballet – life, age, and change… a very beautiful message
Graham Spicer talked with choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot – León and Lightfoot – after the opening night of their new double bill for The Royal Ballet.
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Review: So Are We, León and Lightfoot – a five-star double bill from The Royal Ballet
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel flavours the spirit of contemporary ballet in León and Lightfoot’s Shoot the Moon and Salle de Danse for The Royal Ballet.
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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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Les Étoiles gala in Rome 2026: A Bridge for Peace… but without Zakharova
Les Étoiles gala returns to Rome’s Parco della Musica this weekend with a stellar cast including Tiler Peck, Vadim Muntagirov, Riva & Repele, and Sergio Bernal.
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Review: Ballet Icons Gala 2026 – a star-studded, celebratory evening of ballet
Georgina Butler sees London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2026 – an outstanding international cast of elite dancers from top-tier companies with a UK premiere and two world premieres.
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Final lineup announced for Ballet Icons 20th anniversary gala
The Ballet Icons Gala returns to the London Coliseum on 15 February with its customary lineup of international ballet stars.
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The best dozen dance shows of 2025 – a legacy of memories from Graham Watts’ year in dance
Dance writer Graham Watts looks back at a year of dance and chooses 12 performances from the 157 he saw during 2025.
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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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Review: La Fille mal gardée – opening night with The Royal Ballet in “the sunniest, funniest, twirliest romcom around”
Georgina Butler sees La Fille mal gardée with Marianela Nuñez (youthful lyricism) and Vadim Muntagirov (bravura dancing) who together are radiant.
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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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Review: 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo, Programme B
Matthew Paluch sees the Programme B gala at the 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo with 33 of the world’s top dancers.
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Review: 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo, Programme A
Matthew Paluch sees the Programme A gala at the 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo with 33 of the world’s top dancers.
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[Review] The Royal Ballet in Ashton Celebrated – Les Rendezvous, The Dream, Rhapsody
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet in Ashton Celebrated – Les Rendezvous, The Dream, and Rhapsody – an evening of musicality and daring.
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[Photo Album] The Sarasota Ballet at The Royal Opera House to celebrate Sir Frederick Ashton
A photo album of The Sarasota Ballet’s repertoire for London when it will perform at the Royal Opera House as part of Ashton Celebrated.
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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] La Scala’s Gala Fracci shows a company in spectacular form
Gala Fracci at La Scala has reached its third edition – an annual gala dedicated to the great Italian ballerina Carla Fracci who died in 2021.
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Nominations for the 24th National Dance Awards – #NDA24
The Dance Section of the UK Critics’ Circle announces its short-listed nominations for the National Dance Awards (#NDA24).
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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] MacMillan Celebrated – The Royal Ballet shows the choreographer fizzing with ideas
Jonathan Gray sees The Royal Ballet’s MacMillan Celebrated (Danses concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem) showing a versatile and compelling creative force.
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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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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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Les Étoiles ballet gala on TV with Nuñez, Muntagirov, Kim, Simkin, Salenko, Bernal, Makhateli, Tissi, Kovaleva et al
On Italian television for New Year’s Eve – Rai5 at 9.15 pm – arrives the ballet gala Les Étoiles (also online).
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[Photo Album] Dasa Wharton sees Don Quixote with The Royal Ballet – Nuñez, Muntagirov, Naghdi, Ball
Dasa Wharton takes her camera to The Royal Opera House for two performances of Don Quixote with The Royal Ballet – Nuñez, Muntagirov, Naghdi, Ball.
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Casting for The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake (March-May 2024) is announced
The Royal Ballet has announced casting for next year’s Swan Lake performances, which run from 6 March until 11 May 2024.
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Royal Ballet casting for autumn performances 2023 with role debuts
The Royal Ballet casting for main roles is announced for all performances from 30 September 2023 until 13 January 2024.
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[Review] The Royal Ballet’s new Cinderella – a fresh look for the 21st century
The Royal Ballet’s Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball make their debuts in Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella in the brand new production for its 75th anniversary.
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Prix de Lausanne 2023 – the full lineup
The Prix de Lausanne 2023 50th anniversary complete programme, and the lineup for the Gala of the Stars
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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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