Royal Ballet School centenary gala sees students alongside The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet School unite to celebrate a century of training and artistic legacy.
Valentino Zucchetti
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Valentino Zucchetti leaves The Royal Ballet
First Soloist Valentino Zucchetti is to leave The Royal Ballet after 16 years to pursue his choreographic and producing career.
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Royal Ballet and Opera unveils new stage curtains during special Gala performance
On 14 May, after 3 decades and tens of thousands of performances, the Royal Ballet and Opera unveils its new stage curtains as part of a Gala performance.
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Review: William Bracewell gives a Shakespearean performance in his debut in Mayerling with The Royal Ballet
Lily Hyde sees William Bracewell’s debut in Mayerling – one of The Royal Ballet’s most intelligent dancers, a singular performer who evades comparison.
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Royal Ballet’s Melissa Hamilton presents A Night of Ballet
Melissa Hamilton will curate a Night of Ballet this summer at Grange Park Opera, produced by Hamilton Christou Productions.
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Review: Covent Garden Choreographics with New English Ballet Theatre
Lily Hyde sees New English Ballet Theatre at Royal Ballet & Opera in Covent Garden Choreographics – a company whose ambitions far outpace its resources.
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Review: The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker – the most elaborate and grandiose of all UK stagings – with Sasaki, Rovero, Zambon, Junker, and Hay
Jonathan Gray finds much to enjoy in Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker with an impressive young cast.
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Review: Valentino Zucchetti’s The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre
Lily Hyde sees Valentino Zucchetti’s production of The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre – it’s a show with heart.
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Interview: Valentino Zucchetti, choreographer and Royal Ballet First Soloist, talks about his new Nutcracker
Lily Hyde talks to choreographer and Royal Ballet First Soloist Valentino Zucchetti as his new production of The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre tours to the Bahamas before a pre-Christmas run in London.
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Interview: talking to Melissa Hamilton, The Royal Ballet’s new principal dancer
Royal Ballet principal dancer Melissa Hamilton talks about her unique path to the top of her profession, her production company, and her colleagues.
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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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The Royal Ballet announces details of Festival of New Choreography
The Royal Ballet has announced details about its forthcoming Festival of New Choreography, opening in February 2024.
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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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The Fonteyn at His Majesty’s – Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023
RAD’s Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition returns after Covid at the Phantom of the Opera theatre in London.
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Royal Academy of Dance announces winners of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) presents awards at final of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023 in London.
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[Review] The Royal Ballet double bill: Valentino Zucchetti’s Anemoi and Cathy Marston’s The Cellist
Jann Parry sees The Royal Ballet’s double bill with Valentino Zucchetti’s Anemoi (a whirlwind of a ballet) and Cathy Marston’s The Cellist (an extraordinary combination of talents).
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[Interview] Valentino Zucchetti on Anemoi, his work for The Royal Ballet
Valentino Zucchetti talks about the genesis of his ballet Anemoi for The Royal Ballet, on its return to the opera house stage.
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The Fonteyn 2023 – RAD’s The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition
The Royal Academy of Dance will host The Fonteyn 2023 competition in London in October – the first in-person competition since the pandemic.
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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: 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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Athelhampton House Gala: Stars of The Royal Ballet dance in charity gala this weekend
10 and 11 September sees the return of the Athelhampton House Gala in Dorset, UK, with Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers.
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[Review & Album] La Scala Theatre Ballet School’s end of term show 2022
La Scala Theatre Ballet School’s performance to showcase its leavers included a delightful new piece by Valentino Zucchetti and Balanchine’s Serenade.
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Royal Ballet stars for the Athelhampton Ballet Charity Gala 2021
Royal Ballet First Soloist Meaghan Grace Hinkis has assembled a starry line-up of Royal Ballet colleagues for the second Athelhampton Ballet Charity Gala
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[Photo Album] The Royal Ballet’s “Beauty Mixed Programme”
The Royal Ballet unveils its Beauty Mixed Programme: ‘Respect the past, herald the future but concentrate on the present.’
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The Royal Ballet’s Beauty Mixed Programme to be streamed live
Beauty Mixed Programme features work across the generations from The Sleeping Beauty by de Valois to a world premiere by a company choreographer.
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[Photo Album] Royal Ballet’s Balanchine and Robbins programme
Tonight, Friday 4 June, the Royal Ballet opens a new evening of dance dedicated to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins with Apollo, the Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, and Dances at a Gathering.
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Photo Album: The Royal Ballet, 21st Century Choreographers
Opening tonight is The Royal Ballet’s first programme since the latest lockdown began last year. A Live Stream of the performance on 28 May costs £16.
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Nominees for the UK’s National Dance Awards 2021 are announced
The nominees for the 21st National Dance Awards have been announced by the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle.
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The Royal Opera and Ballet companies announce the full schedule for Spring/Summer 2021
The Royal Opera House will reopen its doors to the public on 17 May 2021. Public booking opens on 7 May at 10am (UK time).
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[Photo Album] The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage – tonight and for 30 days
A special live-streamed performance tonight, Friday 13 November at 7.30pm GMT of the gala The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage, will be available through The Royal Opera House site for the next 30 days.
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