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Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Ballet review: this glorious old ballet refuses to act its age

4/5 The Royal Ballet inhabits their heritage production like a well-loved home

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

Ashton Celebrated review – Royal Ballet turns traditional into timeless

Frederick Ashton’s musicality, footwork and storytelling are showcased in a programme of gracefully danced favourites

The Guardian - UK

The Royal Ballet: Ashton Celebrated review – a world where everything is just delightful

Launching a four-year celebration of Frederick Ashton’s genteel ‘English style’, this triple bill is full of refined beauty and pleasure – though with athleticism visible below the surface

The Guardian - UK

Royal Ballet triple bill review – a fascinatingly icy Wayne McGregor premiere

Laura Morera takes her final bow as Anastasia in a night that also includes Christopher Wheeldon’s winningly athletic Olympian ballet and McGregor’s Untitled, 2023

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The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Ballet review - treated as a museum piece, this classic is decorous but dull

Though woven into the company’s fabric, this is a tough ballet to love

Evening Standard

Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House review: a crisp, sweet treat that’s never cloying

Show us a more festive production, we’ll wait

Evening Standard

Mayerling review – astounding from beginning to end

Kenneth MacMillan’s bleak psychological period piece is a gift for the Royal Ballet’s dancers, who take turns in performances of gripping, in-the-moment power

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