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Light of Passage review – Crystal Pite’s magnificent dance of life

The Canadian choreographer has turned 2017’s acclaimed Flight Pattern into a full-length work that brims with massed energy and profound humanity

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022

The Week on Stage: From My Neighbour Totoro to Marvellous

A guide to the week’s theatre

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022

Light of Passage at the Royal Opera House: Crystal Pite’s new work is deeply felt and long overdue

This ballet, expanded from the 2017 award-winner Flight Pattern, is tender and poetic

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2022

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Michael Jackson musical to open in London’s West End

Play has already been accused by some critics of ‘sanitising’ Jackson’s legacy

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Sex, drugs and pas de deux: how Mayerling’s flame keeps burning

As Kenneth MacMillan’s classic returns, his widow Deborah and Edward Watson – celebrated for dancing the lead role – reflect on preserving the spirit of this seamy beast of a ballet

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022

Thank Ed Miliband for bringing the Royal Ballet to Doncaster

Letter: Sheila Cross praises the MP for encouraging a partnership between the Royal Opera House, Doncaster council and the Cast theatre, and improving access to the arts for children

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

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The Royal Ballet: Doncaster Dances review – glittering gala showcases dazzling array of talent

A rare excursion to the north sees the Royal Ballet in full peacock mode with a collection of classical and contemporary works displaying the huge span of a true 21st-century company

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022

Noughties indie sleaze shoe returns – ballet flats are back on point

Forever associated with the era of Amy Winehouse, Kate Moss and Alexa Chung, the footwear has been rediscovered by Gen Z

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

From Ticket to Paradise to This England: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you’re jonesing for some Hollywood escapism or Kenneth Branagh’s best Boris Johnson impression, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2022

Nureyev: Legend and Legacy review – firecracker spins and star turns

Ralph Fiennes introduced this gala honouring the ballet legend, which boasted a dazzling lineup of dancers including Natalia Osipova and Cesar Corrales

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

Royal Ballet performance will have a dancer who uses a wheelchair

Exclusive: former ballet student Joe Powell-Main will take part in a duet at Greenwich + Docklands international festival

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022

‘Make it more noisy’: the young dancer shaking up Australian ballet

To launch a major international gala independently, amid a global pandemic, should have been impossible. But 22-year-old Joel Burke is just getting started

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2022

Youth movement: a new generation of dance talent comes of age

Recent performances by the National Youth Dance Company and the Royal Ballet School showcased dancers whose technique, physical commitment and emotional maturity belie their age

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022

Muppet power! RSC uses puppet legends for My Neighbour Totoro extravaganza

The RSC’s version of the Japanese classic has smashed box office records – before the curtain’s even gone up. We meet the Jim Henson puppeteers bringing Studio Ghibli’s beloved fluffy monsters to life

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022

Royal Ballet star says Swan Lake role left her ‘so tired she could barely walk’

The Royal Ballet dancer was so tired one night that she had to be carried back to her dressing room at the interval

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022

Like Water for Chocolate review: The Royal Ballet’s dramatic saga weaves familial jealousy into stylish narrative

Glowing stage pictures are full of atmosphere, while a charismatic cast bring warmth to this ambitious work

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022

Scènes de ballet/A Month in the Country/ Rhapsody review – an outstanding Ashton triple bill

In a showcase of works from across their founding choreographer’s career, the Royal Ballet prove their mastery of his technical and dramatic complexity

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The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

The Royal Ballet review: This celebration of Frederick Ashton is a luscious treat

Dancers at the Royal Opera House look happily at home, dancing with assurance and pride

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022

Royal Ballet triple bill review – daredevil effervescence and virtuosity

Steven McRae returns from injury to the role he’d made his own in Frederick Ashton’s Rhapsody, while two other Ashton works make up an evening of playful combinations and beautifully delineated emotions

ABC News · Apr 16, 2022

The Australian Ballet is busting myths about injuries, and helping athletes from other codes overcome theirs

From miracle recoveries in Aussie Rules to changing the way the dance world thinks about fitness, the Australian ballet scene is causing waves — and other sports could learn a thing or two from their lead.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

Ballet Black; Royal Ballet review – mixed blessings and beauty in motion

The dancers shone in a double bill to mark 20 years of Cassa Pancho’s company, while at Covent Garden Kyle Abraham’s new work was suffused with longing

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Royal Ballet review – Kyle Abraham’s fresh style connects to the real world

The versatility of the modern ballet dancer is showcased in a triple bill featuring works by Crystal Pite and Christopher Wheeldon

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2022

Ballet stars to raise humanitarian funds for Ukraine with London gala

Ivan Putrov and Alina Cojocaru announce event featuring artists from Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote review – delusions and grandeur

Elaborate sets and bejewelled dancers abound as Carlos Acosta brings Don Quixote and Sancho Panza’s chivalrous adventure to the stage

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