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Ballet star Matthew Ball on gruelling roles and getting ogled on Instagram: ‘I don’t feel precious about my body’

Tall, handsome and used to receiving fire emojis on his social media posts, the dancer has, with his partner Mayara Magri, been called ‘the Posh’n’Becks of ballet’. But there is suffering in his art: ‘I kind of enjoy negativity,’ he says

The Guardian - UK

The Royal Ballet: Perspectives review – intimate seduction, pure dance and enduring beauty

In an engaging triple bill, a new work from Cathy Marston explores the emotional charge of Britten’s Violin Concerto, while works by Justin Peck and George Balanchine showcase the simple joy of dancing to great music

The Guardian - UK

‘A collaboration of the senses’: Royal Ballet teams up with blind artist for new show

Exclusive: using immersive descriptive audio, performance explores how blindness can redefine experience of dance

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Reiss's New Collection With The Royal Ballet Couldn't be More Perfect for Party Season

Naturally, it's ideal if you plan on dancing...

Marie Claire

‘Under 5ft 5in? Forget about being a prince!’ How the Royal Ballet school is kicking out the old rules

What will the ballet dancer of the future look like? We visit the hunting lodge where the next generation are being trained – and find huge changes are under way

The Guardian - UK

Derek Purnell obituary

Dancer and later chief executive of Birmingham Royal Ballet who took leading roles at the Wallace Collection and then Strawberry Hill House in London

The Guardian - UK

‘No one is immune to grief’: the team turning A Single Man into a sexy, grimy, heartbreaking ballet

Musician John Grant was blown away by Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, finding deep resonances in its tale of gay love and loss. Now, he’s put songs to choreographer Jonathan Watkins’s new dance adaptation

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The Royal Ballet’s celebration of Christopher Wheeldon showcases the choreographer’s dazzling range

4/5 Four works show the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon

The Independent UK

New Royal Ballet School boss declares plus-sized dancers are the future after 'body-shaming' scandal

Iain Mackay, who was installed as artistic director last year, also said that same-sex dance partnerships should be normalised

Evening Standard

Balanchine: Three Signature Works (Royal Ballet) review: an extraordinary dance brain

4/5 This triple bill in the Dance Reflections festival is a joyous look at a man who wasn’t fun to marry, but was a remarkable choreographer

Evening Standard

The week in dance: Romeo and Juliet; Deepstaria – review

Matthew Ball and Yasmine Naghdi enchant as the Royal Ballet celebrates 60 years of Kenneth MacMillan’s classic. And into the void with Wayne McGregor

The Guardian - UK

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

Light of Passage – a mesmerising meditation on loss, grief and hope

The Royal Ballet’s dazzling interpretation of Crystal Pite’s triptych sends our emotions soaring and swooping

The Guardian - UK

Ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson: ‘There’s a saying that dancers die twice, the first time when they stop dancing’

The Royal Ballet principal on her late career debut, taking her daughters to work, and playing goodies and baddies

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Dance: Sarah Crompton’s five best shows of 2024

A life-changing crash revisited, a rapturous duet for Matthew Ball and Alina Cojocaru and an everyday story of medieval fantasy

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On my radar: Reece Clarke’s cultural highlights

The Royal Ballet principal dancer on a mesmerising Wimbledon final, the fragrance that gets him into character, and a 91-year-old dancing legend

Evening Standard

Ruination at the Royal Ballet review: sombre, daft and raw – this is a festive show like no other

4/5 Ben Duke’s show was a smash in 2022 and returns with the same ace cast

Evening Standard

Cinderella at the Royal Ballet review: an enchanting festive pleasure

4/5 This has one of the most glorious of all ballet scores: both magical and mysterious

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‘Opera should be an unstoppable art form’: Royal Opera announce Netia Jones as associate director

The Royal Ballet and Opera have created a new role, allowing Jones to drive development and new commissions

The Guardian - UK

‘You very rarely see men moving together like this’: Matthew Bourne on 30 years of his radical Swan Lake

Three decades after he first adapted Tchaikovsky’s classic, the choreographer’s reimagining of Swan Lake, with an all-male corps, is back for an anniversary tour. He and his original team tell the story of a show that stunned audiences

Evening Standard

Tales of Hoffman at the Royal Opera House review: an engaging and thought-provoking production

4/5 Surreal sets and exuberant lighting powerfully underscore this engaging trio of love stories

The Guardian - UK

Royal Ballet: Legacy review – a joyous celebration of Black and Brown brilliance

Royal Ballet principal Joseph Sissens emphatically turns the spotlight on leading dancers of colour from around the world

Evening Standard

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Plus! Meet the Royal Ballet choreographer fusing hip hop & classical ballet

Evening Standard

Encounters at the Royal Ballet review: spiky and reflective works – despite the hour-long interval

3/5 This quartet of contemporary dances offers eccentric movement, bravura quartets and meditations on relationships, loneliness and destiny

The Guardian - UK

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

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