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

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2024

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 · Dec 5, 2024

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

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

Why is lorry ‘blind spot’ tech to protect London cyclists delayed? ...The Standard podcast

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

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

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

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

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 · Oct 6, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024

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 · Sep 24, 2024

Carlos Acosta’s Carmen at Sadler's Wells review: fails to take flight

This flawed take on the French ballet lacks any tension, and Carmen’s fate feels dully inevitable from the start

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2024

‘If you slip, it hurts your soul’: the ballerina who asked a sports psychologist for coaching

Huge audiences and even larger livestreams are putting a whole new type of pressure on dancers. Yasmine Naghdi, principal of the Royal Ballet, tells us how Britt Tajet-Foxell fixed more than just her fouettés

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024