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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

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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

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

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

‘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

Carlos Acosta: ‘It’s hard to talk about weight in ballet’

The Havana-born superstar may have retired from dancing nearly a decade ago, but he has no plans to slow down. Currently the artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, he talks to Charlotte Cripps about ballet and Black Sabbath, middle-aged spread, and his plans to bring ballet to the masses

The Independent UK

‘Not just a diet of Swan Lake and Cinderella’: the resurrection of London City Ballet

The famed company dissolved in 1996, so how best to bring it back? With new and classic works from the choreographer’s Rolodex of international talent – and by changing the culture of the art form

The Guardian - UK

Royal Ballet and Opera announces ambitious new season – and name change

2024-25 programme includes premieres of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s opera Festen and Wayne McGregor’s Margaret Atwood ballet MaddAddam

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Hofesh Shechter: From England With Love; International Draft Work – review

Shechter’s young dancers thrill in his hellish vision of England. Elsewhere, emerging choreographers from Brno to Birmingham showcase short works

The Guardian - UK

Swan Lake; Danses Concertantes/Different Drummer/Requiem – review

The Royal Ballet’s long-running and rather cumbersome Swan Lake is elevated by the dancers’ artistry, while a fine Kenneth MacMillan triple bill deserves more performances

The Guardian - UK

Carlos Acosta to create new version of The Nutcracker set in Havana

The acclaimed dancer, director and choreographer takes on ballet’s favourite frosty Christmas show, with his Cuba-based company Acosta Danza

The Guardian - UK

Manon review – Kenneth MacMillan’s 50-year-old masterpiece still bewitches

The Royal Ballet revisits the choreographer’s timeless rags-to-riches work, putting assorted casts through its finely tuned emotional wringer

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The week in dance: Nelken; Dark With Excessive Bright; São Paulo Dance Company – review

A revival of Pina Bausch’s 1982 work is still finding its feet. Plus, full immersion with the Royal Ballet and a rich addition to the international dance scene

The Guardian - UK

Festival of New Choreography review – the Royal Ballet spreads its wings

Impressive new work from Joshua Junker and Mthuthuzeli November pushes dancers well beyond the classical repertoire

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The Royal Ballet celebrates new talent in choreography with edgy set design

The Royal Ballet Festival of New Choreography encompasses performances and events at the Royal Opera House in London

The Guardian - UK

Metamorphoses/Minotaur; La Strada review – Alina Cojocaru dances with her entire heart and soul

The seemingly invincible ex-Royal Ballet star is transfixing in a new work by Kim Brandstrup, and elevates a tricky Fellini adaptation by Natália Horečná, the dancer’s first full-length ballet commission as a producer

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Marcelino Sambé’s cultural highlights

The Royal Ballet principal dancer on his favourite performance art, a surprising black comedy, and a musical that made him question everything

The Guardian - UK

Dance: Sarah Crompton’s five best shows of 2023

Tiler Peck breezed in, Carmen Herrera bowed out, Benji Reid made a dazzling return and Pam Tanowitz entranced

The Guardian - UK

The Nutcracker review – English National Ballet and the Royal Ballet’s annual festive face-off

The two companies variously capture the Christmas classic’s glittering pleasures – and its narrative strangeness

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