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Ballet

November 2024

  • Adam Cooper (The Swan), centre, in Swan Lake by Matthew Bourne @ Sadler's Wells, London. An Adventures In Motion Pictures production. (Opening 14-11-1995) ©Tristram Kenton 11-95 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com

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

  • Adria Díaz as Clara, Alexander Varona as Drosselmeyer and Raúl Reinoso in Nutcracker in Havana

    Nutcracker in Havana review – Carlos Acosta’s Cuban take on the Christmas classic is a breath of fresh air

  • Monty Don posing for a portrait in a garden

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    On my radar: Monty Don’s cultural highlights

  • Ballet Black, Heroes Dress Rehearsal, Hackney Empire

    Ballet Black: Heroes review – double bill explores everyday heroism and the purgatory of daily life

  • Northern Ballet: A Christmas Carol review – a magical night in snow-globe Victoriana

  • Nutcracker in Havana review – Carlos Acosta is in a sunny mood this Christmas

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

  • The best theatre to stream this month: Starlight Express, Nye, Beat the Devil and more

October 2024

  • Anna Rose O’Sullivan and William Bracewell in Pam Tanowitz’s Or Forevermore.(Opening 22-10-24)
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(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550  Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com

    Royal Ballet: Encounters; Birmingham Royal Ballet: Luna review – the moon and mischief

  • Blocky and angular … Or Forevermore by Pam Tanowitz.

    Encounters: Royal Ballet review – classic hip-hop, Spider-Man antics and whip-smart satire

  • Senior men playing tennis on a sunny day

    Brief letters
    Make a racket for the joy of tennis

  • ‘If a husband had a girlfriend on the side, that was me’ … Bishop.

    ‘I was always the sexy tootsie’: Kelly Bishop on Broadway hits, Gilmore Girls – and how to do the Dirty Dancing lift

  • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada review – dreamscapes and new realities

  • Birmingham Royal Ballet: Luna review – kaleidoscopic quintet shoots for the moon

  • National Ballet of Canada: Frontiers review – heavenly revelations and indie spaghetti

September 2024

  • Alice curtseys while the queen peers down from atop a giant red plastic ballgown

    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
  • Rory Mackay as Widow Simone and Gus Payne as Alain dancing with a red umbrella in La Fille mal gardée by Birmingham Royal Ballet at Birmingham Hippodrome.

    Birmingham Royal Ballet: La Fille mal gardée review – witty revival for a charming classic

    This production of Frederick Ashton’s version of the bucolic love story allows the beauty and humour to flow naturally from the choreography
    • Ballet star Joseph Sissens: ‘I’d be in this world of gross privilege, and then I’d go visit my brother in prison’

    • ‘The first Black ballerina I found on YouTube’: Precious Adams pays tribute to Michaela DePrince

    • Mother of Michaela DePrince dies a day after ballerina’s death

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