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Royal Ballet

November 2024

  • A scene from Maddaddam

    Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam morphs into a Wayne McGregor ballet – in pictures

  • 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

  • Ballet Black, Heroes Dress Rehearsal, Hackney Empire

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

  • Emile Gooding and Caspar Lench in Within The Golden Hour from Legacy by The Royal Ballet

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

October 2024

  • Anna Rose O’Sullivan and William Bracewell in Pam Tanowitz’s Or Forevermore.(Opening 22-10-24) ©Tristram Kenton 10-24 (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

    Pam Tanowitz’s witty subversion of classical dance is the highlight of a richly varied Royal Ballet mixed bill, while BRB’s moon-based fare feels a little more earthbound
  • Blocky and angular … Or Forevermore by Pam Tanowitz.

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

    From the flowing beauty of Kyle Abraham to the choppy poker-faced humour of Pam Tanowitz, these four contemporary ballets are excellently danced
  • Two male ballet dancers leap during a performance.

    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

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

  • Joseph Sissens

    Ballet star Joseph Sissens: ‘I’d be in this world of gross privilege, and then I’d go visit my brother in prison’

June 2024

  • ‘Yasmine has an athlete’s mindset – very sharp, very powerful’ … Yasmine Naghdi and Britt Tajet-Foxell.

    ‘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
  • Reece Clarke and Marianela Nuñez in Les Rendezvous

    Ashton Celebrated review – Royal Ballet turns traditional into timeless

    Frederick Ashton’s musicality, footwork and storytelling are showcased in a programme of gracefully danced favourites
  • Sparkling repartee … Harrison Lee, Isabella Gasparini and Leo Dixon in Les Rendezvous.

    The Royal Ballet: Ashton Celebrated review – a world where everything is just delightful

    Launching a four-year celebration of Frederick Ashton’s genteel ‘English style’, this triple bill is full of refined beauty and pleasure – though with athleticism visible below the surface

May 2024

  • Ed Larkin and Jonny Amies in The Little Big Things.

    The best theatre to stream this month
    The best theatre to stream this month: The Little Big Things, David Tennant in Good and more

    Musicals, Shakespeare and multiple versions of Nick Payne’s multiverse drama Constellations are among May’s digital theatre highlights

April 2024

  • OA Tales of Hoffman<br>Tales of Hoffman; Opera Australia; Dress Rehearsal; July 2023

    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
  • the dancers of Shechter II in From England With Love.

    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
  • Marianela Nunez and Vadim Muntagirov in Swan Lake by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House

    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

February 2024

  • Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé in Manon.

    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
  • Literally stretching his cast … Never Known by Joshua Junker at the Festival of New Choreography by the Royal Ballet.

    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
  • Joseph Sissens rehearsing Dark With Excessive Bright at Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House

    Dark With Excessive Bright: the Royal Ballet’s giant leap into immersive dance – in pictures

    The Royal Opera House’s Linbury theatre will be transformed for Canadian choreographer Robert Binet’s new show, where the audience can roam freely. Take a first look

January 2024

  • Two of the Royal Ballet’s strongest actors … Gary Avis and Francesca Hayward in Manon at the Royal Opera House.

    Manon review – the Royal Ballet brings beauty to sordid snake pits of Paris

    Kenneth MacMillan’s journey into a world of darkness is performed with consummate craft by a superb company
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