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Choreographer Pam Tanowitz Interview
As she put the finishing touches to her new piece for The Royal Ballet, the American choreographer Pam Tanowitz talked to Culture Whisper about her way of making dance.
by Teresa Guerreiro
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La Bohème, English National Opera review ★★★★★
Superb production of Puccini's colourful opera returns with a fresh cast led by soprano Nadine Benjamin by Claudia Pritchard
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The Legacy of Black Dancers, Linbury
Legacy at the Linbury Theatre is a celebration of Black and Brown excellence in ballet, helmed by the Royal Ballet principal Joseph Sissens by Teresa Guerreiro
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Spectacular Swan Lake in a Cinema Near You
Tickets are now on sale for the cinema screenings of English National Ballet's spectacular Swan Lake in-the-round, coming to a cinema near you this autumn by Teresa Guerreiro
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Dance Umbrella Returns
Dance Umbrella 2024, this year's edition of the annual festival of all things dance and beyond, takes up residence in a variety of London venues and online by Teresa Guerreiro
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Returns
The Royal Ballet opened its 2024/25 season with a reprise of Christopher Wheeldon’s very busy, very colourful and rather long take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
by Teresa Guerreiro
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Up to the minute updates from the Culture Whisper team to help you find the best events & venues in London
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Tried and Tested
Opera
Superb singing lifts a somewhat elaborate new production of Benjamin Britten's chilling ghost story
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Tried and Tested
Opera
A thrilling double bill both takes apart and celebrates the reality of family life, with some star performances
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Tried and Tested
Opera
Revival of a layered production of Beethoven's only opera, in which inaction is as visible as action itself
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Preview
Dance
The Southbank performance programme for 2025 showcases international avant-garde dance
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Preview
Dance
Urban jazz, tap and percussion combine to explosive effect in Stories – The Tap Dance Sensation at the Peacock Theatre
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Essential
Visual Arts
The Barbican presents The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998, a world first exhibition charting the extraordinarily fertile artistic output of those febrile two decades
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Preview
Dance
Ballet Black brings its double bill Heroes to Covent Garden as part of Black History Month
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Preview
Dance
Sir Frederick Ashton's magical Cinderella is the Royal Ballet's Christmas offering this year
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Tried and Tested
Dance
The Royal Ballet opened its 2024/25 season with a reprise of Christopher Wheeldon’s very busy, very colourful and rather long take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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We love
Opera
Superb production of Puccini's colourful opera returns with a fresh cast led by soprano Nadine Benjamin
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Tried and Tested
Opera
New production of Tchaikovsky's searing opera excels musically but is visually disappointing
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Preview
Dance
Dance Umbrella 2024, this year's edition of the annual festival of all things dance and beyond, takes up residence in a variety of London venues and online
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Christmas theatre shows for all the family
From twisted fairytales to festive musicals: book now for the best Christmas theatre shows London 2023 has to offer READ MORE
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Our merry guide to Christmas TV 2023
From the final season of The Crown with Imelda Staunton to the latest BBC Agatha Christie adaptation Murder is Easy starring David Jonsson, here's our Christmas TV 2023 guide
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Best concerts and opera in December
Handel's Messiah dominates the month's great music, but there is also Bach, passionate Italian opera and a German fairy tale by Claudia Pritchard
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Christmas party edit
We round up our favourite pieces for party season, from rhinestone long skirts to glittering eyes and chunky, comfy heels
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The best winter pop-ups for feeling festive
From a cosy alpine lodge to a kitsch cocktail den transporting guests back in time, we round up London’s festive pop-ups to hunker down in this winter
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London's best art exhibitions to see this month
What are the best art exhibitions in London now? This month starts with David Hockney!
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Shining bright: London's loveliest Christmas lights
The streets of London are twinkling once more. Here are the loveliest Christmas light displays to catch this year
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