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ENB Ballerina Erina Takahashi Interview
As Akram Khan’s iconoclastic Giselle returns to Sadler’s Wells, English National Ballet’s lead principal dancer Erina Takahashi discusses ballet's tragic heroine
by Teresa Guerreiro
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Imelda Staunton Dazzles in Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly! fills the London Palladium stage with colour, joy and razzmatazz in a traditional production given tremendous depth by Imelda Staunton in the title role
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The 12 best BBC Proms 2024
Marvel at Beethoven from memory, join the CBeebies children's choir or cross the Atlantic in music. It's all in the annual orchestral and choral feast by Claudia Pritchard
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The Art House Hosts Light in Motion
Light in Motion is a dazzling exhibition of artworks all featuring light and blending cutting-edge precision technology with original artistic vision
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Charles Mingus's Jazz Masterpiece at the Barbican
The Barbican Theatre becomes jazz club for an immersive performance of Charles Mingus's jazz masterpiece, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady 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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Autumn opera at Covent Garden: Royal Opera productions to catch
From Mozart to Tchaikovsky to Bernstein, the ups and downs of couples in love find voice in a season of classics. Booking opens at 9AM on Wed 10 July by Claudia Pritchard
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Dance
Hofesh Shechter Company's Theatre of Dreams has its UK premiere at Sadler's Wells this autumn
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Flamenco with a difference, Manuel Liñán's ¡VIVA! returns to London, following a thrilling debut in Sadler's Wells' 2022 Flamenco Festival
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Birmingham Royal Ballet brings two contrasting evenings of dance to Sadler's Wells
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The National Ballet of Canada pays a rare visit to these shores with its triple bill Frontiers coming to Sadler's Wells in October
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Dance
Legacy at the Linbury Theatre is a celebration of Black and Brown excellence in ballet, helmed by the Royal Ballet principal Joseph Sissens
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Design
Light in Motion is a dazzling exhibition of artworks all featuring light and blending cutting-edge precision technology with original artistic vision
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Tried and Tested
Dance
ZooNation serves up an explosion of colour and exuberant breakin’ in The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, returning to the Linbury Theatre on the tenth anniversary of its premiere there
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Dance
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
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Dance
Possibly the first classic of the 21st century, Akram Khan's extraordinary remake of the uber-Romantic ballet Giselle for English National Ballet returns to Sadler's Wells
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Immersive
The Barbican Theatre becomes jazz club for an immersive performance of Charles Mingus's jazz masterpiece, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
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Dance
Fresh from an acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival, Scottish Dance Theatre brings its latest double bill, Moving Cloud and The Flock, to The Place
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Nigeria's QDance Company takes the Queen Elizabeth Hall by storm with the high octane Re:Incarnation celebrating the breadth and power of Nigerian music
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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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