Linbury Theatre

Essential

Dance 

On the eve of the ROH world premiere of Secret Things, Culture Whisper discusses The Royal Ballet’s new commission with its choreographer Pam Tanowitz and composer Anna Clyne

Booking

Preview

Dance 

Tickets for The Royal Ballet's Spring period are now on sale. Whether it's Ashton's Cinderella or a new Wayne McGregor, fascinating works are on offer

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The ROH’s alternative Christmas show, Lost Dog’s Ruination is a highly original, zany and ultimately thought-provoking take on the Greek myth of Medea

Essential

Dance 

As the ROH alternative Christmas show prepares to open at the Linbury, its creator Ben Duke tells Culture Whisper why the un-Christmassy Greek myth of Medea caught his fancy

Preview

Dance 

Variety is the spice of Christmas dance

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Northern Ballet’s Made in Leeds is an eclectic triple bill of new work that gives some pointers on the future direction of the company

Preview

Dance 

Dance at its most varied this month

Preview

Dance 

Tickets are now on general sale for The Royal Ballet's Winter Season, featuring two 'big beasts' and a few smaller but no less enticing programmes

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Joseph Toonga’s Born to Exist: The Woman I Know brings three immensely expressive dancers to The Place with an intense affirmation of their right to exist

Preview

Dance 

Northern Ballet's Ugly Duckling comes to the Linbury Theatre as a treat for young children and a great way to introduce them to the magic of ballet

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Dance 

Ballet Black continues its 20th anniversary celebrations by bringing its double bill Say it Loud to the Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Students of the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance brought the Next Generation Festival to a close at Linbury with a vibrant, abundant and diverse show

Tried and Tested

Dance 

An Evening with the Next Generation at the ROH Linbury Theatre brings together students and young dancers from the UK and Europe in an eclectic bill

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The dancers of Queensland Ballet’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme commanded the stage at the ROH Linbury Theatre as the second company in the Next Generation Festival

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The Next Generation Festival, which showcases young dancers from across the globe, got under way at the Linbury Theatre with a burst of hip-hop from ZooNation Youth Company

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Dance 

Young dancers from across the globe join forces in the Next Generation Festival, hosted by the ROH Linbury Theatre to celebrate young talent

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Dance 

London hosts dance from four continents

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The Royal Opera House joined Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels with Ola Maciejewska’s Bombyx Mori, which had its UK premiere at the Linbury Theatre

Preview

Dance 

Spring Draft Works gives ballet lovers the chance to see Royal Ballet dancers try their hand at choreography in the intimate space of the Linbury Theatre.

Preview

Dance 

The Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker joins Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels with Fase at the Linbury Theatre

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Yorke Dance Project blends old and new in Past Present, a fascinating programme that spans 100 years of dance

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Alessandra Ferri mesmerises in L’Heure Exquise, a short work by Maurice Béjart based on Beckett’s Happy Days now at the ROH Linbury Theatre

Preview

Opera 

Tickets are now on sale to the general public for the Royal Opera House's first full season of ballet and opera since the start of the pandemic

Preview

Dance 

Director of the Royal Ballet Kevin O’Hare tells Culture Whisper he’s excited to announce details of the 2021/22 programme, his first full season in a while

CANCELLED

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Dance 

Due to significant global travel disruption as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, The Royal Ballet has announced the cancellation of International Draft Works at the Linbury Theatre.

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Acosta Danza’s Up Close is a mixed programme by Carlos Acosta’s superb company now installed at the ROH’s Linbury Theatre for a short residency

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Aisha and Abhaya at the ROH’s Linbury Theatre is an ambitious multifaceted collaboration that fails to gel into any kind of coherent proposition

Tried and Tested

Dance 

A dozen sleeping beauties take to the stage at the Linbury Theatre in Les Beaux Dormants, a multigenerational dance piece inspired by the classic ballet The Sleeping Beauty

In The Know

Dance 

New awakenings: inside Hélène Blackburn's modern fairytale

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Northern Ballet blends narrative with pure abstract dancing in a triple bill that showcases the depth of the company’s talent

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Dance Umbrella’s The Future Bursts In at the Linbury Theatre is a feast of contemporary dance and a fitting tribute to Merce Cunningham on the centenary of his birth

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The Royal Ballet joins the commemorations of Merce Cunningham’s centenary with the fascinating Cross Currents triple bill at the Linbury Theatre