ROH

Tried and Tested

Dance 

A new work by American choreographer Pam Tanowitz, Secret Things, for The Royal Ballet confirms her status as one of the most exciting and innovative choreographers working today

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

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Acosta Danza’s Spectrum is a mixed bill of contemporary pieces that showcases the quality and commitment of the company’s dancers

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 

Breathtaking dancing, sumptuous designs and Tchaikovsky’s glorious score coalesce to make The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty an emotional and transporting evening at Covent Garden

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate, adapted from Laura Esquivel’s best-selling Mexican family saga for The Royal Ballet, will be shown in cinemas nationwide

Preview

Dance 

The Royal Ballet restages Wayne McGregor's award-winning triptych Woolf Works, inspired by Virginia Woolf's life and novels

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 

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

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

Preview

Dance 

Dance for all tastes in April

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The American choreographer Kyle Abraham’s new work for The Royal Ballet, The Weathering, had its world premiere as part of a triple bill of contemporary work

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Inevitably overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, The Royal Ballet’s sumptuous production of Swan Lake returned to the stage at Covent Garden

Tried and Tested

Dance 

Wayne McGregor’s The Dante Project, a new ballet inspired by The Divine Comedy, will be available to stream on the Royal Opera House's digital platform

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

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The Royal Ballet has opened its first full season in almost two years with MacMillan’s rousing and heart-rending Romeo and Juliet

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

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The Royal Ballet’s last programme of the season, 'Beauty Bill', showcasing the excellence of its soloists and talented lower ranks, is livestreamed on 9 July

Essential

Dance 

The Royal Ballet’s up-and-coming choreographer Valentino Zucchetti talks to Culture Whisper about his brand-new ballet Anemoi, which opens the company’s final programme of the season

In the Know

Dance 

The Royal Ballet streams Lyssa, a new short film choreographed by Lynne Page, featuring the company's female dancers and music by Nadine Shah

Preview

Dance 

With Royal Opera House preparing to re-open its doors to live audiences, The Royal Ballet has announced an exciting programme of works for the spring season

Preview

Dance 

Symphonic Variations, one of Frederick Ashton's most emblematic works, is the next streamed ballet in the ROH's programme of Friday Premieres

Essential

Opera 

Good news at last: the Royal Opera House will open its doors on 17 May for a new season of live ballet and opera

Preview

Dance 

The Royal Ballet brings a measure of jollity to the ROH #OurHouseToYourHouse streaming platform with Kenneth MacMillan's ragtime work Elite Syncopations

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The magic of Christmas is alive and well and dazzling audiences at the Royal Opera House in The Royal Ballet’s sparkling production of The Nutcracker

Essential

Dance 

As The Nutcracker takes to the stage at Covent Garden, director of The Royal Ballet Kevin O'Hare talks to Culture Whisper about staging a Covid-compliant Christmas ballet

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The Royal Ballet Live new programme, Within the Golden Hour, shows a company in glorious form determined to overcome the constraints of Covid

Preview

Dance 

The Royal Ballet streams a recording of the Ashton signature ballet, Enigma Variations, as part of the ROH Friday premieres series

Tried and Tested

Dance 

The Royal Ballet welcomed its first paying audience to the ROH with a mixed bill that offered a glimmer of light on the eve of renewed darkness

Preview

Opera 

The Royal Opera House has announced its autumn programme, jam-packed with new opera and classic ballet, and available to live and online audiences

Preview

Opera 

An operatic Italian double bill, a fresh take on a classic, and dance of intoxicating beauty are highlights from Covent Garden