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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
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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
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Dance
Acosta Danza’s Spectrum is a mixed bill of contemporary pieces that showcases the quality and commitment of the company’s dancers
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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
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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
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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
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Dance
The Royal Ballet restages Wayne McGregor's award-winning triptych Woolf Works, inspired by Virginia Woolf's life and novels
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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
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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
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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
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
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Dance
Dance for all tastes in April
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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
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Dance
Inevitably overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, The Royal Ballet’s sumptuous production of Swan Lake returned to the stage at Covent Garden
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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
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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
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Dance
The Royal Ballet has opened its first full season in almost two years with MacMillan’s rousing and heart-rending Romeo and Juliet
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dance
Symphonic Variations, one of Frederick Ashton's most emblematic works, is the next streamed ballet in the ROH's programme of Friday Premieres
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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
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Dance
The Royal Ballet brings a measure of jollity to the ROH #OurHouseToYourHouse streaming platform with Kenneth MacMillan's ragtime work Elite Syncopations
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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
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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
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The Royal Ballet Live new programme, Within the Golden Hour, shows a company in glorious form determined to overcome the constraints of Covid
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Dance
The Royal Ballet streams a recording of the Ashton signature ballet, Enigma Variations, as part of the ROH Friday premieres series
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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
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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
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Opera
An operatic Italian double bill, a fresh take on a classic, and dance of intoxicating beauty are highlights from Covent Garden