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Best dance in March

By Teresa Guerreiro on 6/3/2023

International and home-grown artists offer London exciting and varied dance shows throughout March

Alessandra Ferri, William Bracewell in Wayne McGregor's Woolf Works. The Royal Ballet © 2023 Asya Vershbinsky

The Royal Ballet, Woolf Works review ★★★★★

Wayne McGregor's award-winning triptych inspired by Virginia Woolf's life and works returns to Covent Garden.

WHEN

Until Thursday 23 March, 7:30pm, Sats at 1pm & 7pm. Dur.: 2 hours 45 mins inc 2 intervals

WHERE

Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD

Ballet Black: Pioneers at the Barbican

Ballet Black's double bill Pioneers assembles specially commissioned works old and new for this vibrant company's latest outing at the Barbican.

WHEN

Wednesday 8–Sunday 12 March, 7:45pm, Sun at 3pm. Dur.: 90 mins approx inc one interval

WHERE

Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London E2CY 8DS

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends, Sadler's Wells

A treat indeed: direct from New York, Tiler Peck, 'the ballerina that can stop time', makes a rare foray into London with a programme featuring friends from a variety of dance backgrounds.

WHEN

Thursday 9–Saturday 11 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: 1 hour 40 mins inc two pauses and one interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Seeta Patel, The Rite of Spring. Photo: Foteini Christopfilopoulou

Seeta Patel Dance, The Rite of Spring, Sadler's Wells

Stravinsky's timeless The Rite of Spring gets yet another makeover in Sadler's Wells current season, this time by bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Seeta Patel.

WHEN

Monday 13–Tuesday 14 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: TBC

WHERE

Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Gregory Maqoma, Broken Chord. Photo: Lolo Vasco

Gregory Maqoma, Broken Chord, Sadler's Wells

The Soweto-born dancer and choreographer Gregory Maqoma returns to Sadler's Wells with Broken Chord, a work that tells of a little-known episode in 19th-century South African history.

WHEN

Friday 17–Saturday 18 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: 1 hour no interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Tom Dale Company in Sub:Version. Photo: Alice Underwood

Tom Dale Company, SURGE/SUB:VERSION, The Place

One of the most daring and successful makers of dance pieces at the cutting edge of technology, Tom Dale, brings his latest double bill to The Place, featuring dancer Jemima Brown.

WHEN

Tuesday 21 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: 1 hour 15 mins inc one interval

WHERE

The Place, 17 Duke's Road, London WC1H 9PY

English National Ballet in Akram Khan's Creature. Photo: Laurent Liotardo

English National Ballet, Creature, Sadler's Wells

The compelling Jeffrey Cirio returns to London to reprise the central role in Akram Khan's harrowing, unremittingly bleak Creature, his third work for English National Ballet.

WHEN

Thursday 23 March–Saturday 1 April, 10:30am. Sat mats at 2:30pm. Dur.: 2 hours inc one interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

DART Dance Company, Lilian Baylis Studio

Direct from Berlin, DART Dance Company brings two programmes on consecutive nights to the Lilian Baylis studio, showcasing its unique blend of ballet, contemporary dance and some acrobatic movement.

WHEN

Thursday 23–Friday 24 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: 23 March 1 hour 30 mins; 24 March 1 hour 20 mins (both inc interval)

WHERE

Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Marianela Núñez in the new production of Frederick Ashton's Cinderella. The Royal Ballet © 2023 Sebastian Nevols

The Royal Ballet, Cinderella, Royal Opera House

One of the most magical ballets of The Royal Ballet's founder choreographer Frederick Ashton, Cinderella, returns to Covent Garden after a long absence in a brand-new, spruced-up production.

WHEN

Monday 27 March–Wednesday 3 May, 7:30pm, mats available (consult website) Dur.: TBC

WHERE

Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD

Best dance in March

International and home-grown artists offer London exciting and varied dance shows throughout March

The Royal Ballet, Woolf Works review ★★★★★

Ballet Black: Pioneers at the Barbican

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends, Sadler's Wells

Seeta Patel Dance, The Rite of Spring, Sadler's Wells

Gregory Maqoma, Broken Chord, Sadler's Wells

Tom Dale Company, SURGE/SUB:VERSION, The Place

English National Ballet, Creature, Sadler's Wells

DART Dance Company, Lilian Baylis Studio

The Royal Ballet, Cinderella, Royal Opera House

The Royal Ballet

Woolf Works. Cinderella

Covent Garden

Ballet Black

Pioneers

Barbican

Turn It Out With Tiler Peck and Friends

Seeta Patel

The Rite of Spring

Sadler's Wells

Gregory Maqoma

Broken Chord

Tom Dale Company

SURGE/SUB:VERSION

The Place

English National Ballet

Creature

DART Company

Lilian Baylis

Snow White, London Children's Ballet, Peacock Theatre

Cinderella, Let's All Dance, Lilian Baylis Studio

Nederlands Dans Theater triple bill, Sadler's Wells