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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Northern ballet | History Defined

‘Do I put Sleeping Beauty on my CV?!’ Ballet dancers on their next steps, from midwifery to the House of Lords

Six dancers who made bold career pivots reflect on ballet’s transferable skills, what they miss about the stage – and what they were glad to leave behind

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Cynthia Erivo is Dracula, Gentleman Jack does ballet and Phil Wang’s mega-tour: theatre, dance and comedy in 2026

Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage

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Jane Eyre at Sadler’s Wells: 'thickets of men blunt the emotional force'

3/5 Northern Ballet’s take on Jane Eyre is faithful to the book but is a little over-stuffed

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Hansel and Gretel review – Northern Ballet ditch the witch in peril-free eco-fable

Witty compositions and appealing performances win over a young audience but the traditionally grisly tale gets lost in the woods

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The week in dance: A.I.M By Kyle Abraham: An Untitled Love; Stav Struz Boutrous: Sepia; Northern Ballet: Three Short Ballets – review

Contenders for two new dance prizes include Kyle Abraham’s buoyant celebration of Black life and an intriguing twist on Georgian folk dance. Elsewhere, a township spin on Romeo and Juliet

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Northern Ballet: A Christmas Carol review – a magical night in snow-globe Victoriana

Beautifully staged and danced with bonneted and bewhiskered brio, Dickens’s classic dose of festive escapism is the gift that keeps on giving

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an Accident/a life; Northern Ballet: Romeo & Juliet review – a triumph of the spirit

Marc Brew’s recreation of the crash that left him paraplegic is an exhilarating riposte to fate. And a slightly dated classic still looks the part

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Northern Ballet: Romeo & Juliet review – iconic love story told in all its full-blooded glory

Prokofiev’s score takes flight as the warring clans go at it, while the lovers display all the tortured passion of their teenage tragedy in this innovative and explosive staging

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Northern Ballet plans to use recorded music. What next, robot dancers?

Letter: Tim Atkinson on the threat to the livelihoods of the Northern Ballet Sinfonia’s musicians

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Northern Ballet: Generations; Maud Le Pladec: Twenty-Seven Perspectives – review

Northern Ballet’s triple bill demonstrates the vital link between live music and action

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Northern Ballet: Generations review – Tiler Peck premieres an intricate work of lyrical yearning

Intimate Pages, the newest piece by the US dance star turned choreographer, is the inventive highlight of an adventurous triple bill

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UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey; Northern Ballet: The Great Gatsby – review

Wayne McGregor conjures a shimmering eco-myth from Jim Henson’s 80s puppet fantasy film

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