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So Are We: León and Lightfoot review – mesmerising moments in a Royal Ballet homecoming

Prodigal son Paul Lightfoot returns with Sol León for their first performance by a British dance company. The result is impressively choreographed, if in need of more heart

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The Royal Ballet and Opera Boss Has Released a Surprise New Statement Thanking Timothée Chalamet

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Royal Ballet and Opera chief thanks Timothee Chalamet for controversial comment

He said the Hollywood star’s remarks provided a boost to the organisation.

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Royal Ballet: Giselle review – Marianna Tsembenhoi soars in an indelible debut

The Ukrainian dancer brings clarity and feeling to the role opposite a smart, subtle performance by Joseph Sissens

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'Ballet is not dying, it can open the all doors' – Reece Clarke and Hannah O’Neill on performing Giselle

The Standard heads behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House with leading ballet dancers Hannah O’Neill and Reece Clarke as they prepare for the classic Giselle

Evening Standard

Giselle at Royal Ballet: Fear the wrath of the corpse brides

5/5 Sir Peter Wright’s production of Giselle dazzles in its heartbreak and sheer spectacle

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‘At first I was horrified by it!’: the Royal Ballet brings back 60s cult classic Pierrot Lunaire

Glen Tetley’s fantastical ballet, set to an atonal Schoenberg score, is finally returning to Covent Garden. Dancers Marcelino Sambé and Joshua Junker discuss how they came under its spell

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Woolf Works at Royal Ballet: Wayne McGregor chases brainbox ideas with electric sensation

4/5 Wayne McGregor’s response to the work of Virginia Woolf returns to Royal Ballet and continues to wield emotive power

Evening Standard

Hans van Manen obituary

Pioneering Dutch choreographer who fused classical and modern ballet styles into stripped back movement

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: the rollicking return of One Man, Two Guvnors

James Corden got his ticket to Hollywood after this first-rate farce. Plus: the biggest stars in musicals gather for a night of big hits and breakdancers interpret Bach’s baroque music

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Choreographer of Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker reflects on ‘enduringly popular’ show

The 99-year-old spoke about his ballet production, reflecting on its ‘special moments’.

Evening Standard

The Royal Ballet and Opera releases cover of Rosalía’s hit single Berghain

A new version of the track record at Royal Opera House strips the song back to its operatic basics

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Choreographer Cathy Marston: 'Dance encourages empathy'

Acclaimed choreographer Cathy Marston is back at Royal Ballet with a new piece designed around Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto which liberated her into new modes of working

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Perspectives at the Royal Ballet review: a hurtling journey from Benjamin Britten to Sufjan Stevens

4/5 This collection of rather abstract works starts at mystery and ends in exuberance

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‘A collaboration of the senses’: Royal Ballet teams up with blind artist for new show

Exclusive: using immersive descriptive audio, performance explores how blindness can redefine experience of dance

Marie Claire

Reiss's New Collection With The Royal Ballet Couldn't be More Perfect for Party Season

Naturally, it's ideal if you plan on dancing...

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‘Under 5ft 5in? Forget about being a prince!’ How the Royal Ballet school is kicking out the old rules

What will the ballet dancer of the future look like? We visit the hunting lodge where the next generation are being trained – and find huge changes are under way

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UK’s Royal Ballet and Opera cancels 2026 Israel show after staff protest on Gaza stance

The Royal Ballet and Opera has cancelled a planned 2026 performance of Puccini’s 'Tosca' at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, after 182 staff signed a letter condemning the organisation's stance on Gaza.

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UK’s Royal Ballet and Opera withdraws Tosca production in Tel Aviv

Show scheduled for next year pulled after 182 members of UK company sign letter criticising RBO’s stance on Gaza

Evening Standard

Giselle by National Ballet of Japan at Royal Opera House review: Yui Yonezawa triumphs in the title role

4/5 Beloved Royal Ballet star Miyako Yoshida directs a stunning performance in a production made with love

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Royal Ballet's Anna Rose O'Sullivan: 'my duty is to give it my absolute everything'

Being Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet comes with serious demands, but Anna Rose O’Sullivan is someone taking on the role with absolute commitment and a good hunk of joy

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The Royal Ballet’s celebration of Christopher Wheeldon showcases the choreographer’s dazzling range

4/5 Four works show the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon

Evening Standard

'We have to drive the art forms forward': Royal Opera and Ballet announce new season for 2025/26

The programming has been unveiled by Royal Ballet and Opera, and it is an exciting mix of the historic and the cutting edge

The Guardian - UK

Royal Ballet to perform Justin Peck’s Everywhere We Go, with music by Sufjan Stevens

Director Kevin O’Hare announces staging of NYCB choreographer Peck’s 2014 piece, as well as new works by Akram Khan and Cathy Marston

Evening Standard

Balanchine: Three Signature Works (Royal Ballet) review: an extraordinary dance brain

4/5 This triple bill in the Dance Reflections festival is a joyous look at a man who wasn’t fun to marry, but was a remarkable choreographer

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