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English National Ballet’s brand new Nutcracker is fresh, surprising and full of magic, artistic director Aaron S Watkin tells Culture Whisper
The Welsh-born soprano returns to the title role of Tosca, but has a brand new work in her sights
Carols and seasonal favourites, Handel's Messiah and operas to raise the spirits add up to a bumper package this year
A cornucopia of dance across London
Carlos Acosta talks to Culture Whisper about his decision to transport the Christmas ballet to his native Cuba and turn it into Nutcracker in Havana
As she put the finishing touches to her new piece for The Royal Ballet, the American choreographer Pam Tanowitz talked to Culture Whisper about her way of making dance.
English National Opera launches its new season with three productions, the Royal Opera stages Bernstein rarities, and the piano gets its own festival
As Akram Khan’s iconoclastic Giselle returns to Sadler’s Wells, English National Ballet’s lead principal dancer Erina Takahashi discusses ballet's tragic heroine
Christopher Marney, artistic director of London City Ballet, tells Culture Whisper his new company mirrors and updates an audacious earlier project
On the centenary of Franz Kafka’s death, the team that turned The Metamorphosis into a harrowing piece of dance-theatre reunite in Oxford to adapt the equally disturbing The Hunger Artist
As she prepares to add the lead role of Hermione to her enviable portfolio, The Royal Ballet’s Sarah Lamb tells us about the ins and outs of The Winter's Tale
Country house opera, memorable concerts, and the entire BBC Proms make up a soundtrack for the sun
As Sadler's Wells prepares to host her seminal work May B, the French choreographer Maguy Marin talks to Culture Whisper
The mezzo-soprano on dying for a living, loading up on carbs and housework in the early hours
An exciting new production of Carmen, an evening with author Kate Atkinson, and musical fun for the family
'He's too sensitive for this world.' Star tenor Allan Clayton on Schubert's poetic obsessive
The Royal Ballet Principal Character Artist, Gary Avis, tells Culture Whisper how he develops the compelling character roles crucial to bringing ballets to life
Music by Bach for Easter, comedy and tragedy at the opera, and Peter and the Wolf for all the family
Ballet Nights aims to forge a new connection between audience and dancers. To find out exactly how, Culture Whisper spoke to its founder and artistic director, Jamiel Devernay-Laurence
The prolific American choreographer Jessica Lang talks to Culture Whisper about her first commission for The Royal Ballet, Twinkle, a work that’s star-studded in more ways than one
Embarking on the juice cleanse was a decision influenced by both curiosity and a desire to alleviate the lingering effects of long Covid
From Mrs & Mrs Smith with Donald Glover and Maya Erskine to The New Look starring Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche, here are the best shows streaming in February
From Lulu Wang's feministic character drama Expats starring Nicole Kidman to John Orloff's airborne WWII drama Masters of the Air with Austin Butler, this week's TV provides a starry selection
Opera searches for love and meaning, while Vauxhall unwinds with music for all ages
A London debut, plus opera by Puccini and Strauss – and at the cinema
A bumper year for dance in London
From long-awaited stage adaptations of cult movies to rare appearances from famous faces, we round up the best plays 2024 is promising
From medical K-drama Daily Dose of Sunshine with Park Bo-young to culinary gem The Bear, season 2, starring Jeremy Allen White, here are the best TV shows of 2023
Marina Abramovic at the Royal Academy, David Hockney at Lightroom… Which were the best London exhibitions in 2023? Here are our top 10 favourites.
It's a big year for Puccini opera and for rising stars, with music for every taste
In what's been a strong year for musical revivals and an even stronger one for advancements in tech on stage, we round up the best theatre shows 2023 provided
A fertile year for dance in London