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A Cuban makeover for the Christmas Ballet
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 by Teresa Guerreiro READ MORE
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Choreographer Pam Tanowitz Interview
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.
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The Legacy of Black Dancers, Linbury
Legacy at the Linbury Theatre is a celebration of Black and Brown excellence in ballet, helmed by the Royal Ballet principal Joseph Sissens by Teresa Guerreiro
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Spectacular Swan Lake in a Cinema Near You
Tickets are now on sale for the cinema screenings of English National Ballet's spectacular Swan Lake in-the-round, coming to a cinema near you this autumn by Teresa Guerreiro
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Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets at ROH
Encounters, The Royal Ballet’s first mixed bill of the season, offers a thrilling look at the possibilities of ballet in the 21st century
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Returns
The Royal Ballet opened its 2024/25 season with a reprise of Christopher Wheeldon’s very busy, very colourful and rather long take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
by Teresa Guerreiro
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Matthew Bourne's iconoclastic Swan Lake with its corps of aggressive male swans is Sadler's Wells's offering this festive season
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Irish choreographer and theatre maker Michael Keegan-Dolan brings his Teaċ Daṁsa company to Sadler's Wells with a brand new work, Nobodaddy.
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English National Ballet's brand new Nutcracker lights up the London Coliseum this Christmas season
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Young children can enjoy the full magic of The Nutcracker this festive season with Let's All Dance's specially devised short version of the Christmas ballet
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The Royal Ballet's magical production of The Nutcracker comes to a cinema near you this Christmastime
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It’s the most magical season of all: Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman returns to the Peacock Theatre for the 27th year
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The last Nutcracker of the season comes to the RAH courtesy of Birmingham Royal Ballet – and it's unmissable!
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Tried and Tested
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Carlos Acosta’s much anticipated Nutcracker in Havana has opened in Norwich - in advance of its London run, Culture Whisper was at the glittering Theatre Royal premiere
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Opera
Jonathan Miller's New York-set production of Verdi's tragic tale speaks to a new generation of opera-goers
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Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker brings her company Rosas to Sadler's Wells with her latest work, Exit Above
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The Coronet Theatre hosts the world premiere of U-BU-SU-NA, by the Japanese master of butoh dance Kantaro Kujirai
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An exciting cross-continents collaboration sees Pina Bausch's The Rite of Spring performed by a company of African dancers at Sadler's Wells
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Christmas theatre shows for all the family
From twisted fairytales to festive musicals: book now for the best Christmas theatre shows London 2023 has to offer READ MORE
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Our merry guide to Christmas TV 2023
From the final season of The Crown with Imelda Staunton to the latest BBC Agatha Christie adaptation Murder is Easy starring David Jonsson, here's our Christmas TV 2023 guide
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Best concerts and opera in December
Handel's Messiah dominates the month's great music, but there is also Bach, passionate Italian opera and a German fairy tale by Claudia Pritchard
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Christmas party edit
We round up our favourite pieces for party season, from rhinestone long skirts to glittering eyes and chunky, comfy heels
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The best winter pop-ups for feeling festive
From a cosy alpine lodge to a kitsch cocktail den transporting guests back in time, we round up London’s festive pop-ups to hunker down in this winter
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London's best art exhibitions to see this month
What are the best art exhibitions in London now? This month starts with David Hockney!
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Shining bright: London's loveliest Christmas lights
The streets of London are twinkling once more. Here are the loveliest Christmas light displays to catch this year
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