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ENB's new Nutcracker is fresh and full of surprises
English National Ballet’s brand new Nutcracker is fresh, surprising and full of magic, artistic director Aaron S Watkin tells Culture Whisper by Teresa Guerreiro READ MORE
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Christmas 2024 Dance Shows
A cornucopia of dance across London
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London's best Christmas music 2024
Carols and seasonal favourites, Handel's Messiah and operas to raise the spirits add up to a bumper package this year by Claudia Pritchard
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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
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A new work from Irish maverick Keegan-Dolan
Irish choreographer and theatre maker Michael Keegan-Dolan’s Nobodaddy is an anarchic, fragmentary work that uses the theme of death to celebrate life
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Dance at the Southbank 2025
The Southbank performance programme for 2025 showcases international avant-garde dance by Teresa Guerreiro
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Irish choreographer and theatre maker Michael Keegan-Dolan’s Nobodaddy is an anarchic, fragmentary work that uses the theme of death to celebrate life
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Luca Silvestrini’s The Little Prince is possibly the most charming family offering for Christmas Dance 2024 and can be seen at The Place over the festive season
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Immersive
Once again the Southbank Centre is bathed in Winter Light this festive season, brightening up the river with a dazzling exhibition of light art alongside its regular Christmas market
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A delightful new production of Donizetti's romantic comedy is set in wartime Britain
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Choreographer Wayne McGregor’s staggeringly ambitious three-Act work MaddAddam, has opened at Covent Garden, following its 2022 world premiere in Canada
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A poet fails in love over and over again in Offenbach's opera, in a new production by Damiano Michieletto
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Lost Dog's Ruination at the ROH Linbury Theatre offers the perfect alternative to the sugar and spice of the Christmas season
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Swan Lake has a circus makeover this festive season and becomes Duck Pond, performed by Circa at the Royal Festival Hall
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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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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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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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