Best dance in March

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The Royal Ballet, Woolf Works review ★★★★

Wayne McGregor's award-winning triptych inspired by Virginia Woolf's life and works returns to Covent Garden.

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WHEN
Until Thursday 23 March, 7:30pm, Sats at 1pm & 7pm. Dur.: 2 hours 45 mins inc 2 intervals
WHERE
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD

Ballet Black: Pioneers at the Barbican

Ballet Black's double bill Pioneers assembles specially commissioned works old and new for this vibrant company's latest outing at the Barbican.

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WHEN
Wednesday 8–Sunday 12 March, 7:45pm, Sun at 3pm. Dur.: 90 mins approx inc one interval
WHERE
Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London E2CY 8DS

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends, Sadler's Wells

A treat indeed: direct from New York, Tiler Peck, 'the ballerina that can stop time', makes a rare foray into London with a programme featuring friends from a variety of dance backgrounds.


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WHEN
Thursday 9–Saturday 11 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: 1 hour 40 mins inc two pauses and one interval
WHERE
Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Seeta Patel Dance, The Rite of Spring, Sadler's Wells

Stravinsky's timeless The Rite of Spring gets yet another makeover in Sadler's Wells current season, this time by bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Seeta Patel.



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WHEN
Monday 13–Tuesday 14 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: TBC
WHERE
Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Gregory Maqoma, Broken Chord, Sadler's Wells

The Soweto-born dancer and choreographer Gregory Maqoma returns to Sadler's Wells with Broken Chord, a work that tells of a little-known episode in 19th-century South African history.

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WHEN
Friday 17–Saturday 18 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: 1 hour no interval
WHERE
Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Tom Dale Company, SURGE/SUB:VERSION, The Place

One of the most daring and successful makers of dance pieces at the cutting edge of technology, Tom Dale, brings his latest double bill to The Place, featuring dancer Jemima Brown.

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WHEN
Tuesday 21 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: 1 hour 15 mins inc one interval
WHERE
The Place, 17 Duke's Road, London WC1H 9PY

English National Ballet, Creature, Sadler's Wells

The compelling Jeffrey Cirio returns to London to reprise the central role in Akram Khan's harrowing, unremittingly bleak Creature, his third work for English National Ballet.

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WHEN
Thursday 23 March–Saturday 1 April, 10:30am. Sat mats at 2:30pm. Dur.: 2 hours inc one interval
WHERE
Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

DART Dance Company, Lilian Baylis Studio

Direct from Berlin, DART Dance Company brings two programmes on consecutive nights to the Lilian Baylis studio, showcasing its unique blend of ballet, contemporary dance and some acrobatic movement.


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WHEN
Thursday 23–Friday 24 March, 7:30pm. Dur.: 23 March 1 hour 30 mins; 24 March 1 hour 20 mins (both inc interval)
WHERE
Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

The Royal Ballet, Cinderella, Royal Opera House

One of the most magical ballets of The Royal Ballet's founder choreographer Frederick Ashton, Cinderella, returns to Covent Garden after a long absence in a brand-new, spruced-up production.

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WHEN
Monday 27 March–Wednesday 3 May, 7:30pm, mats available (consult website) Dur.: TBC
WHERE
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
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