December Dance

December means Christmas means Nutcracker madness.... but London offers alternatives

A Nutcracker Just for You...

Set to Tchaikovsky's magnificent score, The Nutcracker, whatever its iteration, tells the magic tale of young Clara, who is gifted a nutcracker doll by the mysterious Dr. Drosselmeyer at a Christmas Eve family party. Once midnight strikes, and a scary army of Rats is defeated, Clara is

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Project Polunin #2, London Coliseum

Undaunted by the universal panning of Project Polunin's initial outing at Sadler’s Wells last winter, the controversial Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin is bringing a new iteration of his vanity project to the London Coliseum in

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WHEN
05 Dec 2017 – 09 Dec 2017, 19:30 End Time TBC Wed 6 Dec 19:00, mat Sat 14:30
WHERE
London Coliseum
WC2N 4ES

The Royal Ballet, Sylvia, Royal Opera House

Created in 1952 to showcase Margot Fonteyn’s extraordinary technique, virtuosity and versatility, Ashton’s Sylvia was his second full-length classical ballet. With his first - Cinderella - he matched a modern score with classical dance and quintessential English comedy, but he adopted a more nostalgic mood

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WHEN
23 Nov 2017 – 16 Dec 2017, 19:30 Dur.: 2 hours and 30 minutes including two intervals
WHERE
Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

Matthew Bourne's Cinderella, Sadler's Wells

Choreographer Matthew Bourne has become well-known for his original and often subversive take on the classics. And so it is with Cinderella: this time he brings the story of the put upon girl who ends up getting her prince to London during the blitz.



That

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WHEN
09 Dec 2017 – 27 Jan 2018, Times vary depending on dates. See Sadler's website for full details
WHERE
Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

The Little Match Girl, Lilian Baylis Studio

A returning triumph for choreographer of the moment Arthur Pita, The Little Match Girl transforms a heart-breaking Christmas classic into a fantastical fairytale adventure, and a quirky ballet for Christmas 2017.



On Christmas Eve in a snow-dusted Italian town, under distant winter stars, the

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WHEN
13 Dec 2017 – 24 Dec 2017, Shows at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 19:00
WHERE
Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN
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