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Dance
One of the most powerful works in The Royal Ballet repertoire, MacMillan's Manon, returns to Covent Garden on its 50th anniversary for a three-week run
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Dance
Tickets for The Royal Ballet's winter period are now on general sale
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Dance
Proving he’s still got it at 50 years old, the Cuban superstar Carlos Acosta returns to the ROH with a programme that celebrates a long, illustrious career in dance
Essential
Dance
As she prepares to dance the emblematic Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, newly minted Royal Ballet principal, Fumi Kaneko, talks to Culture Whisper about her life and favourite roles
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Dance
English National Ballet adds MacMillan's enthralling full-length work, Manon, to its Ballet On Demand streaming service
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Dance
The Royal Ballet welcomed its first paying audience to the ROH with a mixed bill that offered a glimmer of light on the eve of renewed darkness
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Dance
As BalletBoyz enter their 20th year, directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt talk to Culture Whisper and assure us that the best is yet to come
Tried and Tested
Dance
Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, an engrossing tale of love, greed and tragedy, is as fresh and cogent as ever, and a powerful opener to The Royal Ballet’s new season
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Opera
A mouth-watering selection of ballet and opera for autumn at the Royal Opera House
Tried and Tested
Dance
A harrowing tale of innocence corrupted; English National Ballet’s Manon with Kenneth Macmillan’s masterful choreography returns to the London Coliseum
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Dance
Tickets for English National Ballet's Christmas residency at the London Coliseum go on general sale on Monday, 19 March. In the programme: Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Manon
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Dance
Go behind the scenes with the Royal Ballet’s Insights programme for an illuminating look at what goes into making memorable performances
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Two significant anniversaries, five world premieres, a busy live cinema programme and the return of much loved classics - the Royal Ballet’s 2017/18 Season is a mouth-watering affair.