December Dance

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

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

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

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

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