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Death, birth and bolero in Morphoses

22.10.09
It was good to see Wendy Whelan and Leanne Benjamin at Sadler’s Wells for Morphoses, says Sarah Frater.... more

Will Alice be weird in Wonderland?

19.08.09
The world's hottest choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon, is to make a full-length ballet for Covent Garden out of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland... more

Swan Lake with barely a ripple

26.03.09
Last seen in London 20 years ago, the full American Ballet Theatre company performed its Swan Lake but the dancing and acting were uneven.... more

Theatre

08.10.08
Big musicals may dominate the West End and box office receipts, but straight drama continues to thrive. These are the key people who make this city the global capital of theatre. ... more

Morphoses fulfils its promise

25.09.08
All eyes were on Christopher Wheeldon to see if the Royal Ballet trained, New York-based choreographer could follow through. ... more

Tough times, but still they keep giving

14.07.08
New York's billionaires, it seems, have not really noticed the downturn. They still spend their summers on lavish yachts in Europe, and are still flying in their own planes... more

Boy meets girl ballet

26.03.08
The Stuttgart dancers move well despite being artistically immature and sticking strictly to the boy-meets-girl interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, says Sarah Frater.... more

Where are the modern classics?

19.03.08
The New York City Ballet dancers make some interesting shapes but there is not enough emotional shading in their latest production.... more

Easter in the city

19.03.08
With a four-day weekend ahead, we've compiled dozens of cracking ideas for a great Bank Holiday Break.... more

Ballet from Broadway

14.03.08
New York City Ballet's triple bill by Jerome Robbins at the Coliseum was in turns funny, experimental and an affectionate homage to the classics.... more

Leap year for NY ballet

13.03.08
People have been talking about the New York City Ballet's decline for years, and, on the evidence of the disappointing opening show at the London Coliseum, they might be right.... more

George's gem still dazzles

26.11.07
However often you're told about George Balanchine being a genius, nothing quite prepares you for Jewels, says Sarah Frater.... more

Gritty Bolshoi does away with fairies and swans

14.08.07
Famous for old-style, super-traditional ballets, this mixed bill of new and recent-ish work from the Bolshoi gave the dancers a bold and emotional frankness we rarely see.... more

It was absolute agony

31.07.07
Leading British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon tells of the struggle that went into his work with the Bolshoi - and his helping hand from the Ballet Boyz.... more

Larks but no sparks

16.07.07
There was a good mix of old favourites and new work at the Ballet Boyz gala staged for the Royal Festival Hall re-opening celebrations.... more

Swan Lake spectacular is the Big Bang of ballet

14.06.07
Popular ballet Swan Lake is a super-sized pageant and parade, with jugglers, tumblers and row upon row of swans.... more

Honed to a fine pointe

12.06.07
Sofiane Sylve couldn't turn down the lead role in Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall - "it's the role every little girl dreams of dancing when she takes up ballet", she tells Keith Watson.... more

Sadler's Wells to expand into the West End

01.05.07
Dance stars Sylvie Guillem and Carlos Acosta and two companies not seen in London in decades are to star in a new international dance season in the West End.... more

Hytner's back in an epic season at Covent Garden

04.04.07
Nicholas Hytner is to return to the Royal Opera House after a 20 year absence, as the Royal Opera House annouces an epic 2007/08 season.... more

US twin for new London dance company

05.01.07
One of the world's leading classical choreographers is setting up a dance company with bases in London and New York.... more

A merry dance indeed

30.10.06
Antonia Franceschi knows a lot about the art of survival. Her harrowing roots have left her with demons to exorcise and Up From The Waste is her on-stage therapy. ... more

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