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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

Dancing Seb Coe launches London 2012 Open Weekend

24.07.09
Former Olympic champion Lord Coe proved his versatility as he made an impressive debut as a ballet dancer... more

Giant dominoes to hip hop Bard in a weekend of fun for Games

22.07.09
Hundreds of arts and sports events will take place across the capital this weekend to mark three years until the Olympic Games... more

See inside 2012 stadium during 'open weekend'

08.07.09
Standard readers have the chance to be among the first to see inside the Olympic Stadium site during an open weekend featuring hundreds of arts and sport events in the capital... more

Baby in the wings for Thomas Edur and Agnes Oaks

01.07.09
Thomas Edur and Agnes Oaks danced in the UK for the last time as the pair retire from English National Ballet where they've dazzled for 20 years.... more

Chanel’s Lagerfeld puts the fashion back in ballet

17.06.09
It was a case of high fashion both on and off stage at Sadler’s Wells.... more

Swan Lake in 3D ... leaping into a living room near you

28.05.09
It is Swan Lake as you’ve never seen it. Thirty-two English National Ballet dancers appear to leap over you and into your living room — all for less than the price of a seat in the gods... more

Serge Diaghilev steps ahead of the rest

05.05.09
Serge Diaghilev so transformed classical ballet, you'd think the centenary of his first visit to the west would have the dance world in overdrive.... more

Off the record: Summer's back on

13.02.09
Last year music festivals struggled with poor line-ups and horrible weather — but 2009 is already looking like a great excuse for a party.... more

Manon is late show of virtuosity

05.01.09
There were huge cheers as the curtain came down, and rarely have they felt so poignant as in English National Ballet's Manon.... more

Mel C's just swell

05.12.08
Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm was looking positively glowing out on the town.... more

Lily Allen is the real sleeping beauty

05.12.08
Lily Allen took her elderly grandfather to see the ballet. But guess who fell asleep.... more

Sleeping Beauty is pretty pantomime

04.12.08
English National Ballet began its Christmas stint at the Coliseum with Kenneth MacMillan’s version of The Sleeping Beauty.... more

Best Christmas shows in London

04.12.08
Clive Rowe squeezes into the dame's dress at Hackney Empire, Elton John returns to the O2 and Angelika Kirchschlager hits the high notes in Hansel and Gretel.... more

Bragg strikes a chord for Cultural Olympiad with open air guitar lessons

29.09.08
Billy Bragg helped to kick off the first full weekend of the Cultural Olympiad with an open-air busking session at the Royal Festival Hall... more

Breath of fresh air for ENB

03.07.08
The English National Ballet occasionally looked under-prepared during their mixed bill at the Festival Hall, although Elena Glurdjidze was all radiance as the lead ballerina.... more

ENB returns to Festival Hall

03.06.08
The English National Ballet is going back to its roots with the first performances at the Royal Festival Hall in a decade.... more

English National Ballet returns to Festival Hall

03.06.08
The English National Ballet is going back to its roots with performances at the Royal Festival Hall... more

Getting in the festival mood

06.05.08
The inaugural Bandstand felt like the start of the festival season with “love teepees” and a Mad Hatter's Tea Party.... more

A perfect Christmas story

12.12.07
British choreographer Michael Corder's ballet, The Snow Queen, features gentle dancing, sweet duets and a clear story.... more

London's winter wonderland

28.11.07
Whether you're seeking carols at Southwark Cathedral or the best bars to warm up in, here's where to celebrate the season of cold feet and good cheer.... more

Could your daughter be the next Darcey Bussell?

22.10.07
The next Darcey Bussell could be discovered when the English National Ballet school holds auditions on 25 November.... more

Can't get no Satisfaction

30.08.07
Satisfaction, a ballet set to the music of the Rolling Stones, is an under-powered, under-choreographed muddle, says Sarah Frater.... more

Rolling Stones - the ballet

14.08.07
Peter Schaufuss is on a mission to reinvent classical dance for the next generation - starting with a new work called Satisfaction.... more

Elton, Rod, then Kanye thrills the rapping royals

02.07.07
The Diana memorial concert at Wembley Stadium featured more than two dozen stars from the world of music and beyond, performing to 63,000 dancing, clapping and Mexican-waving people.... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

28.06.07
This week's top 5 gigs include the Gypsy Kings at the Tower of London, Lou Reed at the Hammersmith Apollo and the Concert for Diana at Wembley.... 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

Lily saves Diana gig from the 'has-beens'

26.04.07
Lily Allen and The Feeling will provide an injection of youth and indie music at the Princess Diana tribute concert.... more

Take That tipped for Wembley tribute to Diana

03.04.07
Take That, Keane and Rod Stewart are among the stars tipped to play this summer's Concert for Diana.... more

Quaint Giselle keeps eye on past

11.01.07
This Giselle may hark back to past productions, but by its close we believe in the power of remorse, and forgiveness, says Sarah Frater.... more

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