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Three-fold surprise from the Royal Ballet

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

The dancers are very good but everyone seems bemused by the choreography in the Royal Ballet's latest mixed bill.

Tatsuo Miyajima is keeper of the light fantastic

2009-11-03T10:15:00Z

Tatsuo Miyajima is bringing his vision to the Royal Ballet, he tells Ben Luke.

Diaghilev the great mischief-maker

2009-10-15T23:00:00Z

Serge Diaghilev�s arrival in Paris 100 years ago forever changed classical dance

Will Alice be weird in Wonderland?

2009-08-19T09:22:34Z

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

Fashion's love affair with dance

2009-07-28T07:54:38Z

At Sadler's Wells the outifts worn by the arty audience exude the essence of the modern dance they're coming to see: sexy, quirky and bold - whether it's an eBay bargain or all Vivienne Westwood

Wayne McGregor calls the tune

2009-03-31T23:00:00Z

Wayne McGregor's directorial first at the Opera House is in some ways a low-risk debut, says Sarah Frater.

Arresting images in Dido and Aeneas

2009-03-31T23:00:00Z

The pairing of Purcell's elegiac Dido and Aeneas and Handel's exuberant Acis and Galatea at the Royal Opera House works well, says Barry Millington.

Ballet in the rough

2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

Watching The Royal Ballet dance Wayne McGregor is like stroking a cat the wrong way, says Sarah Frater.

Bausch lights the candles for Sadler's Wells

2008-11-04T00:00:00Z

Sadler's Wells has put on a gala for its 10th birthday, and the one-off result was an impressive reminder of all it has achieved.

Theatre

2008-10-02T10:15:37Z

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.

25 events to raise your spirits this autumn

2008-09-24T07:21:55Z

Something might be rotten in the City but in London�s arts world there�s plenty to be upbeat about. Here�s our pick of must-sees to brighten up longer nights

Wayne's world basks in sunshine for Ignite

2008-09-14T23:00:00Z

You could hear Wayne McGregor and all those involved in Ignite at the Royal Opera House breathe a sigh of relief that the weather was good.

Mixed bag at Latitude

2008-07-20T23:00:00Z

Latitude, this year proving itself as much an arts as a music festival, has doubled in size since its tentative beginning in 2006.

The joints are jumping

2008-04-10T23:00:00Z

Entity looks like vintage film of an actual laboratory dog in a real experiment and you sense somewhere off-camera men in white coats tracking his speed, says Sarah Frater.

Acid house at the opera house?

2008-04-01T10:35:56Z

Wayne McGregor plays mind games with his dance creations at Sadler's Wells and now he is at the heart of plans to pull the cool crowd into Covent Garden.

Experience the digital age

2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

A celebration of the digital age, the Jerwood Moving Image Awards sees the finalists share old-school approaches to the art of the short film.

Ballet, reduced and raw

2008-02-19T00:00:00Z

This short ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor paints with its absences to focus all attention on the dancers.

Grace and fervour

2008-02-04T00:00:00Z

Arguably, this triple bill from the Royal Ballet is rather too successful at making ballet's case as an artistic heavy-hitter, says Sarah Frater.

Odd mixed bag makes this a borderline case

2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

Galas can be good fun and even if they're not, knowing it's all for a Cause will usually win you over. But it was borderline at the Royal Opera House Gala, says Sarah Frater.

Dance that takes no prisoners

2007-07-01T23:00:00Z

Even if you see a lot of dance, and even if you've seen it before, William Forsythe's One Flat Thing, Reproduced comes as a howling, dazzling surprise.

The cultural highlights of 2006

2006-12-29T12:41:51Z

From the triumph of Frost/Nixon to pop divas demanding equal opportunities, and a West End song and dance, our critics reflect on 2006.

Alina is a woman transformed

2006-11-20T00:00:00Z

Alina Cojocaru is a very special ballerina, but many feared she has been hampered by her restraint and delicacy. She answers her doubters in the Royal Ballet's Triple Bill, says Sarah Frater.