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Fairy tale return for Sarah Lamb in Sleeping Beauty

26.10.09
Given she’s been off injured for a year, Sarah Lamb understandably took things carefully in Sleeping Beauty.... more

Truth in a barrel in Mayerling

08.10.09
The Royal Ballet performs its first performance after the summer break and Kenneth MacMillan's brilliance shows through.... more

The Brandstrup-Rojo project is a high-achieving piece

22.09.09
Choreographer Kim Brandstrup and Royal Ballet principal Tamara Rojo have created a new work set to the Variations.... more

Tired Carlos Acosta can make the heart leap

24.07.09
Carlos Acosta arrived on the dance scene a decade ago, and there’s been unreserved raving ever since.... more

Diamond comeback in Jewels

10.06.09
The Royal Ballet looked confident in Diamonds but less so in Rubies and Emeralds for Jewels.... more

Ballet, reduced and raw

19.02.08
This short ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor paints with its absences to focus all attention on the dancers.... more

Poignant undertow helps crack the nut

10.12.07
The seasonal ballet staple, The Nutcracker, is a gentle, true and elegant performance, powerful and serious enough to bring a lump to the throat.... more

Triumph for young love

17.10.07
Steven McRae steals the show as the last-minute replacement for the injured Johan Kobborg in the Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet.... more

Highs and lows of Mayerling

10.04.07
Edward Watson makes a hugely assured debut dancing Crown Prince Rudolf - the most demanding male lead in all classical ballet - in Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling.... more

The apple of Adam's eye

06.03.07
Even by the currently stellar standards of The Royal Ballet, Steven McRae jumps out. Sarah Frater was captivated by his pin-perfect dancing and distinctive looks.... more

Joyful taste of Naples

17.01.07
This excerpt ballet was just the thing to cheer you up on a January night, says Sarah Frater. But Rhapsody star Carlos Acosta maybe needs to slow down a bit.... more

Alina is a woman transformed

20.11.06
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.... more

Great start to a leap year

06.10.06
The company shone as the Royal Ballet leapt into action at the start of its 2006/07 season. But it was the men, says Sarah Frater, who dominated.... more

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