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ballet
May 31, 2013

Ballets by Ratmansky

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A case of incurable Ratmansky Fever means we continue to chase the choreographer’s new works around the globe, so make sure to check back…

Mayerling 2013, Courtesy of ROH
April 29, 2011

Five Ballet Weddings From Hell

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We hear you. You can’t stand the buzz about a “certain wedding” anymore. Everywhere you look, it’s all about fairy-tale endings, cheese and romance. You…

April 16, 2011

10 Reasons Why We Love Manon

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A big helping of MacMillan is finally coming our way after a very Ashton-heavy season. Manon, one of his most famous full-length ballets, opens…

Edward Watson in Mayerling
June 22, 2009

Mayerling

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Is this ballet for you? Go if: You are tired of white ballets and of seeing male dancers perennially overshadowed by the ballerina. Mayerling,…

New in the Bag

Opinion July 30, 2009

Ticket to Ride

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As UK audiences flocked to catch free ballet & opera performances via the BP/ROH summer screenings, The Times, invited by Royal Opera House (ROH)…

Dancers July 24, 2009

Beautiful Woman

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On one side her admirers and knight-in-shining-armour defenders. On the other those who see her as an inconsistent performer. It doesn’t matter on which…

Review July 23, 2009

Man of the Hour

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Going for thirty six days without any ballet is quite a challenge for a balletomane, therefore I could not pass up the opportunity of…

Opinion, Social Media July 20, 2009

Virtually There

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In 1973 the Royal Ballet went on a historical tour to Brazil bringing 110 dancers including its star Margot Fonteyn to 85,000 people across…