Aaron Watkin makes his mark at English National Ballet. A few quibbles about the dance but the music is a triumph.
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What's great about Great Gatsby is the frocks. Love the Roaring Twenties. And why can't we have more ballets set to music by Richard Rodney Bennett?

David Hallberg is coming back to London in August, this time with his Australian Ballet dancing Jewels. Great to have Balanchine back in the capital with his full ballet, not just Diamonds. We're overdue for a proper Balanchine feast.
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Royal Ballet Cinderella gets a fab makeover for her 75th birthday. Love the sets, not so sure about the costumes - the Fairies don't look very magical. Great opening night cast and congrats to Marianela Nunez on her silver anniversary!
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Royal Ballet's Cinderella gets a fab makeover in time for her 75th birthday. Love the sets but not so sure about the costumes. The Fairies don't look very magical. Too many flowers!
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Alessandra Ferri - an amazing performance that defies the years.
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Well at least the songs were great!
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So glad to see the spirit of Merce Cunningham lives on in Pam Tanowitz.
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And no, I didn't guess whodunnit, despite having read all 24 John Rebus novels.
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And no, I didn't guess whodunnit, despite having read all 24 of the John Rebus novels
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Sheer delight Crazy Coqs with the wonderful Billy Stritch - genial raconteur and master of the keyboard singing the seductive songs of my fave Cy Coleman. Shame City of Angels revival was scuppered by Covid.

Classic Pina Bausch goes to Africa - fantastic!
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Francesca Hayward. Wow. Simply amazing in Like Water for Chocolate. thetimes.co.uk/article/like-w…

Natalia Osipova is a dancing chameleon. Able to reinvent herself at will.
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A Russian dancing Swan Lake at Covent Garden one week after the invasion of Ukraine. And now taking on Carmen at the Southbank. The extraordinary Natalia Osipova tells all.
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How times have changed at Rambert. Inevitable, of course, but I do miss the live orchestra.
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Recently read Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel's quirky Mexican novel. Intrigued to see what Christopher Wheeldon will make of it as a ballet.
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Four ballerinas for the price of one - a novel Swan Lake at the Royal Ballet to raise funds for Ukraine. But will it catch on as an idea?
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Breakin' Convention is back with a vengeance. Can it really be 19 years old?
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I really think Akram Khan was at his best when he didn't worry about trying to tell specific stories.
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