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<i>Romeo + Juliet</i> another palpable hit for Sir Matthew Bourne © Johan Persson

Romeo + Juliet another palpable hit for Sir Matthew Bourne

© Johan Persson

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater residency at Sadler's Wells © Paul Kolnik

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater residency at Sadler's Wells

A hot affair: Staatsballett Berlin in Cranko’s <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> © Yan Revazov

A hot affair: Staatsballett Berlin in Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet

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Queen of the Bolshoi Svetlana Zakharova on her love affair with London

Dancing heals: a Croatian ballerina defied war

Benjamin Freemantle in McIntyre's Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem at SFB © Erik Tomasson

SF Ballet's Benjamin Freemantle

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Hofesh Shechter on his creative process

Dance on tap

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Ballet ABC

Marie Taglioni in *La Sylphide*, 1832

Marie Taglioni in La Sylphide, 1832

© Wikicommons

Louis XIV, represenetd as Louis Appolo © Wikicommons

Classical Ballet, a French Affair?

Serge Lifar, dancer with Les Ballets Russes, and Director of the Paris Opéra Ballet © Wikicommons

A little History of the French Style

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

A step into the world of Swan Lake

The original cast of The Sleeping Beauty, Mariinsky Theater, 1890, Carlotta Brianza (Aurora) © Wikicommons

SB: Symphonic Storytelling

Students of the Imperial Ballet School (St Petersburg) in Petipa's Fairy Tale , 1891 © Wikicommons

Italian Influence on Russian Ballet

Carlotta Grisi and Marius Petipa, La Valse, Giselle © Wikicommons | Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France

A Story book World of Ballet

Portrait of Sergei Diaghilev by Valentin Serov © Wikimedia Commons

Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: Cultural Avant Garde

English National Ballet © Photography by ASH

Nutcracker: still casting a Christmas spell

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BarcelonaLes Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal: Double Bill

Gran Teatre del Liceu, Sep 15 17:00, Sep 17 20:00, Sep 18 20:00, Sep 19 20:00

Pergolesi, Beethoven

Edward Clug; Uwe Scholz; Les Grands Ballets; Dina Gilbert; Ivan Cavallari; Alexander Ekman

BudapestRecirquel: Non Solus

Müpa: Festival Theatre, Sun 15 Sep at 15:00 and 19:00

Sárik: Non Solus

Bence Vági; Recirquel

ViennaWiener Staatsballett in der Volksoper: Peter Pan

Volksoper Vienna, Sep 15 16:30, Sep 20 18:30, Sep 26 19:00, Sep 29 18:00, Oct 03 11:00

Various: Peter Pan

Vesna Orlic; Vienna State Ballet; Wolfram-Maria Märtig; Alexandra Burgstaller; Andreas Ivancsics

RigaScheherazade and Her Tales

© Andris Tone

Latvian National Opera, Sun 15 Sep at 19:00

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade and Her Tales

Leo Mujic; Latvian National Ballet; Jānis Liepiņš; Dinka Jeričevič; Manuela Paladin Šabanović

BudapestBilly Elliot - The Musical

Billy Elliot - The Musical

Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Sep 15 11:00, 19:00, Sep 19 19:00, Sep 20 19:00, Sep 21 11:00, 19:00, Sep 22 11:00, 19:00

John: Billy Elliot

Géza Köteles; Szirtes Tamás; Hungarian State Opera; István Silló; István Szlávik; Yvette Alida Kovács

New York CityJewels

Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, Sep 17 19:30, Sep 19 19:30, Sep 20 20:00, Sep 21 14:00, 20:00

Various: Jewels

George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; New York City Ballet Orchestra

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Life-changing inspiration in AAADT's third programme

AAADT's Jacqueline Green in Members Don't Get Weary © Paul Kolnik

Graham Watts, 10 Sep

A programme of dance themed on life-changing inspiration.

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Cullberg: Figure a Sea at the Southbank

Figure at Sea © Urban Jörén

Graham Watts, 06 Sep

A slice of post-modern dance history for one-night only at the Southbank.

***11

AAADT struggles to make an indelible mark

AAADT in Jessica Lang's EN © Paul Kolnik

Graham Watts, 05 Sep

A varied programme that failed to meet the highs of the company's opening night.

***11

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater residency opens at Sadler's Wells

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Lazarus © Paul Kolnik

Graham Watts, 04 Sep

The enduring legacy of Alvin Ailey is celebrated in this first programme of his company's return to the UK.

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Whispering stories of butterflies and crows: Story, story, die.

Story, story, die. © Mats Bäcker

Katja Vaghi, 29 Aug

The German premiere of Alan Lucien Øyen's Story, story, die.: manipulation, fragmented truths and lies for Tanz im August.

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Star dancers choosing questionable dances?

Natalia Osipova and David Hallberg in The Leaves are Fading © Daniel Boud

Chantal Nguyen, 27 Aug

Natalia Osipova and David Hallberg's combined star power transcend this mixed bag of contemporary and classical dance.

****1

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