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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
© Paul Kolnik
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A hot affair: Staatsballett Berlin in Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet
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Marie Taglioni in *La Sylphide*, 1832
Marie Taglioni in La Sylphide, 1832
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BudapestThe Nutcracker

The Nutcracker
Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Dec 12 19:00, Dec 14 11:00, Dec 15 11:00, 18:00, Dec 17 19:00, Dec 19 19:00, Dec 22 11:00, Dec 23 11:00, Dec 24 11:00, Dec 25 11:00, Dec 26 11:00, 18:00, Dec 27 11:00, 18:00, Dec 29 11:00, 18:00, 2020 Jan 04 11:00, Jan 05 11:00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Tamás Solymosi; Wayne Eagling; Hungarian National Ballet; Gusztáv Oláh; Nóra Rományi
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New York CityGeorge Balanchine's Nutcracker

Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, Dec 12 19:00, Dec 13 10:00, Dec 14 14:00, 20:00, Dec 15 13:00, 17:00, Dec 17 19:00, Dec 18 14:00, 19:00, Dec 19 19:00, Dec 20 20:00, Dec 21 14:00, 20:00, Dec 22 13:00, 17:00, Dec 23 14:00, 19:00, Dec 24 14:00, Dec 26 14:00, 19:00, Dec 27 20:00, Dec 28 14:00, 20:00, Dec 29 13:00, 17:00, Dec 30 14:00, 19:00, Dec 31 14:00, 2020 Jan 02 19:00, Jan 03 20:00, Jan 04 14:00, 20:00, Jan 05 13:00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
George Balanchine; Lev Ivanov; New York City Ballet; Kai Misra-Stone; Sophia Thomopoulos; Brandon Chosed; Miriam Miller
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LondonThe Nutcracker

The Nutcracker
The London Coliseum, Dec 12 19:30, Dec 13 19:30, Dec 14 14:30, 19:30, Dec 15 14:30, Dec 17 14:30, 19:30, Dec 18 14:30, 19:30, Dec 19 14:30, 19:30, Dec 20 14:30, 19:30, Dec 21 14:30, 19:30, Dec 22 14:30, Dec 24 14:00, Dec 26 16:00, Dec 27 14:30, 19:30, Dec 28 14:30, 19:30, Dec 29 14:30, Dec 30 14:30, 19:30, Dec 31 14:00, 2020 Jan 02 19:30, Jan 03 19:30, Jan 04 14:30, 19:30, Jan 05 14:00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; English National Ballet; Gavin Sutherland; Peter Farmer; Erina Takahashi
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San FranciscoNutcracker

War Memorial Opera House, Dec 12 11:00, 19:00, Dec 13 14:00, 19:00, Dec 14 14:00, 19:00, Dec 15 14:00, 19:00, Dec 17 19:00, Dec 18 19:00, Dec 19 14:00, 19:00, Dec 20 14:00, 19:00, Dec 21 14:00, 19:00, Dec 22 14:00, 19:00, Dec 23 14:00, 19:00, Dec 24 11:00, 16:00, Dec 26 14:00, 19:00, Dec 27 14:00, 19:00, Dec 28 14:00, 19:00, Dec 29 14:00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Helgi Tomasson; San Francisco Ballet; Michael Yeargan; Martin Pakledinaz; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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PhiladelphiaXmas Philes- Philadanco!

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Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Dec 12 19:30, Dec 13 20:00, Dec 14 14:00, 20:00
Various: Xmas Philes
Daniel Ezralow; Philadanco!; Jackson Lowell; Rosita Adamo; Janine Beckles; William Burden
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MadridEl cascanueces por la Compañía Nacional de Danza

*El cascanueces* por la Compañía Nacional de Danza
Teatro de la Zarzuela, Dec 12, 13, 14, 15 18:00, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 18:00 (at 20:00 unless shown)
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; José Carlos Martínez; Compañía Nacional de Danza; Manuel Coves; Mónica Boromello; Inaki Cobos
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Ekman’s LIB and Eyal’s Strong at the Staatsballett Berlin

Polina Semionova, Ksenia Ovsyanick, Elisa Carrillo Cabrera, Johnny McMillan in Lib © Jubal Battisti
Katja Vaghi, 08 Dec
Let's not split hairs: Alexander Ekman's Lib and Sharon Eyal's Strong flooded the opera with the Berlin young-and-hip art scene.
****1
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McGregor and Mugler unveil a dance-fashion spectacle at the Coliseum

Ed Watson and Olga Smirnova in McGregor + Mugler © Sasha Gusov
Sarah Kirkup, 08 Dec
Fêted collaboration lacks substance despite committed performances, and it's Cherkaoui's Faun that captures the human connection.
**111
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Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake proves emotional and timeless in LA

James Lovell, Max Westwell and company in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake © Craig Schwartz Photography
Gillian Ebersole, 06 Dec
Matthew Bourne's brilliant rendition of Swan Lake makes this classic story ballet refreshing, contemporary and emotional.
*****
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Icy chic: Svetlana Zakharova as Coco Chanel

Svetlana Zakharova (Gabrielle Chanel) © Jack Devant
Mark Pullinger, 04 Dec
Modanse, a double bill designed for the star Bolshoi ballerina, disappoints at the London Coliseum. 
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The Joffrey Nutcracker rises from the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago

The Joffrey Ballet Nutcracker © Cheryl Mann
Joseph Houseal, 01 Dec
The Joffrey Nutcracker succeeds in redefining the socio-economic situation of the protagonists, but throws out the baby with the bathwater.
**111
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New Breed unearths emerging Australian talent

Arise © Pedro Greig
Sarah Navin, 29 Nov
This showcase is creative, quirky, bold and, best of all, experimental as four emerging Australian choreographers explore not just intricate shapes and sequences, but whole new ways of movement.
****1
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