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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
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
© Yan Revazov
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Marie Taglioni in *La Sylphide*, 1832
Marie Taglioni in La Sylphide, 1832
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PhiladelphiaXmas Philes- Philadanco!

© Deborah Boardman
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 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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Costa MesaAmerican Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker

Segerstrom Center for the Arts: Segerstrom Hall, Dec 13 19:00, Dec 14 14:00, 19:00, Dec 15 12:30, 17:30, Dec 18 19:00, Dec 19 19:00, Dec 20 19:00, Dec 21 14:00, 19:00, Dec 22 12:30, 17:30
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Alexei Ratmansky; American Ballet Theatre; Pacific Symphony
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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 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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New York CityGeorge Balanchine's Nutcracker

New York City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker © Erin Baiano
Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, 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

Erina Takahashi (Clara/Sugar Plum Fairy) and Francesco Gabriele Frola (Nephew) © Laurent Liotardo
The London Coliseum, 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; Gerry Cornelius; Peter Farmer; Erina Takahashi
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San FranciscoNutcracker

War Memorial Opera House, 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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Erina Takahashi sparkles as ENB’s Nutcracker returns

Erina Takahashi (Clara/Sugar Plum Fairy) and Francesco Gabriele Frola (Nephew) © Laurent Liotardo
Mark Pullinger, 11 Dec
Despite confused storytelling in Wayne Eagling's version of ETA Hoffmann's tale, ENB's Nutcracker has some lovely dancing. 
***11
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Balanchine's Nutcracker remains a timeless holiday gift

New York City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker © Erin Baiano
Ivy Lin, 10 Dec
Balanchine’s Nutcracker may have premiered in 1954, but every year tickets sell out for this festive treat. 
*****
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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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