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“The spirit of Margot” celebrated in The Royal Ballet's Fonteyn gala

Dreamy <i>Midsummer</i> ends NYCB's spring season © Paul Kolnik

Dreamy Midsummer ends NYCB's spring season

ABT pays tribute to a ballet maverick

San Francisco Ballet’s <i>Shostakovich Trilogy</i> brings a strong close to the season © Erik Tomasson

San Francisco Ballet’s Shostakovich Trilogy brings a strong close to the season

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Pure dance with joyful power: SF Ballet

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“The spirit of Margot” celebrated by Royal Ballet

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ZürichRomeo and Juliet

Giulia Tonelli (Juliet) and Alexander Jones (Romeo) © Carlos Quezada

Opernhaus, Jun 27 at 19:30

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

Christian Spuck; Ballett Zürich; Zurich Junior Ballet; Michail Jurowski; Christian Schmidt; Emma Ryott; Philharmonia Zürich

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Volksoper Vienna, Jun 27 at 19:00

Various: Peter Pan

Vesna Orlic; Vienna State Ballet; Wolfram-Maria Märtig; Alexandra Burgstaller; Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper

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Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Jun 27 19:00, Jun 28 19:00, Jun 29 11:00, 19:00, Jun 30 11:00, 19:00, Sep 13 19:00, Sep 14 11:00, 19:00, 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

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Grand Théâtre, Jun 27 19:30, Jun 28 19:30, Jun 29 19:30, Jun 30 15:00

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty

Marius Petipa; Jean-Guillaume Bart; Yacobson Ballet; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Olga Shaishmelashvili

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Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Thu 27 Jun at 18:30

Kuprevičius: Čiurlionis

Robert Bondara; Robertas Šervenikas; Diana Marszałek; Julia Skrzynecka; Maciej Igielski

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Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Jun 27 20:00, Jun 28 20:00, Jun 29 15:00, 20:00

Lamagna: Giselle

Akram Khan; English National Ballet; Gavin Sutherland; Tim Yip; Mark Henderson

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Pita’s disturbing take on Hans Christian Andersen’s grim fairy-tale

Natalia Osipova in The Mother © Kenny Mathieson

Sarah Kirkup, 20 Jun

Natalia Osipova and Jonathan Goddard excel in the gothic drama of Pita’s storytelling – but is it all just a bit too gory?

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Kleines Requiem: Martin ten Kortenaar and Sasha Mukhamedov © Hans Gerritsen

Lambrecht Wessels, 14 Jun

Anna Tsygankova is clearly enjoying her part in Forsythe's Pas/Parts 2018, an exposé of the vocabulary of modern ballet.

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Chantal Nguyen, 14 Jun

Bangarra celebrates its 30th anniversary, with the momentous return of Jiří Kylián's Stamping Ground to its Indigenous roots.

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Skylar Brandt in Le Corsaire © Rosalie O’Connor

Ivy Lin, 11 Jun

Perhaps ABT's disclaimer in the program notes should have simply said: "When you watch Le Corsaire, prepare to be both offended and entertained. We hope you'll be more entertained than offended."

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