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Carlos Acosta celebrates 30 extraordinary years in dance
Our December dancer is the great Carlos Acosta, whose unique journey and extraordinary international career now continue with Acosta Danza, a professional platform for Cuban dancers which he founded in Havana and many other projects. Carlos Acosta is here interviewed by Graham Watts
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Marie Taglioni in *La Sylphide*, 1832
Marie Taglioni in La Sylphide, 1832
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TokyoThe Nutcracker and the Mouse King

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Dec 18 13:00, Dec 21 19:00, Dec 22 13:00, 18:00, Dec 23 13:00, 18:00, Dec 24 14:00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
Wayne Eagling; National Ballet of Tokyo; Alexei Baklan; Naoji Kawaguchi; Ayako Maeda; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
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LondonMatthew Bourne's Swan Lake

Matthew Ball (Swan) and Liam Mower (Prince) © Johan Persson
Sadler's Wells Theatre, Dec 18 19:30, Dec 19 19:30, Dec 20 19:30, Dec 21 19:30, Dec 22 14:30, 19:30, Dec 23 14:00, 19:00, Dec 26 19:30, Dec 27 14:30, 19:30, Dec 28 19:30, Dec 29 14:30, 19:30, Dec 30 14:00, 19:00, 2019 Jan 01 19:00, Jan 02 19:30, Jan 03 19:30, Jan 04 19:30, Jan 05 14:30, 19:30, Jan 06 14:00, 19:00, Jan 08 19:30, Jan 09 19:30, Jan 10 19:30, Jan 11 19:30, Jan 12 14:30, 19:30
Tchaikovsky: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
Matthew Bourne; Matthew Bourne's New Adventures; Brett Morris; Lez Brotherston; Paule Constable
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BudapestThe Nutcracker

The Nutcracker
Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Dec 18 19:00, Dec 19 19:00, Dec 20 11:00, 19:00, Dec 21 11:00, Dec 22 11:00, 18:00, Dec 23 11:00, Dec 24 11:00, Dec 25 11:00, Dec 26 11:00, Dec 27 11:00, Dec 28 11:00, 18:00, Dec 29 11:00, 18:00, Dec 30 11:00, 18:00, Dec 31 11:00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Hungarian National Ballet; András Déri; Gusztáv Oláh; Nóra Rományi
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MunichDer Nussknacker

Der Nussknacker
Nationaltheater, Dec 18 19:30, Dec 26 15:00, 19:30, Dec 28 19:30, 2019 Jan 02 19:30, Jan 04 19:30
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
John Neumeier; Bavarian State Ballet; Robertas Šervenikas; Jürgen Rose; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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BernThe Four Seasons

Stadttheater, Dec 18 19:30, Dec 20 19:30, Dec 23 18:00, Dec 28 19:30, Dec 30 18:00, 2019 Jan 04 19:30, Jan 11 19:30, Jan 13 18:00
Richter: The Four Seasons
Estefania Miranda; Bern:Ballett; Hans Christoph Bünger; Till Kuhnert; Bern Symphony Orchestra
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LeipzigDer Nussknacker

© Ida Zenna
Opernhaus, Dec 18 19:30, Dec 19 11:00, Dec 23 18:00, Dec 25 18:00, 2019 Jan 01 18:00, Jan 05 19:00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Jean-Philippe Dury; Leipziger Ballet; Yoko Seyama; Aleksandar Noshpal; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Opera Children's Choir
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San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker proudly carries on the tradition

San Francisco Ballet in The Nutcracker © Erik Tomasson
Terez Rose, 12 Dec
San Francisco Ballet returns to the War Memorial Opera House with the beloved holiday classic that had its North American debut here.
****1
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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake takes flight once again

Matthew Ball (Swan) and Liam Mower (Prince) © Johan Persson
Mark Pullinger, 12 Dec
Bourne's radical reworking of Swan Lake returns to Sadler's Wells, 23 years after its premiere. 
*****
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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: A redesign in Zürich

Yen Han and Matthew Knight (Clowns) and William Moore (Nutcracker), Nutcracker and the Mouse King © Gregory Batardon
Sarah Batschelet, 11 Dec
In Zurich, ballet director Christian Spuck recently launched the second season of the multi-layered ballet he choreographed to the great P.I. Tchaikovsky score.
****1
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Scottish Ballet's Cinderella lights up Edinburgh

Roses in Scottish Ballet's Cinderella © Andy Ross
Graham Watts, 08 Dec
A welcome revival of Christopher Hampson's imaginative reworking of this perennial fairy tale 
***11
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Ballet Nacional de España presents a vibrant 40th anniversary gala

BNE in Ritmos © Jesús Vallinas
Cristina de Lucas, 08 Dec
Ballet National de España (BNE) celebrates its 40th anniversary with a vibrant gala that brings together old and new landmarks of its repertory. Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela hosts the event.
****1
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No body left behind: Sasha Waltz & Guest and Hans Peter Kuhn Körper

Körper © Berndt Uhlig
Katja Vaghi, 06 Dec
A mesmerising catalogue of the body’s uses and abuses in our society, Sasha Waltz & Guest presents Körper an old-time favourite at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
*****
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