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Scottish Ballet's Cinders! confirms Hampson is a savvy theatre-maker

Aaron Venegas as Tarquin in Christopher Hampson's Cinders! © Andy Ross
Christopher Hampson's reinvented version of his own original Cinderella, Cinders!, is a triumph of theatre, whether the central character is danced by a man or a woman.
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A Streetcar Named Desire: sheer dynamite and startlingly erotic

Marge Hendrick as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire © Andy Ross
It’s back with the same team, slightly tweaked here and there and with a new generation of dancers taking on those iconic roles. What took them so long?
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Scottish Ballet's Coppélia: live filming adds an extra dimension

Bruno Micchiardi as Dr Coppélius in Jess and Morgs' Coppélia © Andy Ross
The integration of an onstage camera shooting live action film is not new, but Jess and Morgs are perfecting the art of adding this extra dimension to live performance.
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The Scandal at Mayerling a triumph for Scottish Ballet

Sir Kenneth MacMillan's masterpiece is reimagined on a smaller scale, distilling the ballet into the essence of the personal relationships that led to the tragic events at Mayerling.
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Scottish Ballet's The Snow Queen leaves Edinburgh feeling festive

Scottish Ballet’s The Snow Queen at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre retells the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale while maintaining the wintry wonder that makes the story so beloved.

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