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TokyoTales of Hoffmann

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Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann
Peter Darrell; National Ballet of Japan; Paul Murphy; Naoji Kawaguchi; Ayako Maeda; Yuji Sawada
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David Bintleys Weihnachtsballett A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol © Roosa Oksaharju
Ein beklemmendes psychologisches Drama... jedoch lässt die choreographische und musikalische Spannung nach Beginn schnell nach.
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Marianela – Timeless: a ballerina at the pinnacle of her career

Marianela Núñez and William Bracewell in Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand © 2026 Maria-Helena Buckley
Celebrating a prima ballerina still in her prime, Marianela – Timeless, is a programme of excellence and true artistry from all quarters.
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National Ballet of Japan's Swan Lake: tragic but mesmerising

National Ballet of Japan in Sir Peter Wright’s Swan Lake © Takashi Shikama
National Ballet of Japan’s revival of Sir Peter Wright’s Swan Lake showed the company in good form, especially among the unified corps de ballet Swans. 
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National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Yui Yonezawa as Giselle and Shun Izawa as Albrecht in Miyako Yoshida's Giselle © Tristram Kenton
National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.
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A Diaghilev celebration from BRB2

Alexandra Manuel (Firebird) and Marlo Kempsey-Fagg (Prince Ivan) in The Firebird © Tristram Kenton
Carlos Acosta devises a programme of Ballets Russes highlights to celebrate Serge Diaghilev and to showcase the young dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s junior company, BRB2. 
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National Ballet of Japan's revival of Giselle: a dramatic return

Ayako Ono as Giselle and Yudai Fukuoka as Albrecht in Giselle © Kiyonori Hasegawa
National Ballet of Japan has revived their production of Giselle, ahead of their tour to the Royal Opera House in London, replicating the triumphant success it had in 2022.
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