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Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon with The Royal Ballet looks every bit as good as it did back in 1974. There is a reason why it’s stood the test of time. 

National Ballet of Japan in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon has been revived six years after its performances were cancelled because of the pandemic. Exceptionally good interpretations led the opening night performance.

Czech National Ballet sheds a new light on MacMillan's unique ability to make story-telling ballets on a grand scale.

Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Manon is an unforgettable, stunning production – a classic well worth seeing.

Kenneth MacMillan’s 50 year old ballet, Manon, holds up a mirror to our own times.

The whole Company exudes bravura and panache in gala programme headlined by a Zucchetti premiere and a Wheeldon classic.

The Royal Ballet season opens with a MacMillan favourite, his ballet adaptation of a novel more familiar for its operatic treatment. 

Jurgita Dronina impresses as the heroine in this matinee performance of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's ballet at the Coliseum. 

A performance that overflows with rich detailing in every role

Organised by Berlin State Ballet audience’s darling, the principal dancer Polina Semionova, the gala Polina & Friends and its stellar cast literally left the house roaring from enthusiasm.

Yet another revival of MacMillan's signature ballet.  Enlivened by tremendous performances, not least in the title role, and still a classic. But, how long will that pertain?   

A memorable Manon in Budapest 

How relevant is Manon nowadays? At La Scala, it resonates today as timely as ever and sorrow lingers on. 

Manon proves a wonderful start to the new season at Royal Ballet with Marianela Nuñez in the title role and Federico Bonelli as her lover.

The fourth Étoile Gala in Tokyo showed many faces of Paris Opera Ballet étoiles as well as stars from other companies, and with its intimate atmosphere and hand-made feeling, won the hearts of Japanese audience. 

Pia Savoie reviews the Australian Ballet's Manon at the Sydney Opera House.

American Ballet Theatre's Japan tour returns Kenneth MacMillan's Manon to company repetoire, with Diana Vishneva and Marcelo Gomes dancing the main roles, the two stars dazzling with chemistry.

Ballet studio Architanz held a gala with two world premieres and also a farewell performance to the beloved star Robert Tewsley. 

Si les audaces du ballet de MacMillan ont aujourd’hui perdu de leur pouvoir de scandale, le propos social conserve une étonnante acuité, et le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris se montre à son avantage.

Désormais véritable chef-d’œuvre du ballet classique, L’Histoire de Manon nous emmène au travers des transports amoureux, du remord et de la trahison qui secouent la destinée tragique de deux jeunes gens, dans une trame simple mais restée très puissante.