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There is no specific spotlight in any of the pieces. In all three, the choreography is shared and there are no grand solos or flashy principals to steal attention. 

Artistic directors of Ballet Boyz Billy Trevitt and Michael Nunn stage a speed dating style collaboration, match making four choreographers with four composers. The quality of performance is top-notch, but the choreography is pot luck in places. 

An incredible musical performance - by pianists and singers - that is not well enough matched by the visual experience of cluttered creativity in which excellent dancers are often anonymous 

Royal New Zealand Ballet’s mixed bill A Passing Cloud leaves very few impressions of Pasifika culture and war commemoration but is transfigured by Bach, at the Linbury Studio Theatre.

In its annual visit to Linbury Studio, Ballet Black presents Arthur Pita’s brilliant A Dream Within a Midsummer Night’s Dream together with new works by Martin Lawrence, Christopher Marney.

Just a few weeks after being awarded the prestigious 2012 Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for Best Independent Company, Ballet Black has paid its annual visit to the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio, presenting four new ballets that confirm the strong commitment of the company to original works.

What do you get if you combine a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale with the choreography of Javier De Frutos and music from electronic pop duo the Pet Shop Boys? The answer may not be the most incredible thing but it is certainly a well produced, slick, enjoyable thing.