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Scottish Ballet’s Starstruck: plenty of pzazz in Glasgow

Scottish Ballet in Gene Kelly and Christopher Hampson’s Starstruck © Andy Ross
Christopher Hampson’s newly updated Starstruck is thoroughly entertaining with sexy solos, classical pas de deux and lines of perfectly-timed Broadway hoofing.

Scottish Ballet’s The Snow Queen in Edinburgh

Alice Kawalek as The Ballerina and Thomas Edwards as The Strongman in Hampson's The Snow Queen © Andy Ross
Scottish Ballet’s third outing of Christopher Hampson’s The Snow Queen sees some modifications to the story and it’s more spectacular than ever.

Scottish Ballet's Nutcracker: brimming with Christmas magic

Grace Horler as Drosselmeyer in Scottish Ballet's The Nutcracker © Andy Ross
In the third revival since 2014, Peter Darrell's 1973 Nutcracker still has all the right ingredients to send the audience home feeling joyous.

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.

Twice-Born: Scottish Ballet opens the season in bold, balanced style

Scottish Ballet in Cayetano Soto's Schachmatt © Andy Ross
Clearly on a mission to prove that today’s dance world comprises many styles that feed into and refresh each other, Scottish Ballet starts as it means to go on.

“Starstruck” Scottish Ballet brings back Gene Kelly ballet back

Gene Kelly's only ballet has been revived by Christopher Hampson, with an excellent twist.