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ENB in Mary Skeaping's Giselle: authentic, exquisite dancing

Erina Takahashi as Giselle and Francesco Gabriele Frola as Albrecht in Mary Skeaping's Giselle © Photography by ASH
English National Ballet give a meticulous account of Mary Skeaping's glorious Giselle.

ENB in Akram Khan’s Giselle: compelling, astonishing, unmissable

Erina Takahashi as Giselle in Akram Khan's Giselle © Camilla Greenwell
Akram Khan's Giselle becomes ever more watchable with every viewing. A rollercoaster version of the traditional classic.

Cinderella in-the-round is a spectacle for English National Ballet

Erina Takahashi as Cinderella and Francesco Gabriele Frola as Prince Guillaume in Cinderella © ASH
Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella in-the-round is an immersive experience in the grand ballroom scene but the romantic duets are robbed of an essential intimacy.

Akram Khan's Creature: profoundly affecting, but a punishing watch

Erina Takahashi and Jeffrey Cirio in Creature © Laurent Liotardo
Creature is not an easy watch, but English National Ballet give memorable and compelling performances throughout.

A new Mats Ek Rite of Spring a leaving gift for ENB's Tamara Rojo

Emily Suzuki and Fernando Carratalá Coloma in Mats Ek's The Rite of Spring © Laurent Liotardo
Ek's second, very different take on Stravinsky's Rite crowns an English National Ballet triple bill extolling the pure joy of dance and exposing the terror of forced marriage. 

Tamara Rojo's Raymonda: a thrilling legacy bestowed upon ENB

Petipa's classical choreography and Glazunov's ravishing score fuse with a reimagined narrative and bold choreographic additions to create a new Raymonda for the 21st century.