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Artiste: Ken Saruhashi

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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.

ENB's Nutcracker: beautiful dancing but blurred narrative

English National Ballet in Wayne Eagling's Nutcracker © Laurent Liotardo
English National Ballet's current Nutcracker shows off the brilliance of the dancers across the ranks but after many years, the weaknesses in the plot and characterisation remain flawed.

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.

Solstice: ENB closes its season with a midsummer gala

A mixed bag from the ENB repertoire to greet the summer solstice at the Royal Festival Hall. 

Erina Takahashi sparkles as ENB’s Nutcracker returns

Despite confused storytelling in Wayne Eagling's version of ETA Hoffmann's tale, ENB's Nutcracker has some lovely dancing.