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Performer: Rachael Gillespie

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Northern Ballet’s Gentleman Jack: brave but bland at Sadler’s Wells

Gemma Coutts in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Gentleman Jack © Colleen Mair
A bold choice for Northern Ballet, Gentleman Jack is beautifully danced but doesn’t go far enough in celebrating difference, individuality and freedom.
***11
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Northern Ballet’s Jane Eyre: worthy of repeated viewings

Rachael Gillespie and Northern Ballet in Cathy Marston's Jane Eyre © Tristram Kenton
A revival of Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre marks another success in Northern Ballet’s strong tradition of narrative dance theatre.
****1
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The Nutcracker is a hit with the audience in Leeds

Rachael Gillespie The Nutcracker © Bill Cooper
A farcical, entertaining Mouse King limbers up atop his cheese!
****1
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Northern Ballet's triple bill: Made in Leeds, imported from London

Minju Kang in Ma Vie Live © Emma Kauldhar
A programme of exciting new work to symbolise a new identity for Northern Ballet.
****1
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Narrative knots entangle Northern Ballet's Dangerous Liaisons

 A ballet that has been reduced in substance but is still weighed down by complexity.
**111
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Northern Ballet at 50: a gala celebration in Leeds

Northern Ballet reaches its half-century with a gala at Leeds Grand Theatre featuring highlights from its "greatest hits".
***11
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