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New York CityThe Sarasota Ballet

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Chausson, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn
Antony Tudor; Sir Frederick Ashton; Sir Peter Wright; Sarasota Ballet

SydneyThe Nutcracker

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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Lev Ivanov; Sir Peter Wright; Vincent Redmon; The Australian Ballet; John Macfarlane; David Finn; Opera Australia Orchestra

LondonThe Nutcracker – The Royal Ballet

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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Sir Peter Wright; Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; The Royal Ballet; Jonathan Lo; Charlotte Politi; Julia Trevelyan Oman
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Royal Ballet School comes up trumps with Iain Mackay at the helm

Sophia Koo and Millán de Benito in Christopher Wheelan's Christening Suite © Photography by ASH
Iain Mackay is the best person to lead the Royal Ballet School into the future and presented a rich and diverse programme of legacy and new works.
*****
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BRB’s Sir Peter Wright Centenary: a fitting tribute

Sir Peter Wright Centenary with Birmingham Royal Ballet © Johan Persson
A splendid evening of celebration for Sir Peter Wright at the Birmingham Hippodrome focusing on excerpts from his own classical ballets and The Green Table by Kurt Jooss.
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National Ballet of Japan's Swan Lake: tragic but mesmerising

National Ballet of Japan in Sir Peter Wright’s Swan Lake © Takashi Shikama
National Ballet of Japan’s revival of Sir Peter Wright’s Swan Lake showed the company in good form, especially among the unified corps de ballet Swans. 
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A new Albrecht makes a polished Giselle shine even brighter

Patricio Revé as Albrecht and Marianela Núñez as Giselle in Peter Wright's Giselle © 2026 RBO, Andrej Uspenski
A last minute injury to Natalia Osipova does not mar the magic of Sir Peter Wright's Giselle as Marianela Núñez steps in to partner Patricio Revé. 
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The RB: Peter Wright’s Giselle is as near perfection as you can get

Marianela Núñez as Giselle in Sir Peter Wright's Giselle © 2026 Helen Maybanks
Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle was given a well-deserved, thunderous ovation on opening night. A near perfect rendition of the ballet from all quarters of the Company was deeply satisfying.
*****
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BRB’s The Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall is at its best

Riku Ito as The Nutcracker Prince and Katherine Ochoa as Clara in The Nutcracker © Anabel Moeller
Sir Peter Wright’s beautiful Nutcracker ticks every box with Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall.
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BRB’s Sofia Liñares on Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker

Birmingham Royal Ballet in Sir Peter Wright's The Nutcracker © Johan Persson
Birmingham Royal Ballet soloist Sofia Liñares talks about the joys and fears of dancing multiple roles and performances of Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker.

Miyako Yoshida brings National Ballet of Japan to London

Miyako Yoshida, artistic director of the National Ballet of Japan © Jörgen Axelvall
Miyako Yoshida talks about her deep connection to Giselle, bringing her own production to London with the National Ballet of Japan, and the challenges of being an artistic director.

BRB's Swan Lake: A Picture Guide

Birmingham Royal Ballet in Swan Lake © Bill Cooper
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake is on tour until April, bringing classic opulence to multiple venues across the country.