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Lady with the Lamp: Tamara Rojo’s Raymonda returns for brief UK tour

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English National Ballet tours its outgoing artistic director's revision of Petipa's Raymonda, but it's Glazunov who proves the real winner. 
***11
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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.
****1
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A roller-coaster of diverse dance as ENB celebrates its 70th

A slick and stylish celebration at the Coliseum of this great company's achievements over 70 years.
****1
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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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Tamara Rojo leads from the front in Akram Khan’s Giselle

Akram Khan's bold reimagining of Giselle continues to go from strength to strength. After touring to venues from Moscow to Chicago, it returns to Sadler's Wells. 
*****
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ENB: Song of the Earth /La Sylphide

ENB’s double-bill lurches, rather jarring, across centuries dividing a nineteenth century canonical romantic ballet from the streamlined expressionism of Kenneth MacMillan’s 1965 Song of the Earth. 
****1
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Stepping into Petipa’s shoes: Tamara Rojo on creating a new Raymonda

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The Artistic Director of English National Ballet reflects on her company's lockdown achievements and discusses her first foray into choreography to revive a 19th-century classic. 

Performing Rites: how Stravinsky’s Sacre du printemps still shocks

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Over a century after its premiere, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring still has the power to shock. Vasily Petrenko offers insights, while Tamara Rojo reflects on one of the most powerful choreographies, the version by Pina Bausch.