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Ballet Central at the Linbury: keen to prove its versatility

Ballet Central in Keeping Up with the Apocalypse
© Johan Persson
Ballet Central in Keeping Up with the Apocalypse by Thick & Tight
© Johan Persson
Tara Darlami and Archie Anderson in Frederick Ashton's Foyer de danse
© Johan Persson
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“speedy, very musical and, as one would expect, full of complicated phrases of intricate footwork”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 17 June 2025
Feast (Kristen McNally)
Rise (Dickson Mbi)
Foyer de danse (Sir Frederick Ashton)
Keeping Up with the Apocalypse (Thick & Tight)
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****1
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Wheeldon’s Alice: The Royal Ballet shines in a vehicle of excellence
****1
The RB's Romeo and Juliet: electrifying on-stage chemistry
*****
Naghdi’s Juliet pierces the heart as MacMillan’s masterpiece returns
****1
The Royal Ballet’s Light of Passage: mesmerisingly beautiful
*****
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