Tradition et modernité aux Etés de la Danse : San Francisco Ballet Programme O

An excellent and diverse triple bill with an Ashton gem at its centre.

A shimmering smorgasbord of some of today’s most exciting international dancers, who performed pristine works by Petipa.

Serenades, Siberia and a little Celtic nostalgia as Kansas City Ballet returns to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

An assortment of oddments from the repertoire to honour seven departing PNB dancers.

The ballet culminates with fouettés, bravura leaps from the oversized ensemble and a rousing finish with all 44 dancers onstage. It was an exuberant end to an intelligent, satisfying production, both of thought and movement.

An evening of sparkle and bravura at London's international ballet gala.