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Russian moves: The Royal Ballet's Mixed Bill

 Lauren Cuthbertson and Valeri Hristov in Serenade from the Triple Bill by The Royal Ballet
Lauren Cuthbertson and Valeri Hristov in Serenade. George Balanchine's ballet, set to a score by Tchaikovsky, is a famous piece of 20th-century choreography Photograph: Tristram Kenton
Mara Galeazzi, Lauren Cuthbertson, Valeri Hristov and Marianela Nunez in Serenade from the Triple Bill by The Royal Ballet
Mara Galeazzi, Lauren Cuthbertson, Valeri Hristov and Marianela Nunez in Serenade, which Judith Mackrell praised for its 'ripplingly luxuriant and precision sharp' performances Photograph: Tristram Kenton
Melissa Hamilton and Edward Watson in L'Invitation Au Voyage from the Triple Bill by the Royal Ballet
Melissa Hamilton and Edward Watson in L'Invitation au Voyage. The ballet was choreographed in 1982 by the former Royal Ballet dancer Michael Corder Photograph: Tristram Kenton
Melissa Hamilton and Edward Watson in L'Invitation Au Voyage from the Triple Bill by The Royal Ballet
For Judith Mackrell, L'Invitation au Voyage is flooded with 'a torrent of ideas and emotion' Photograph: Tristram Kenton
Tamara Rojo and Federico Bonelli in Theme and Variations in the Triple Bill by the Royal Ballet
Tamara Rojo and Federico Bonelli in Theme and Variations. The ballet, also choreographed by Balanchine to music by Tchaikovsky, is inspired by the Imperial Russian style of the choreographer’s youth Photograph: Johan Persson/PR
Tamara Rojo in Theme and Variations in the Triple Bill by the Royal Ballet
Tamara Rojo in Theme and Variations, a ballet with 'extremes of jewelled brilliance and quiet, nameless magic'. The three ballets run until November 10 at the Royal Opera House Photograph: Johan Persson/PR
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