1 La Fille Mal Gardée
The Royal Ballet opens its new season with one of the most captivating comedy ballets in its repertory.
Royal Opera House, WC2, Tue to 22 Oct
2 Giselle
Akram Khan deepens his artistic relationship with the dancers of English National Ballet with this radically reinvented Giselle. Working with composer Vincenzo Lamagna and dramaturg Ruth Little, it promises a very 21st-century interpretation of the romantic classic.
Palace Theatre, Manchester, Tue to 1 Oct
3 Scottish Ballet
SB gives a fine boost to women choreographers with this all-female bill: Crystal Pite’s epic Emergence and Sibilo, a new work by Sophie Laplane.