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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Judith Mackrell

Three of the best... dance performances this week

A scene from La Fille Mal Gardee by The Royal Ballet.
A scene from La Fille Mal Gardee by The Royal Ballet. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

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.

Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Thu to 1 Oct

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