1 Carlos Acosta
The great dancer retires from the ballet stage by performing extracts from works such as Balanchine’s Apollo and MacMillan’s Requiem. Royal Albert Hall, SW7, 3-7 October
2 The Tempest
Birmingham Royal Ballet concludes its celebration of the Shakespeare 400 season with David Bintley’s new work. Set to a specially commissioned score by Sally Beamish, Bintley’s classical choreography is combined with sequences of aerial dance. Birmingham Hippodrome, 1-8 October
3 Michael Clark Company
Clark develops his singular fusion of contemporary and neo-classical dance in this latest evening of work, with lighting design by the great Charles Atlas.
