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‘A certain bite’: how Martha Graham pushed dance in dazzling new directions

As her company prepares to celebrate its centenary, the legendary choreographer’s groundbreaking work is finally getting the respect it deserves in the UK. What took so long?

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English National Ballet’s R:Evolution review – a triple whammy of Balanchine, Forsythe and Graham

In a stunning evening, fearless and faultless dancers deliver a trio of classics, ending with a gorgeous yet more subdued piece by David Dawson

The Guardian - UK

English National Ballet R:Evolution at Sadler’s Wells review: Beautifully performed but in thrall to the past

3/5 The English National Ballet’s autumn show zips along beautifully but has no vision for the future

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English National Ballet: The Forsythe Programme review – infectious pleasure

A triple bill of works by William Forsythe show ENB’s dancers at their roof-raising best

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The Forsythe Programme at Sadler’s Wells: cerebral and sassy

5/5 American choreographer Forsythe’s triple bill at English National Ballet is a triumph of experimentation and fun

Evening Standard

This Photographer Is Taking Conceptual Photography To New Heights: 30 Aerial Pics By Brad Walls

Brad Walls is an Australian photographer known for taking pictures from above. He uses a drone to capture striking scenes—like groupings of dancers and athletes—in a way that makes you see them differently.

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‘We fell in love with the ballet and with her’: why 184-year-old Giselle keeps us swooning

The role has inspired the world’s best ballerinas and her story is as popular as ever – whether revived, reimagined or deconstructed. Dancers explain the appeal of Giselle

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The best theatre to stream this month: The Hot Wing King, Sister Act and Swan Lake

Katori Hall’s culinary comedy, a heavenly Beverley Knight and English National Ballet at Royal Albert Hall are among this month’s highlights

The Guardian - UK

The week in dance: Mary Skeaping’s Giselle; Resolution festival review – old and new thrills

In her final lead principal role for English National Ballet, Erina Takahashi breaks hearts as a despairing Giselle

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The week in dance: Nutcracker; Ruination; Cinderella review – sugar plums, hard centres and off to the ball

ENB’s new Nutcracker recaptures the joy, while Royal Ballet finesse shines through the bling in a Frederick Ashton classic. Plus, a searing festive antidote from Ben Duke

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Nutcracker review – Wonka meets Mary Poppins in English National Ballet’s reboot

Artistic director Aaron S Watkin oversees a faintly surreal Edwardian setting of dancing chimney sweeps, suffragettes and Liquorice Allsorts in a sweet but not sickly production

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Princess of Wales Kate attends ‘inspiring’ ballet show as cancer recovery continues

Kate attended the English National Ballet’s matinee show of Giselle at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London

Evening Standard

‘The first Black ballerina I found on YouTube’: Precious Adams pays tribute to Michaela DePrince

DePrince, who has died aged 29, was a ‘beacon of hope’ for dancers, says English National Ballet first soloist

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‘Not just a diet of Swan Lake and Cinderella’: the resurrection of London City Ballet

The famed company dissolved in 1996, so how best to bring it back? With new and classic works from the choreographer’s Rolodex of international talent – and by changing the culture of the art form

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Carmen; California Connections review – sharp moves

Johan Inger’s cool take on Bizet’s tragic heroine is given its UK premiere by English National Ballet, while LA’s Yorke Dance Project celebrates three California dance pioneers

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Carmen review – stripped-back ballet focuses on the femicide

Given its UK premiere by English National Ballet, Johan Inger’s new version of the Bizet story cuts out cliche and embraces the bleakness – albeit at the expense of some passion

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Tamara Rojo: ‘Ballet is competing with Netflix – that’s what audiences expect’

The former artistic director of English National Ballet has swapped London for San Francisco, where she’s bringing AI and clubbing into the theatre – while passing on the legacy of British dance

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Giselle; Les Noces: The Departure review – the shock of the old

English National Ballet dance Mary Skeaping’s 70s reworking of the classic ballet with loving care, while Stravinsky’s revolutionary Les Noces holds its own in an ambitious reworking

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Giselle review – English National Ballet keep Romantic magic alive

Version created by Mary Skeaping in 1971 retains its seductive power, ably driven by principals Katja Khaniukova and Aitor Arrieta

Evening Standard

Giselle at the London Coliseum review: English National Ballet's revival tweaks the heart, but won't break it

The dancing is elegant throughout this ENB show, which features an exceptional central performance from Katja Khaniukova

The Guardian - UK

The Nutcracker review – English National Ballet and the Royal Ballet’s annual festive face-off

The two companies variously capture the Christmas classic’s glittering pleasures – and its narrative strangeness

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Black Sabbath – The Ballet; English National Ballet: Our Voices – review

The fathers of heavy metal have gained at least one new fan thanks to an inspired new Carlos Acosta commission. And the music’s the star in the English National Ballet ambitious new mixed bill

Evening Standard

English National Ballet/Our Voices at Sadler’s Wells review: sparky and sorbet-fresh with magnificent music

The company’s new artistic director makes his first mark with this mixed bill set to a sumptuous score

The Guardian - UK

English National Ballet: Cinderella review – at once grand, tender and intimate

Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s intelligence and invention combine to make an effortlessly entrancing piece in which to lose yourself

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‘If you get your phone out, I’m going to lose it’: Charlie Stemp, Britain’s musicals megastar

He’s a West End fixture who’s already been compared to Fred Astaire. As he prepares to hop from Mary Poppins to the Gershwin musical Crazy for You, Stemp talks rowdy audiences, ice baths, and taking the bus in ballet tights

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