The 10 best dance shows to book this autumn
From a new staging of Nutcracker to Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam, our critic picks the season’s biggest shows
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From a new staging of Nutcracker to Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam, our critic picks the season’s biggest shows
Despite a valiant effort from the company, this take on Carmen, getting its UK premiere, is a bit of an ordeal
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Scratch the surface of this Christmas ballet staple, and you'll discover something deeply disturbing
From sweating buckets to tunnel vision and breathing difficulties, the actor who plays the Snowman reveals the role’s gruelling reality
The former Royal Ballet stars have been at the cutting edge of dance for 24 years and their new creation could be their most eye-popping yet
The Royal Ballet’s resident choreographer delivers an alien, atmospheric new commission, in an evening of mixed blessings
English National Ballet's new artistic director says he's looking for dancers with ‘relatable’ physiques – but can that really work?
This English National Ballet revival at the Coliseum is elegant, dramatic and lyrical
This year, Covent Garden cancelled the Bolshoi and dancers defected from Russia. Was there a sliver lining to the chaos?
Bold, intense and technically brilliant, she was the first British dancer to be invited to perform in the Soviet Union
Mats Ek's latest sees Stravinsky’s titanic score dwarf the action – but Forsythe’s take on James Blake is drop-dead perfect
As she leaves English National Ballet, the Spaniard talks about her bold next steps
The outgoing director has smartly updated Glazunov and Petipa’s 1898 ballet, making its heroine a Crimean War nurse torn between suitors
If you can survive as a star principal dancer, chances are you can run the troupe
With her Russian-trained technical virtuosity, she championed new works and won critical acclaim as a deliverer of fireworks
The English National Ballet lead principal dancer reflects on performing The Nutcracker
The dancer and choreographer is keen to make The Jungle Book relevant and to tackle the billionaire space race
Telegraph Dance Critic Mark Monahan argues it's crucial would-be dancers can see themselves – and be seen – in the most clinical light
In this flawed but exciting programme of five short new works, upbeat flair and hypnotic sensuality vied for the audience’s attention
The principal dancer is alleged to have sexually assaulted four girls, aged between 16 and 18, while working as a teacher