Ashton Celebrated review – Royal Ballet turns traditional into timeless
The Royal Ballet: Ashton Celebrated review – a world where everything is just delightful
February 2024
Manon review – Kenneth MacMillan’s 50-year-old masterpiece still bewitches
The Royal Ballet revisits the choreographer’s timeless rags-to-riches work, putting assorted casts through its finely tuned emotional wringer
January 2024
Manon review – the Royal Ballet brings beauty to sordid snake pits of Paris
Kenneth MacMillan’s journey into a world of darkness is performed with consummate craft by a superb company
October 2023
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons: the cult play about words becomes a ballet
When a principal at the Royal Ballet asked to adapt his drama about imposed verbal limits, playwright Sam Steiner was all in. ‘There are things dance does better,’ he says
September 2022
Nureyev: Legend and Legacy review – firecracker spins and star turns
Ralph Fiennes introduced this gala honouring the ballet legend, which boasted a dazzling lineup of dancers including Natalia Osipova and Cesar Corrales
May 2022
Sweet moves: the Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate – in pictures
Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet is an adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s tale of magical realism, starring Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé. Tristram Kenton went into rehearsals
March 2022
Royal Ballet: Swan Lake review – gorgeous grandeur
Francesca Hayward brings intelligence and sensuality to her debut in the dual role of an uneven but stylish production
October 2021
The Dante Project review – Wayne McGregor moves heaven, earth and hell
The Divine Comedy is brilliantly reimagined by McGregor with music by Thomas Adès, sets by Tacita Dean and a poetic send-off for Edward Watson
June 2021
Royal Ballet: Beauty Mixed Programme review – rose petals and a lust for water
A wild variety of pas de deux fuel this mixed bill, from kitschy Strauss to a duet with a table, plus part of Sleeping Beauty
May 2021
The Royal Ballet: 21st-Century Choreographers review – racing out of the blocks
Works by Christopher Wheeldon, Crystal Pite and rising star Kyle Abraham reveal a company eager to pursue expressive and exciting directions
December 2020
On my radar
On my radar: Francesca Hayward's cultural highlights
The Royal Ballet principal’s passion for interiors magazines, the twists and turns of Succession and superior spaghetti
November 2020
Lockdown culture
Royal Ballet Live: Within the Golden Hour review – sheer, ravishing class from top to pointed toe
Covent Garden comeback: the Royal Ballet on stage – in pictures
June 2020
Lockdown culture
Cats star Francesca Hayward on fear, lockdown dancing and her return to the stage
The ballerina stars in a stylish short film made in isolation and is about to perform at the Royal Opera House after months away
April 2020
Lockdown culture
Shut up and dance! Five of the best routines made during lockdown
From Robbie Fairchild’s electric escape to Francesca Hayward’s head-spinning pirouettes, here are five joyful homemade clips
December 2019
Coppélia review – Francesca Hayward captivates
Francesca Hayward gets things off to a flying start as Ninette de Valois’s comic ballet makes an overdue return
November 2019
Balletboyz's Romeo and Juliet film takes star-cross'd lovers to the street
Shot on location with lashings of fighting and flirting, Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words is a vibrant, up-close take on one of the Royal Ballet’s best-loved gems
April 2019
Night of 100 Solos review – Merce Cunningham lives on
Night of 100 Solos review – a fresh and radical Merce Cunningham experience
