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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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

‘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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English National Ballet: Cinderella review – perfectly lovely romance

Erina Takahashi’s finely tuned grace is framed by visual and design flair in Christopher Wheeldon’s conventional show in-the-round

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ENB Cinderella at the Royal Albert Hall: forget Disney, give me Christopher Wheeldon’s dark tale any day

This whirling ballet in the round touches on the darkness of the Grimm story, but ultimately sparkles

The Independent UK

High art: Aerial photographer’s unique perspective of English National Ballet dancers

Aerial photographer Brad Walls and The English National Ballet have collaborated to produce a one-of-a-kind photographic series from the air

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New English National Ballet boss to launch first season with string of premieres

Aaron S Watkin, who took over the role from Tamara Rojo, announced his programme for the year on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

I’m proud to build on Rojo’s legacy, says English National Ballet’s new boss

Aaron S. Watkin launched ENB’s 2023/24 season on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Creature review – Asif Kapadia and Akram Khan join up for intriguing dance film

Khan’s creation for English National Ballet is filmed by Kapadia, and has an ambiguous intensity that should interest audiences beyond dance fans

The Guardian - UK

‘Nature will punish you’: Asif Kapadia and Akram Khan on their climate crisis dance film

The director of Amy, who’s never watched a ballet, has adapted a dystopian sci-fi piece by the choreographer, who’s never made a film. They discuss art, myths, and why Bruce Lee connects them as much as their south Asian roots

Evening Standard

English National Ballet’s Nutcracker at the London Coliseum review: a festive treat

Elegant and danced with assurance, though emotionally the stakes remain sluggish

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