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The decline of Edinburgh International Festival

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A latter-day exercise in Dada: Nature Theater of Oklahoma reviewed

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Exhibitions / The cheering fantasies of Oliver Messel

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The cheering fantasies of Oliver Messel

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The artistic benefits of not being publicly subsidised

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Christopher Wheeldon’s real gifts lie in abstract dance

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Dance / Rejoice at the Royal Ballet’s superb feast of Balanchine

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Dance / Rejoice at the Royal Ballet’s superb feast of Balanchine

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Rejoice at the Royal Ballet’s superb feast of Balanchine

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What a joy to see some Merce Cunningham again

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Irresistible: Osipova/Linbury reviewed

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Does Sadler’s Wells really need a lavish new building?

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What a sad thing Strictly Come Dancing has become

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Superb: Ruination, at the Linbury Theatre, reviewed

Ruination begins with an ironic prologue in which a choric figure warns the audience that what follows makes unlikely matter for the festive...

12.12.2024 10

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‘La Scala was maddening’: an interview with John Macfarlane, the finest set designer of his generation

Pantomime season is upon us, and unless your taste in colour runs no further than Smarties, there is no more magnificent spectacle on offer than...

05.12.2024 5

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Deeply impressive and beautiful: Akram Khan’s Gigenis reviewed

After taking a wrong turn culminating in the misbegotten Frankenstein, Akram Khan has wisely returned to his original inspiration in kathak, the...

28.11.2024 10

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A spectacular failure: Royal Ballet’s MaddAddam reviewed

Adapting ballets out of plot-heavy novels set in fantasy locations and populated with multiple characters is a rubbish idea. The profound truth of...

21.11.2024 4

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I’m done with Hofesh Shechter

I think I’m through with Hofesh Shechter, and that’s a pity, because earlier work of his such as Political Mother thrilled me with its unedited...

17.10.2024 2

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The unstoppable rise of stage amplification

Recent acquisition of some insanely expensive hearing aids aimed at helping me out in cacophonous restaurants has set me thinking about the extent...

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Opera & dance / The decline of Edinburgh International Festival

Rupert Christiansen

The decline of Edinburgh International Festival

Rupert Christiansen

One of the best productions of Giselle I have ever seen

Rupert Christiansen

A latter-day exercise in Dada: Nature Theater of Oklahoma reviewed

Rupert Christiansen

Exhibitions / The cheering fantasies of Oliver Messel

Rupert Christiansen

The cheering fantasies of Oliver Messel

Rupert Christiansen

The artistic benefits of not being publicly subsidised

Rupert Christiansen

Christopher Wheeldon’s real gifts lie in abstract dance

Rupert Christiansen

Dance / Rejoice at the Royal Ballet’s superb feast of Balanchine

Rupert Christiansen

Dance / Rejoice at the Royal Ballet’s superb feast of Balanchine

Rupert Christiansen

Rejoice at the Royal Ballet’s superb feast of Balanchine

Rupert Christiansen

What a joy to see some Merce Cunningham again

Rupert Christiansen

Irresistible: Osipova/Linbury reviewed

Rupert Christiansen

Does Sadler’s Wells really need a lavish new building?

Rupert Christiansen

Dance / What a sad thing Strictly Come Dancing has become

Rupert Christiansen

What a sad thing Strictly Come Dancing has become

Rupert Christiansen

Superb: Ruination, at the Linbury Theatre, reviewed

Rupert Christiansen

‘La Scala was maddening’: an interview with John Macfarlane, the finest set designer of his generation

Rupert Christiansen

Deeply impressive and beautiful: Akram Khan’s Gigenis reviewed

Rupert Christiansen

A spectacular failure: Royal Ballet’s MaddAddam reviewed

Rupert Christiansen

I’m done with Hofesh Shechter

Rupert Christiansen

The unstoppable rise of stage amplification

Rupert Christiansen