A Temporada do Royal Ballet 21/22 Parte II - para portugues clique no menu de opções A new production of Swan Lake was created at the end of our 17/18 season. Although many elements of it still felt familiar, such as Tchaikovsky's music and Petipa's influences, it was the company's first new take on the classic for 30 years, and a huge responsibility for choreographer Liam Scarlett. This new version certainly didn’t make our jobs any easier, especially for the women. The danc

A temporada 21/22 do Royal Ballet (para português clique no menu de opções) With the end of our season fast approaching, I look back and realise just how busy we have been here at the Royal Opera House and how much has been accomplished amidst a pandemic, war, and everything in between. It feels like we got a bit of normality back, if you can call this life ‘normal’. Having paused for nearly a year and a half, the scale of work that we do in a full season has been a shock to

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The last-minute arrival of a casting sheet causes a cluster of dancers to gather around the notice board in all eagerness. I try to squeeze