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The opening night of The Sleeping Beauty will take place in Dutch National Opera & Ballet, in Amsterdam, on 12 October. Sir Peter Wright's production of The Sleeping Beauty has been the jewel in the crown of Dutch National Ballet's repertoire for over forty years now. This season, the company will be dancing 21 performances of the glittering ballet, in the period from mid-October to the beginning of January.

How does a ballet come to life? Who directs the dancers? What comes first: the music or the movement?

He was a rising star with Sadler’s Wells but spent much of his career abroad after falling out with Ninette de Valois

Love. Madness. Betrayal. Forgiveness. The ballet “Giselle” is suffused with emotion — and Jorden Morris and Phillip Broomhead know all about it firsthand.

Written by Sophie Jones One of my Christmas traditions is watching the Nutcracker and I was delighted to finally watch the Royal Ballet’s production of thi

Ballet dancer with a distinctive Russian style who was noted for her musicality and acting ability

Written by Sophie Jones One of my Christmas traditions is watching the Nutcracker and I was delighted to finally watch the Royal Ballet’s production of thi

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The dancers bring the story of tragedy alive in their performance of Sir Peter Wright's classic.

Principal dancer Victoria Hulland returns to a favorite role as the title character in Sir Peter Wright’s version of the 19th century classic ballet.