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Five things you may not know about Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet
In 1977, the legendary Rudolf Nureyev created his own version of the ballet Romeo & Juliet for us.
Creating a Classic: Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet
Nearly five decades on, Rudolf Nureyev's Romeo & Juliet remains one of ballet's most daring interpretations of Shakespeare's tragedy. Here's how it came to be.
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The music of Cinderella
Principal Guest Conductor Gavin Sutherland tells us about Prokofiev’s score for Cinderella, ahead of our performances of Christopher Wheeldon’s in-the-round production at the Royal Albert Hall in June.
Creating Cinderella’s costumes
Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella in-the-round is a grand spectacle fit for the space of the Royal Albert Hall. Find out more about all the work and craftsmanship that goes into bringing the fairy tale to life.
Women choreographers and English National Ballet
For International Women's Day, our Archive Consultant Jane Pritchard looks at our company's history with female choreographers.
Top 5 things you (probably) didn’t know about Pina Bausch
We're thrilled to once again perform Pina Bausch's masterpiece Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) as part of She Persisted, our second triple bill celebrating women's voice in dance.
Frida Kahlo: She Persisted
Learn more about the Mexican painter’s life and work, and how they inspired and are represented in this beautiful dance piece.
She Said: Pina Bausch
Looking at the words and power of female choreographers, here's the mighty Pina Bausch (1940 – 2009).
Spot the tunes in Manon
When Kenneth MacMillan started work on his ballet version of Manon, rather than use the scores from Giacomo Puccini’s opera Manon Lescaut or Jules Massenet’s opera Manon, he chose to cherry-pick pieces of music written by the latter. This includes...
Creating Dust: interview with composer Jocelyn Pook
Composer Jocelyn Pook took the time to answer our questions about creating the music for Akram Khan’s Dust, part of Lest We Forget.
Creating Dust: interview with designer Kimie Nakano
We met with one of Akram Khan's collaborators, Kimie Nakano, who designed Dust's costumes.
“An amazing experience”: our dancers on working with William Forsythe
Over several weeks, our dancers worked with Forsythe and his repetiteurs to create and learn those pieces. How did they find this experience?
Antonio Castilla on choreographing My First Ballet: Swan Lake
Hear more about this brand new version of the classic ballet choreographed especially for children aged three upwards.