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Ballet Black let Nina Simone’s passion, rage and glory ring out loud and clear

After a slow start, Mthuthuzeli November’s paean to the great singer builds magnificently, while Will Tuckett’s Then or Now is pure poetry. Read my full Telegraph review here

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Woolf Works: At 59, Alessandra Ferri shines like a balletic Meryl Streep

The great dancer elevates much of this revival of Wayne McGregor’s elegiac, pensive 2015 triptych (but not the maddening middle section). Read my full Telegraph review here

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Dance Me, Sadler’s Wells

Leonard Cohen’s art and soul shine on in this stirring tribute by Ballets Jazz Montreal. Read my full Telegraph review here

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The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is a gleaming Rolls-Royce of a production

Peter Wright’s 1984 staging never succumbs to sickly sweetness, but remains as crisp as the first fall of snow. Read my full Telegraph review here

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A Diamond Celebration, Royal Opera House

A triumphant journey through 60 years of the Royal Ballet. Read my full Telegraph review here

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Royal Ballet’s Crystal Pite: ‘Through dance, I’m able to express the inexpressible’

The choreographer discusses turning her lauded work Flight Pattern into a full-length production. Read my full Telegraph interview here

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Anne of Green Gables, Peacock Theatre

A plucky red-headed orphan takes centre stage in this luminous new production from London Children’s Ballet. Read my full The i Paper review here

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Requiem, Sadler’s Wells

Kyle Abraham’s latest is vivid and engaging, but did poor Mozart really deserve this? Read my full Telegraph review here

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Casanova and Wild Tango, Sadler’s Wells

Northern Ballet’s narrative work is overcomplicated but seductive, while German Cornejo’s latest is a muddled misfire. Read my The i Paper reviews here

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Ballet Black double bill, Barbican

An exuberant 20th-anniversary show presents two contrasting premieres. Read my full review for The i Paper

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