Madam
Ballet and dance
The Royal Ballet honours its founder, Dame Ninette de Valois, known simply as ‘Madam’, with a special programme co-curated by Director Kevin O’Hare and Principal Guest Artist Lauren Cuthbertson. Through live performance and film, the tribute examines the achievements of this seminal figure of British ballet and the adventurous spirit that lives on in the Company today.
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Approximate timings
The performance will last approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
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Tuesday 3 November, 7.30pm
Wednesday 4 November, 7.30pm
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Programme
The Royal Ballet honours its founder, Dame Ninette de Valois, known simply as ‘Madam’, with a special programme co-curated by Director Kevin O’Hare and Principal Guest Artist Lauren Cuthbertson. Through live performance and film, the tribute examines the achievements of this seminal figure of British ballet and the adventurous spirit that lives on in the Company today.
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Dancer, teacher, choreographer and artistic director Ninette de Valois (1898–2001) founded The Royal Ballet. The importance of her role in creating not only a world-class national company and school but a unique national style of dance and a British audience for ballet cannot be overstated.
Accessibility and resources
For step-free access and wheelchair spaces in the Linbury Theatre, you will need to book seats on the right-hand side of the auditorium.
We have an assistive listening system available to use. Surtitles, captions and translations in English are displayed on screens above the stage and around the auditorium.
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See our Accessibility page for more information, watch a subtitled information video on The Linbury Theatre on YouTube or view a visitor guide (PDF, 12.0 MB).
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