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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

23–28 March 2027

Watch The Royal Ballet in a performance of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a cinema near you. This performance was recorded on Tuesday 15 October 2024.

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The Royal Ballet dancer Fumi Kaneko wears a white tutu and feathered headdress stands en pointe. She is embraced from behind by The Royal Ballet dancer Vadim Muntagirov who is wearing a black soldiers uniform. Slightly blurred from view, behind the two dancers, are a group of ballet dancers wearing the same white tutus and feathered headdresses. They are performing in The Royal Ballet's production of Swan Lake.

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Ballet and dance

Swan Lake

27 March–31 May 2027

A bewitching tale of sorcery and love. The ultimate ballet classic.

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Music Director of The Royal Opera, Jakub Hrůša, stands in front of an orchestra in a conductor pit facing the audience.

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Opera and music

The Rite of Spring + Duke Bluebeard’s Castle in Concert

2 April 2027

Stravinsky’s scandalous work and Bartók's blood-red thriller come alive in a one-night-only concert.

An opera singer wearing a green silk dress sings passionately in front of a backdrop of a marble wall. Her shadow is visible.

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Opera and music

Tosca

12 April–5 May 2027

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Puccini's operatic thriller set in a contemporary, war-torn Rome.

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Two ballet dancers are on a dark stage wearing gold costumes. One lies on the floor lifting the other up with their legs stretched behind them.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

International Draft Works

12–14 April 2027

New works. New choreographic voices from around the world.

A group of people wearing different colour clothes pose either sitting or standing in a photographers studio which is decorated with draped partitions.

Jette Parker Artists @ 25: A Musical Retrospective

20–21 April 2027

Former Jette Parker Artists join with guest artists in an unmissable retrospective of 25 years of exceptional music making.

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Three dancers stand on a darkened stage. An orange light shines on them from above. One dancer in a white dress stands in the middle and slightly in front. The other two dancers wear dark outfits.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

London City Ballet

28 April–2 May 2027

The celebrated, recently-revived company returns to the Linbury Theatre.

A performer wears a gold sequin tassled dress, a warm-coloured fur coat, black sunglasses and holds a rosary in her left hand. She stands against a stark concrete backdrop with her shadow visibly larger than her.

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Opera and music

La Gioconda

29 April–18 May 2027

One woman’s love will push her to the limit, in Amilcare Ponchielli's grand opera.

A ballet dancers performs on stage in a red dress in front of a backdrop of an old style painting of a town within a rural scene.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

Female Power

6–9 May 2027

Dutch contemporary Introdans dance company presents a mixed programme honouring female choreographers.

Two Royal Ballet dancers perform on stage wearing monochrome leotards and white shorts. One dancer is in a lunge position supporting the other dancer who leans against them. The stage is stark with a dark backdrop.

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Ballet and dance

Disruptors: Tanowitz, Junker, Khan, McGregor

6–25 May 2027

Experience an exhilarating spin on ballet in four genre-defying contemporary works.