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Dance
Festival of New Choreography
Royal Opera House, London
For three weeks in February, the Royal Opera House will be taken over by a festival of
newly commissioned contemporary choreography – and it looks great. The
programme includes an immersive work by Robert Binet called Dark with Excessive
Bright, where audiences are invited to wander as they please through the multi-part
performance area. The other big draw is five new works performed by the Royal Ballet
on the main stage, featuring premieres by resident choreographer 2023-24 Joseph
Toonga, and something new by Mthuthuzeli November, who recently made a lovely
piece for Ballet Black celebrating Nina Simone. RW
5 – 23 February (roh.org.uk, 020 7304 4000)
Theatre
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
