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Northern Ballet's The Great Gatsby, choreographed by David Nixon, is a commendable effort to adapt this difficult material to the ballet form, and the perfect project for this energetic, enthusiastic ensemble. At Sadler's Wells.

The effect of Puz/zle is of chaos, without any order or solution to the riddle provided. It is epic in aesthetic, and length, and captures aspects of human endeavour in many fields. But its open-endedness is problematic at times. At Sadler's Wells.

Kenneth MacMillan's classic ballet Mayerling is a dark but enthralling cocktail. It's hard to call it an enjoyable experience, but with such a strong cast of actor-principals from The Royal Ballet, it's enought to marvel at the psychological depths that ballet can plumb.

The National Ballet of Canada's new version of Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky, debuted at Sadler's Wells on Wednesday night. This agreeable version of the classic is built on Ratmansky's quiet, gentle classical style.

Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness is a ballet in two acts choreographed by the Mikhailovsky Ballet's artistic director Nacho Duato, and here showcased the company's ability in contemporary repertory as their fourth programme presented at the London Coliseum.

The third offering from the Mikhailovsky Ballet at the London Coliseum was the little-known Laurencia, a rather quaint piece containing some spectacular dancing. Again, Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev delivered some spectacular performances.

A couple of supersonic rockets were set off in London on Saturday night at the London Coliseum, and the audience is still reeling from the aftermath. The fabulous duo were at it again, blazing their way across a stage that seemed far too small for their gigantic leaps, defying gravity with the height of their jumps and going into spins that nearly bored holes in the stage floor.

The Mikhailovsky Opera's visit to London opened with a splendid performance of Giselle, playing to a packed Coliseum audience and starring darlings of the ballet world Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev. They deserved every cheer they got.

Part of London Flamenco Festival at Sadler's Wells, Israel Galván's La Curva is innovative and experimental, but ultimately disappointing, running to a length greater than that necessary given its material.

Birmingham Royal Ballet have brought their family show Aladdin to the London Coliseum, and while it makes a very long performance, it's full of intrigue, excitement and nostalgia.