1 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

Lavish revival of the landmark 1946 Covent Garden staging of Tchaikovsky’s fairytale ballet.
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, WC2 (www.royaloperahouse.org 020-7304 4000), Sat, Mon & Tues

2 PHOENIX DANCE THEATRE

An obsession with the work of Tennessee Williams led Javier De Frutos to create Blue Roses, inspired by The Glass Menagerie. It is performed by Phoenix alongside three works by José Limón.
Sadler’s Wells, Rosebery Avenue, EC1 (www.sadlerswells.com 0844 4124300), Mon & Tues

3 HAMLET

David Nixon’s new production for Northern Ballet Theatre is surprisingly dark and violent, but considering that it’s set in a 1940s Paris occupied by the Nazis, perhaps that’s not so surprising. Shakespeare, however, gets short shrift.
Sadler’s Wells, details above, Sat

4 SHIFT

Gravity & Levity, the company led by the stunning aerialist and dancer Lindsey Butcher, performs a triple bill of works based around a single set design of steel, wood, sand and gravel.
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell (www.southhillpark.org.uk 01344 484123), Fri

5 ROBIN DINGEMANS: ME + YOU = 5

A fusion of modern dance, video and physical theatre in a new work that explores how we define ourselves.
The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre, Duke’s Road, WC1 (www.theplace.org.uk 020-7387 0031), Sat

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