Kenneth MacMillan’s 1978 ballet about a prince and his young baroness mistress is back in London with exquisite performances that build to a tragic end ...

Read our review of Kenneth Macmillan's *Mayerling*, now in performances at the Royal Opera House to 18 May. Read more theatre ...

The Royal Ballet had quite a sense of humour in the 1970s. Now returning in a polished, punchy revival, Kenneth MacMillan’s ...

Matthew Ball is the first of the six principals scheduled to dance the title role this season. Coached by Morera, Ball gives ...

Mayerling is an experience - let no one tell you otherwise. Kenneth MacMillan’s 1978 ballet delves into the true story of the ...

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The first time I saw Connor Walsh dance, he was a teenager graduating from the Houston Ballet Academy, flying across the stage with mile-high jetes and a smile that radiated pure joy. Twenty years ...

Considering all the contenders, is it heresy to name England’s Royal Ballet the finest classical company now dancing? Probably not, for the performance Friday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion made ...

Kenneth MacMillan’s bleak psychological period piece is a gift for the Royal Ballet’s dancers, who take turns in performances of gripping, in-the-moment power When Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling was ...

Belle epoque Vienna, a dizzy whirl of “sugary pastries” and “cheerful gaiety,” forms the setting for this lurid tale of lust and death in the waning days of the Hapsburg Empire. In 1889, Crown Prince ...

Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling is a ballet of doomed obsession. The hero is a prince, but this historical drama couldn’t be further from fairytale: it follows Rudolf, heir to the Austro-Hungarian ...