Upcoming dance performances

The Nutcracker, Coliseum, London / Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

At the Coliseum, English National Ballet offers an eminently traditional version with all the right components, playing matinee and evenings until January 4, with varied casts eagerly at work, and Tchaikovsky's score given serious attention.

ballet.org.uk, 020 7845 9300

In Edinburgh, Peter Darrell's stylish staging is given a long-overdue revival.

scottishballet.co.uk, 0131 529 6000

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Swan Lake, Coliseum, London

Swan Lake will arrive at the London Coliseum from January 7 to 18, in Derek Deane's honourable production for English National Ballet, with varied casting, and plenty of matinees. Details as above.

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Bolshoi Ballet, Various venues

The Moscow Bolshoi will transmit two of its stagings to selected cinemas over this holiday season: The Nutcracker in Yury Grigorovich's version is on view on December 21; and Grigorovich's Swan Lake can be seen on January 25.

picturehouses.co.uk

cineworld.co.uk

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