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OSIPOVA/LINBURY

1215 November 2025

OSIPOVA/LINBURY

1215 November 2025

OSIPOVA/LINBURY

1215 November 2025
Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

An intimate performance by one of the world’s greatest dancers.

The ballet dancer Natalia Osipova, wearing a pink top and shorts jumps over the dancer Christopher Akrill who is lying on the floor on his back facing upwards  with his arms stretched above his head and wearing a white vest, shorts and trainers. The stage is set with a painterly-effect orange background and there are two wheels scattered around them.
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A special programme featuring modern classics and a specially-commissioned contemporary work, performed by Royal Ballet Principal dancer Natalia Osipova.

Running time
The performance lasts approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes
Guidance
Parental guidance recommended
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Background

Royal Ballet Principal dancer Natalia Osipova is regarded as one of the world’s leading performers, dazzling audiences across the globe with her artistry, dramatic intensity and formidable ballet technique. The Royal Ballet presents a special programme with Osipova in the intimate setting of the Linbury Theatre, following its sell-out success last Season. 

 

The programme will include Jo Strømgren's The Exhibition, which was specially comissioned for the previous run of Osipova/Linbury, alongside a further programme to be confirmed. In The Exhibition, two people with nothing in common accidentally meet in a gallery. What ensues is depiction of human vulnerability and raw emotion, combined with moments of witty humour.

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Access

For step free access and wheelchair spaces in the Linbury Theatre, you will need to book seats on the right-hand side of the auditorium.

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