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Courtly Celebration

Giannandrea Poesio Royal Ballet Triple Bill Royal Opera House H omage to the Queen is one of two ballets that Frederick Ashton conceived with a special occasion in mind the......

Trophy Tales

Simon Hoggart T he World Cup, and once again people who don’t watch football from one quadrennium to the next manifest an interest in all those surreal pairings: Ecuador v .......