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Til Glæden
The Royal Ballet
Old Stage, The Royal Theatre
Copenhagen, Denmark
September 16, 2026

It is the desire of artistic director Amy Watson to reinstate Bournonville in the repertoire (he was never really gone, but that is for another day) and make new generations of theatre goers fall in love with the stories and steps of the master himself. Her first attempt at accomplishing this mission is 'Til glæden' ('For the Joy'), a programme of the Jockey Dance, the

Kaleidoscope
Kammerballetten
The Concert Hall at the Royal Danish Academy of Music
Copenhagen, Denmark
August 13, 2026

The dance company Kammerballetten was founded by the chamber music trio Trio Vitruvi in 2018. Since then, Kammerballetten has proven itself to be one of the most exciting elements of the overall dance repertoire in Copenhagen. The first couple of years it was in many ways a well-kept secret playing before the official opening of the season at Takkelloftet, the intimate and

"Lady Macbeth"
The Royal Danish Ballet
The Royal Theatre, The Opera
Copenhagen, Denmark
April 24, 2026

Friday night renowned choreographer Akram Khan fulfilled his promise to former artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet Nikolaj Hübbe to create a new full-length work for the company.

Khan and his team have spent the past four months working with the dancers in the studio perfecting his take on the Shakespeare drama “Macbeth,” transforming the dramatic material of power, betrayal and downfall

"Giselle"
The Royal Danish Ballet
The Royal Theatre, The Old Stage
Copenhagen, Denmark
March 27, 2026

In the play bill introduction of "Giselle," one of the cornerstones of Romantical ballet from 1841, the artistic director of The Royal Ballet, Amy Watson, pondered whether Albrecht is evil by nature or just a privileged and bored male out to have some fun. On this night, the latter seemed to be the case, as in the first act when Albrecht dismissed his servant