January 2025
Discover what dance shows are on in London and the rest of the UK this January
Until 4 January 2025
A Christmas Carol
Northern Ballet / Leeds Grand Theatre
Choreographed by Massimo Moricone
Classical ballet
Has a plot
Suitable for families
Until 4 January 2025
Ruination
Lost Dog / Linbury Theatre, London*
Choreographed by Ben Duke
Contemporary dance theatre
Has a plot
Greek myth
Until 4 January 2025
The Snowman
Birmingham Repertory Theatre / Peacock Theatre, London
Choreographed by Robert North
Long-running show
Has a plot
Suitable for children
Until 5 January 2025
The Nutcracker
Let’s All Dance Ballet Company / Lilian Baylis Studio, London
Classical ballet
Has a plot
Suitable for children
8—18 January 2025
The Nutcracker
Scottish Ballet / Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Choreographed by Christopher Hampson after Peter Darrell
Classical ballet
Has a plot
Suitable for children
10—11 January
Nutcracker in Havana
Acosta Danza / New Victoria Theatre, Woking
New staging by Carlos Acosta
Classical ballet with a Cuban twist
Has a plot
10 January — 15 February 2025
Resolution Festival
The Place, London
A different programme of three new short works each night
Contemporary Dance
New choreographers on the scene
For the dance curious
Until 12 January
The Nutcracker
English National Ballet / London Coliseum
New staging by Aaron S Watkin and Arielle Smith
Classical ballet
Has a plot
Perfect for beginners
13—14 January
Nutcracker in Havana
Acosta Danza / Grand Theatre, Wolveerhampton
New staging by Carlos Acosta
Classical ballet with a Cuban twist
Has a plot
15—18 January 2025
Giselle
English National Ballet / London Coliseum
Staging by Mary Skeaping
Classical ballet
Has a plot
Romantic tragedy
Until 16 January 2025
Cinderella
The Royal Ballet / Royal Opera House, London*
Choreographed by Frederick Ashton
Classical ballet
Has a plot
Suitable for children
17—18 January
Nutcracker in Havana
Acosta Danza / Milton Keynes Theatre
New staging by Carlos Acosta
Classical ballet with a Cuban twist
Has a plot
22—25 January 2025
The Nutcracker
Scottish Ballet / Eden Court, Inverness
Choreographed by Christopher Hampson after Peter Darrell
Classical ballet
Has a plot
Suitable for children
22 January — 25 February 2025
Onegin
The Royal Ballet / Royal Opera House, London*
Choreographed by John Cranko
Classical ballet
Has a plot
Dramatic romantic tragedy
22 January — 25 February 2025
Back to the Lab 2025
Breakin’ Convention / Lilian Baylis Studio, London
Work in progress
Hip-hop
Audience participation
Until 26 January (then on tour)
Swan Lake
New Adventures / Sadler’s Wells, London
Choreographed by Matthew Bourne
Contemporary dance retelling
Has a plot
LGBTQ+ themes
27—28 January
Nutcracker in Havana
Acosta Danza / The Lowry, Salford
New staging by Carlos Acosta
Classical ballet with a Cuban twist
Has a plot
28—31 January
Three Short Ballets
Northern Ballet / Linbury Theatre, London*
Three contemporary ballets by Rudi van Dantzig, Kristen McNally and Mthuthuzeli November.
A mix of plot and none.
Features disabled dancer Joe Powell-Main.
29 January—1 February 2025
The Nutcracker
Scottish Ballet / His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
Choreographed by Christopher Hampson after Peter Darrell
Classical ballet
Has a plot
Suitable for children
29—30 January 2025
An Untitled Love
A.I.M / Sadler’s Wells, London
Choreographed by Kyle Abraham
Non-narrative contemporary dance
‘Depicts Black life and love in the USA’
Part of the new Rose International Dance Prize
29—30 January 2025
Sepia
Stav Struz Boutrous / Lilian Baylis Studio, London
Features the Georgian folk dance Khorumi
No story
Part of the new Rose International Dance Prize
Notes:
* I am an employee of the Royal Ballet and Opera. All opinions are my own and don’t reflect that of my employer.
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