A MOVING PICTURE

A year into its revival, London City Ballet impresses with a lively and varied touring programme

- writes Zoe Anderson

Last year, London City Ballet came back from the dead, relaunching after a 30-year gap. Twelve months on, the fondly remembered small company is looking bright and confident. Guest ballerina Alina Cojocaru is still there to lend star quality, but now there's a stronger sense of company identity.

This touring programme, Momentum, has been smartly chosen, with rarities and smaller-scale pieces by big names. These are dances that might get overlooked by bigger companies, but give London City Ballet plenty to get their teeth into.

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