March is finally coming to an end, as is the flurry of dance shows from the last few weeks, and you'd be forgiven for wanting to sit this week out. But for those of you who want to see a few shows this week, there's still quite a few things to choose from...


Highlight


Royal Ballet, Romeo & Juliet: 21 - 24 March
Royal Opera House
Tickets & details: www.roh.org.uk/whatson/production.aspx?pid=17623

MacMillan's beloved adaptation of Romeo & Juliet continues, with performances from Steven McRae and Roberta Marquez on 21 March, Lauren Cuthbertson and Federico Bonelli on 22 March and Edward Watson and Leanne Benjamin on 24 March. It's worth seeing all three performances for each cast's interpretations, and of course the myriad of changing additional characters. It's got plenty of storytelling and beautiful dancing - and of course humour and sadness.


English National Ballet: Beyond Ballets Russes: 22 March - 1 April
London Coliseum
Tickets & details: www.eno.org/see-whats-on/productions/production-page.php?&itemid=1788

The Ballets Russes tributes continue, with two new programmes reviving some of the Ballets Russes' most celebrated works. The first programme, which runs until 27 March, features MacMillan's Rite of Spring, Nijinsky's L’après-midi d’un faune - forget the version performed at Men In Motion!, David Dawson’s haunting Faun(e) and a new Firebird choreographed by young British choreographer George Williamson.


Also on


Performance Room: Jérôme Bel at Tate Modern: 22 March
Computers, tablets and smartphones everywhere
Details: www.tate.org.uk/bmwtatelive

This is a new initiative which will see numerous artists performing alone, without a physical audience, yet watched by thousands live through YouTube. Bel's work is unpredictable and theatrical, with dance often trivialised or absent in his works - but the results are usually entertaining to watch. For more background information about Bel, read Sanjoy Roy's Step-By-Step guide: www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/nov/22/step-guide-dance-jerome-bel


Tavaziva Dance: 24 March
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
Tickets & details: www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk/pl421.html

In case you missed Tavaziva Dance's performance at The Place last week, or if you'd love to see Sensual Africa again, you're in luck as they'll be performing for one night only in Seven Sisters. Bawren Tavaziva is renowned for his distinctive style of fusing African dance and contemporary dance, creating a powerful and dynamic movement language. In Sensual Africa, his youthful dancers perform his tribute to the Tumbuka and Chewa tribes which Tavaziva met during his travels in Malawi.


Cloud Dance Festival Corner

Rachel Birch-Lawson Triple Bill: 23 March
Chisenhale Dance Space
Tickets & details: www.rachelbirchlawson.co.uk/23rd-march

Project Mashed Potato (CDF Tabula Rasa, July '08) is no more, and Rachel Birch-Lawson returns with an exciting collection of new works, including the critically-acclaimed Frugal Feasts and a sound installation/performance.