Dust and Light

Discover how Shakespeare's plays have evolved and why they are still beloved some 400 years on.

William Shakespeare’s Sonnets are among the most beautiful and most fascinating poems ever written.

Mischievous fairies weave a web of confusion for four young lovers in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Witness the creative process up close as the Royal Shakespeare Company reimagines a classic for modern times.

Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy is reborn as a cerebral thriller set in the 21st century, with Sir Ian McKellen playing the tormented prince.

Will the course of true love still run smooth in Russell T Davies’ fresh adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

A-list actors workshop the words of the Bard in a must-see documentary for all Shakespeare fans.

Two young actors embark on a road trip to get to the heart of the world’s greatest storyteller, William Shakespeare.

The famous Act 3, Scene 1 exchange between Hamlet, played by Billy Howle (The Serpent), and Ophelia, played by Mirren Mack ( Mary and George).

Haunted by grief, and with his world spinning violently out of control, Hamlet has to make some decisions: forget or remember; live or die.

Billy Howle performs Hamlet's famous ''to be or not to be.'' soliloquy.

Step behind the scenes and become a part of The Royal Shakespeare Company with exclusive access to the open rehearsal for their production of Henry VI: Part One.

Gregory Doran's thrilling production of Shakespeare's Richard III with the Royal Shakespeare Company featuring Arthur Hughes.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's fresh and vibrant contemporary restaging of Shakespeare's dark comedy, directed by Blanche McIntyre.

Experience the Royal Shakespeare Company's five-star production of Henry VI Part Two directed by Owen Horsley.

Phillip Breen's hilarious production of The Comedy of Errors, set in the 1980s, with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Dive into the final chapter of the Royal Shakespeare Company's gripping Henry VI trilogy, directed by Owen Horsely.

Director Erica Whyman transforms Shakespeare's emotionally charged play into a dystopian drama filled with The Handmaid's Tale-like horrors.

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays the title role in Shakespeare's epic story of nationalism, war, and the intricate dance of power in Henry V.

Join acclaimed Shakespeare director Trevor Nunn for an intimate Shakespeare Master Class joined Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

The final installation of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Part three of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Part two of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Or Schraiber's "Prayers" fuses dance, music, and raw urban landscapes into an energetic meditation on hope and connection.

Agnes Su explores grace, imperfection, and self-worth in this meditative dance short.

PLACE is a sensational dance film, especially created for world-famous dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov & Ana Laguna.

Dancer and choreographer Akram Khan interviews celebrated guests about how movement affects the way they live and work.

The future of dance takes center stage in a thrilling global series from Malandain Ballet Biarritz. Which young choreographer will be crowned a star?

Mozart's spirit, and his understanding both of life's richness and madness, inspired the creation of this acclaimed work by Jiri Kylian.

Angelin Preljocaj's themes of love, war and labour are enriched with a dance vocabulary oriented towards physicality and sensuality.

Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty with Ballet Zurich; Choreographer Christian Spuck creates an exciting new interpretation of the popular fairy tale.

Mourad Merzouki teams up here with aerial-technique specialist Retouramont to open up a new field of hip-hop possibility in Vertikal.

This boundary-pushing dance spectacular sees hip-hop visionary Mourad Merzouki reinterpret the iconic works of Compagnie Käfig.

Hip Hop choreographer Mourad Merzouki brings to life a new work for the technological age.

Mourad Merzouki unites five of his choreographer friends and thirty dancers in order to create Répertoire#1.

From his daring defection to his meteoric rise, this portrait of ballet’s first global superstar is as captivating as the man himself.

Witness the transformative power of dance as a group of inmates take part in choreographer Angelin Preljocaj's dance workshops behind bars.

Rinat Shaham is the provocative and free-spirited Carmen, while Dymtro Popov portrays Don José with a perfect mix of naivety and desire.

Victory makes Radamès a hero, but tangles his Ethiopian lover Aida in a dangerous royal love triangle and a very personal war.

Don Giovanni (Juan) retells Mozart's classical masterpiece as a story of the modern man's escape from himself and his demons.

Benoît Jacquot’s acclaimed film of Puccini’s opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role with Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi.

Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold - an epic of gods and monsters - brought to the 21st century at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Die Walküre - The Valkyrie - is the second opera in Wagner’s four-part epic, the Ring Cycle.

Siegfried presents an encounter not only between man and woman but between two principles

The final part of the tetralogy sees yet another broadening of the horizon.

Based on the folktale that inspired the Little Mermaid, Dvořak’s best-known opera, ''Rusalka,'' tells the story of a nymph who wants to be human.

Götterdämmerung presents the final and apocalyptic duel between the queens Brünnhilde and Kriemhild as narrated in the epic “Song of the Nibelung."

Two young people’s search for self-identity and their meeting at the end of this opera are the hopeful elements in the story moves towards disaster.

Julia Jones conducts The Royal Opera’s spell-binding production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with a cast including Roderick Williams as Papageno.

This production from La Scala stars opera greats Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott, with newcomer Anita Rachvelishvili making her successful debut.

Kasper Holten’s 2014 production for The Royal Opera House casts Don Giovanni as an artist who thrives on an audience enticed by his creative gifts.

Richard Jones captures the blend of tragedy and comedy in La Bohème, and provides an analysis of Puccini’s young would-be artists and their lovers.

Under the direction of Andreas Homoki, this new production of Nabucco features a first-class cast.

In Die Walküre the powerful ring continues to be the source of conflict, dictating the fate of those who desire it and those who fear it.

Lee Reynolds conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in an innovative new production of Ravel’s opera, L’enfant et les sortilèges.

Experience Verdi’s La Traviata, the inspiration behind Moulin Rouge, lovingly staged at London’s Royal Opera House.

A modern opera adaptation by Charles Wuorinen based on Annie Proulx’s short story.

Legendary composer Philip Glass's opera "The Perfect American", imagines the final months of the life of Walt Disney.