ONE of the country’s leading practitioners of the classical Indian dance form Bharata Natyam, Shobana Jeyasingh will premiere her new work, Classic Cut, at The Point on Thursday.

The intriguing new show features two pieces, one revisiting the past, the other stepping into a bold new era.

The first piece sees Jeyasingh revisiting Configurations, a dance she created in 1988, at the start of her company’s career. Groundbreaking at the time for its use of music – Jeyasingh commissioned composer Michael Nyman to create a new score, String Quartet No. 2 – Configurations fuses traditional dance forms such as ballet and Bharata Natyam with contemporary movement to produce an intricate, fast-paced performance.

This reworked piece will see Jeyasingh’s dance company perform to a live version of Nyman’s score.

n THE Nuffield’s hot-blooded new production of the world’s greatest love story continues until tomorrow night.

It’s an explosive collision of youth with age, sex with death and love with tragedy from “the country’s most exciting touring company” with their sensational production of Romeo and Juliet.

A must for Shakespeare aficionados and newcomers, and everyone in between, Headlong’s brand new production of Shakespeare’s classic takes us into the blistering heat of Verona’s streets where two young lovers risk everything to be together.

Passionate and dangerous, impetuous and heartbreaking; Shakespeare’s great tragedy of family feuds and forbidden love is given a fresh spin in this modern and theatrically inventive production.

n Moscow City Ballet perform two of the world’s most famous and much loved traditional ballets – Swan Lake and The Nutcracker – at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts from Tuesday to Saturday.

The epic story of Swan Lake tells of Prince Siegfried and his love for Odette, who tricked by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart and his daughter Odile would rather die together then live apart. The theatrical dance experience of this classic Russian jewel is completed by Tchaikovsky’s thrilling score.

Timeless classic The Nutcracker incorporates stunning costumes, sumptuous sets and Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece score.

This enchanting ballet tells the story of Clara’s magical adventure with her Nutcracker Prince, including a visit to the delicious Land of Sweets and the delightful Sugar Plum Fairy.