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In honour of Anthony Dowell in his final year as Director, A Knight at the Ballet will form the climax of The Royal Ballet's 2000/1 Season. Beginning with his Swan Lake in 1987, Dowell has successfully led The Royal Ballet over 14 glorious years, including through the redevelopment of Covent Garden and the dazzling return to the Royal Opera House on the night of its Opening Celebration. For this gala evening Sir Anthony has personally selected extracts from works that illustrate his dancing career. All the resident Company Principals will be joined by Guests Artists including Carlos Acosta, Altynai Asylmuratova, Roberto Bolle, Adam Cooper, Viviana Durante, Sylvie Guillem, Viviana Durante, Irek Mukhamedov, Ethan Stiefel and Igor Zelensky