Dance: Eye on the New

The Royal Ballet's Jonathan Cope suddenly finds that his cracked ribs are feeling a lot better. This happy fact may or may not be related to the recent news that Adam Cooper, virtually the only other tall, handsome prince around, has broken his foot. Cooper will now be unable to partner Sylvie Guillem in tonight's performance of Steptext and the choreographer Ashley Page will once again step into the breach in his own Two Part Invention.

Royal Opera House, London WC2 (0171-304 4000), tonight