by Linda on November 7, 2009
Triple bills are a great opportunity to discover rarer ballets along with new works, an essential ingredient in preserving the future of this art form. The Royal Ballet’s latest features a modern and sizzling combination well suited to those seeking refuge from an evening of tutus and tiaras. It opens with Agon, Balanchine’s iconic work [...]
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2009-2010 Season,
Agon,
Balanchine,
Bill Cooper,
Brian Maloney,
Carlos Acosta,
Edward Watson,
Eric Underwood,
Glen Tetley,
Hikaru Kobayashi,
Johan Kobborg,
Kaija Saariaho,
Limen,
Lucy Carter,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Melissa Hamilton,
Notes of Light,
One act,
Paul Kay,
Review,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Sarah Lamb,
Sphinx,
Steven McRae,
Tatsuo Miyajima,
Triple Bill,
Valeri Hristov,
Wayne McGregor,
Yuhui Choe
by Linda on November 6, 2009
Is this ballet for you? Go If: You like intensely physical dancing molded from contemporary choreography (Tetley’s work is a balanced mixture of classical ballet and modern dance). You like greek mythology and/or ballets drawn from literary sources, in this case, a Jean Cocteau play. Skip If: You are allergic to colourful 70′s style bodysuits [...]
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ABT,
Anthony Tudor,
Bag of Ballets,
Ballet,
Bohuslav Martinů,
Greek Mythology,
Hanya Holm,
Hugh Laing,
Jean Cocteau,
Martha Graham,
Martine van Hamel,
Nora Kaye,
Oedipus,
One act,
Paul Chihara,
Riddle,
Rouben Ter-Arutunian,
Royal Ballet,
Season 2009-2010,
Sophocles,
Sphinx,
Tetley,
The Infernal Machine,
Thebes,
Willa Kim
by Emilia on November 3, 2009
When the Mariinsky brought their Soviet Beauty to London this summer I left wishing I could have seen their lovely Aurora Evgenia Obraztsova in a more agreeable production. I think the Lilac Fairy must have heard my wishes, for they came true last Saturday: Evgenia was back in London guesting in The Royal Ballet’s Sleeping [...]
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Akane Takada,
Aurora,
Carabosse,
David Makhateli,
Florestan Pas de Trois,
Kristen McNally,
Laura McCulloch,
Marianela Nuñez,
Mariinsky,
Prince Desiré,
Prince Florimund,
Review,
Sleeping Beauty,
Xander Parish,
Yevgenia Obraztsova,
Yuhui Choe
by Emilia on November 2, 2009
Concepts such as coding, decoding, generative systems, algorithms, computer programming, neuroscience and cognitive mapping seem more akin to geek lingo than ballet choreography and yet all these notions inform Wayne McGregor’s dance making. Having trained in modern dance, McGregor is the first resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet to come from outside the company. Literally [...]
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Abstract,
Acis & Galatea,
Alina Cojocaru,
Ashton,
Brainstate,
Chroma,
Clement Crisp,
Dido & Aeneas,
Edward Watson,
Eric Underwood,
Federico Bonelli,
Godspeed You Black Emperor,
Infra,
Ivan Putrov,
Jaimie Tapper,
Jann Parry,
Joby Talbot,
John Pawson,
Judith Mackrell,
Julian Opie,
Kaija Saariaho,
Laurence Olivier Award,
Leanne Benjamin,
Limen,
Lucy Carter,
Luke Jennings,
Marianela Nuñez,
Max Richter,
Melissa Hamilton,
Monica Mason,
Nimbus,
One act,
Qualia,
Random Dance,
Resident Choregrapher,
ROH,
Roslyn Sulcas,
Royal Ballet,
Sarah Frater,
Sarah Lamb,
Schubert,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
Tatsuo Miyajima,
The White Stripes,
Wayne McGregor,
Zenaida Yanowsky
