by Emilia on February 10, 2010
Is this ballet for you? Go If: You love Romantic ballets like Giselle but wish the male dancer had a bigger role. You’re slightly OCD and sympathise with James’s determination to possess the ethereal Sylph. Skip If: “What do you mean the leads never really dance together?” You can’t live without a proper Pas de [...]
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Adolphe Nourrit,
August Bournonville,
Bournonville,
Charles Nodier,
Dramatic & Intense,
Effie,
Filippo Taglioni,
Gurn,
Herman Løvenskiold,
Hopelessly Romantic,
James,
Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer,
Johan Kobborg,
La Sylphide,
Lucile Grahn,
Lynn Garafola,
Macbeth,
Madge,
Marie Taglioni,
Paris Opera Ballet,
Pierre Lacotte,
POB,
Romantic Ballet,
Royal Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Sir Walter Scott,
The Sylph,
Trilby
by Linda on February 5, 2010
Is this ballet for you? Go if: You are captivated by the idea of a downsized version of the 3 act classical ballet “take all the mime, settings and narrative away and just leave the difficult steps and the glorious dancing”. Skip if: “Yes but what are they dancing about?” You are put off by [...]
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Abstract,
Adagio,
Allegro,
Balanchine,
Bizet,
Black Diamond,
City Center,
John Taras,
Le Palais de Cristal,
Light & Fluffy,
NYCB,
PNB,
POB,
Second Movement,
Suzanne Farrell,
Symphony in C
by Linda on February 5, 2010
An Auction for Oxfam Haiti Earthquake Appeal The Ballet Bag, together with Royal Ballet principal dancers Thiago Soares and Marianela Nuñez, are auctioning an exclusive photo taken by Sojournposse’s Zarina Holmes in support of the Oxfam Haiti Earthquake Appeal. The photo shows Thiago and Marianela in an iconic pose from Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet. [...]
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Charity,
Earthquake,
Ebay,
Haiti,
Marianela Nuñez,
Oxfam,
relief,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Social Media,
Sojournposse,
Thiago Soares,
Zarina Holmes
by Emilia on February 2, 2010
When Linda and I were mulling over ideas for a Valentine’s special it seemed a no-brainer that the dancers we were looking for were Thiago Soares and Marianela Nuñez: we wanted to feature a ballet couple in head-over-heels, hopelessly in love mode; a couple so connected they could finish each other’s sentences and play along [...]
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Balanchine,
Before Sunrise,
Before Sunset,
Carlos Acosta,
Countess Larisch,
Crown Prince Rudolf,
Facebook,
Hopelessly Romantic,
Irlan dos Santos Silva,
Jewels,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Manon,
Marianela Nuñez,
Mayerling,
Onegin,
Only When I Dance,
Pas de deux,
Romeo and Juliet,
Sojournposse,
The Thomas Crown Affair,
Theatro Municipal,
Thiago Soares
