Linda

Her favourite ballets feel like good books – one can see them 1,000 times and they always feel fresh. Linda loves Giselle, all full-length MacMillan plus Song of the Earth, Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering, Balanchine’s Serenade and Agon, Ashton’s Scènes de Ballet and Symphonic Variations.

Rehearsals June 19, 2014

Romeo and Juliet at ENB

By Linda

Having seen a new Romeo and Juliet less than a month ago (Scottish Ballet’s minimalist production), I found myself in the presence of yet…

Review May 26, 2014

Scottish Ballet in London: Romeo and Juliet

By Linda

Along with Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet is always part of a major ballet company’s core repertory. Prokofiev’s…

Review, What's coming January 3, 2014

English National Ballet: The Nutcracker & Le Corsaire

By Linda

A little under two years ago, English National Ballet seemed a stagnant company: not only had Wayne Eagling suddenly departed as Artistic Director, but…

Review, What's coming October 20, 2013

Birmingham Royal Ballet in London: The Sleeping Beauty

By Linda

It’s a great time for Petipa here in the UK, as last week’s crop of ballets shows: The Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote was broadcast to…