by Emilia on July 11, 2011
Is this ballet for you? Go if: you like coming of age stories, where the male hero has to overcome various obstacles, preferably dancing plenty of virtuoso steps along the way (in fact, all three main characters have challenging steps to negotiate). Do not be put off by the weird title: The Little Humpbacked Horse [...]
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Alexander Gorsky,
Alexei Ratmansky,
Alina Somova,
Arthur Saint-Leon,
Cesare Pugni,
Chamberlain,
Imperial Ballet,
Ivan,
Ivanushka,
Light & Fluffy,
Light and Fluffy,
Mariinsky,
Marius Petipa,
Maya Plisetskaya,
Petipa,
Radunsky,
Ratmansky,
Riccardo Drigo,
Rodion Shchedrin,
Russian Folk Tales,
The Firebird,
The Little Humpbacked Horse,
Tsar Maiden,
Viktoria Tereshkina,
Vladimir Shklyarov,
Vladimir Vasiliev,
Yekaterina Kondaurova,
Yuri Smekalov
by Emilia & Linda on July 8, 2011
Yesterday we dropped by the Clore Studio at the Royal Opera House to catch the first dress rehearsal of “Umbra” by young choreographer Freya Thomas. Freya’s work is part of Dance Futures, a new project from ROH Education which will see over 120 young people take to the Covent Garden main stage this Sunday to [...]
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Abstract,
Choreographers,
Clore Studio,
Dance Futures,
Freya Thomas,
Lucy Carter,
Nathalie Harrison,
Nico Muhly,
Rehearsal,
ROH,
ROH Education,
ROH2,
Ryoichi Hirano,
The Royal Ballet,
Wayne McGregor
by Emilia & Linda on May 6, 2011
We recently wrote about how many different elements have to come together for one of *THOSE* perfect evenings at the ballet. Designs and, in particular, costumes, play a big part in creating a mood, helping dancers express themselves and inhabit their roles. They come in all shapes, colours and fabrics: from vaporous Romantic skirts to [...]
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Alicia Leotard,
Aurora,
Balanchine,
Black Swan,
Competitions,
Costumes,
David Dawson,
Emeralds,
In the Middle Somewhat Elevated,
Jewels,
Karinska,
Mark Morris,
NYCB,
Odette,
Odile,
Onegin,
Pacific,
PNB,
Promotions,
Serenade,
Square Dance,
Sugar Plum Fairy,
Swan Lake,
Swan Queen,
Tatiana,
The Dream,
The Four Temperaments,
The Nutcracker,
The Sleeping Beauty,
The World According to Us,
Titania,
Tutu,
Tutus,
Yumiko,
Yumiko Takeshima
by Emilia on April 16, 2011
A big helping of MacMillan is finally coming our way after a very Ashton-heavy season. Manon, one of his most famous full-length ballets, opens at Covent Garden on Thursday for a run of 15 performances and is to return during the autumn season. Having shortlisted it as one of our new season favorites we were [...]
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10 Reasons,
Anthony Dowell,
Costumes,
Des Grieux,
Dramatic & Intense,
full-length,
MacMillan,
Manon,
Marcelo Gomes,
Nicholas Georgiadis,
Royal Ballet,
Social Media
by Emilia & Linda on April 1, 2011
Royal Ballet Principal dancer Mara Galeazzi is staging her second gala in London this Sunday. Proceeds from the gala will go towards Mara’s charity, Dancing for the Children, as well as Great Ormond Street Hospital. Yesterday we had the opportunity to drop in on Mara as she worked, together with her partner Gary Avis, on brand new pieces by choreographers [...]
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Alastair Marriott,
Charity,
Dancing for the Children,
Gary Avis,
Jonathan Watkins,
Look West,
Mara Galeazzi,
Photoblog,
Royal Ballet,
Sadler's Wells
by Linda on March 29, 2011
Go If: You like fairy tales and fantasy RPGs filled with elfin creatures, cheeky trolls, a feisty heroine and a hero who triumphs against the odds. You are well-versed in Giselle, La Sylphide, Ondine and would like to try a different supernatural ballet. Skip If: You like your ballets with less plot development, more dancing [...]
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A Folk Tale,
August Bournonville,
Bournonville,
Carling Talcott,
Danish Folklore,
David Amzallag,
Diderik,
full-length,
Hans Christian Andersen,
Hilda,
Junker Ove,
Light & Fluffy,
Mr Mogens,
Napoli,
Niels W. Gade,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
P. E. H. Hartmann,
Pas de Sept,
RDB,
Romantic Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Sorella Englund,
Svend Grundtvig,
Trolls,
Viderik
