by Emilia on May 28, 2010
In an interesting piece for The new Criterion novelist Laura James recently debated the watering-down of meaning and depth in modern ballet, arguing that: If these dances were houses, no one would be able to live in them. And no one does. I think I might like to live inside Chroma though. Just for a [...]
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Marianela Nuñez,
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Melissa Hamilton,
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Ricardo Cervera,
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Rupert Pennefather,
Sarah Lamb,
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Sergei Polunin,
Steven McRae,
Symphony in C,
Tryst,
Wheeldon,
White Stripes
Is this ballet for you? Go if: Red Hot Chili Carmen Skip if: Faux French or Pastiche Spanish are not your thing Dream Cast For Carmen Tamara Rojo because she is Spanish and fiery, plus her surname matches Carmen’s legendary red dress. Background Carmen goes back to 1845 when Prosper Mérimée‘s torrid novella used to [...]
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Carmen Suite,
Cullberg Ballet,
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Don José,
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Natasha Razina,
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Renée Zizi Jeanmaire,
Robert Alston,
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Roland Petit,
Scottish Ballet,
Tamara Rojo,
Ulyana Lopatkina,
Yekaterina Kondaurova
by Linda on April 15, 2010
The Royal Ballet’s current revival of MacMillan’s Concerto, The Judas Tree and ragtime ballet Elite Syncopations closes tonight. We send it off with this quick look at Ian Spurling’s stylish lycra costumes which decorate Elite Syncopations with equal doses of psychedelia and 20s dance hall glitz. Background & Context 1974 had been a particularly challenging [...]
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Jennifer Penney,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Merle Park,
Monica Mason,
Ragtime,
Scott Joplin,
Stop-Time Rag,
The Golden Hours,
Wayne Sleep
by Linda on March 2, 2010
The Royal Ballet’s latest triple bill is a rare combination of three recent ballets, all done by living choreographers. It includes young Jonathan Watkins’ brand new piece As One. Here’s what each Bag Lady thought of his vibrant debut in the Covent Garden main stage: Emilia says: If you still don’t have a ticket for [...]
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