by Emilia & Linda on November 15, 2010
If Black Swan and ballet seen through psychological horror lenses are not really your thing, perhaps you should start counting down to Love Tomorrow instead. Former Royal Ballet soloist Cindy Jourdain and English National Ballet Principal Arionel Vargas star in this romantic indie movie written and directed by Chris Payne (The Jolly Boys’ Last Stand). Love [...]
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by Linda on January 26, 2010
A staple in the repertoire of all major ballet companies, Giselle has always been an audience favourite. Romantic ballet fans will have a sentimental connection with this quintessential story dealing with man’s encounter with supernatural characters. They cherish not only its iconic solos, the challenges they pose to the the central ballerina and her partner [...]
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by Emilia on July 23, 2009
Going for thirty six days without any ballet is quite a challenge for a balletomane, therefore I could not pass up the opportunity of seeing Carlos Acosta & Guests Artists, a mixed ballet bag of short pieces featuring from modern Brandstrup to chic & classical Ashton’s Rhapsody, and ranging from the overdone (a “male” Dying [...]
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