by Emilia on March 21, 2010
The event? A marathon of Romeos and Juliets at Covent Garden. The challenge? To see almost every cast combination available. The result? A ballet with the feel of one of those great cinematic experiences you just want to prolong. And so for our Roundup this time we decided to match each of these performances to [...]
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Alina Cojocaru,
Almost Famous,
Before Sunrise,
Big Fish,
Cameron Crowe,
Dramatic & Intense,
Edward Watson,
full-length,
Gosford Park,
Johan Kobborg,
Juliet,
Leanne Benjamin,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Martin Scorsese,
Performance Roundup,
Prokofiev,
Richard Linklater,
Robert Altman,
Roberta Marquez,
Romeo,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Season 2009-2010,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
The Age of Innocence,
Thiago Soares,
Tim Burton
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