by Linda on October 4, 2010
It takes more than a good story to make a narrative ballet work. The great choreographers of the 20th century explored novel ways to develop plots and convey emotions, moving away from the linear structures characteristic of 19th century classics (think Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty) in favour of more realistic works. With Onegin [...]
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Akane Takada,
Alina Cojocaru,
Bennet Gartside,
Eugene Onegin,
full-length,
Johan Kobborg,
John Cranko,
Lensky,
Narrative Ballet,
Olga,
Onegin,
Prince Gremin,
Pushkin,
Royal Ballet,
Season 2010-2011,
Steven McRae,
Tatiana,
Tchaikovsky
by Emilia on June 4, 2010
One of our favorite things in The Royal Ballet season is the opportunity to catch their “New Works” by emerging choreographers (usually in-House talent) in the smaller space of the Linbury Studio Theatre. With tickets at a top price of £18 this is a chance to see what the future of ballet looks like. Last year’s [...]
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Bennet Gartside,
Claire Calvert,
Don't Hate the Player Hate the Game,
Duplicity,
Erico Montes,
Hallelujah Junction,
Helen Crawford,
Jonathan Watkins,
Kenta Kura,
Kings of Leon,
Kristen McNally,
Linbury Studio,
Ludovic Ondiviela,
Mara Galeazzi,
Melissa Hamilton,
New Works,
One Shade the More,
Quentin Tarantino,
Roberta Marquez,
Ryoichi Hirano,
Sergei Polunin,
Steven McRae,
Thomas Whitehead,
Trip Trac,
Vanessa Fenton,
Viacheslav Samodurov
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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1-act,
Alberto Alonso,
Ana Laguna,
Ballet Nacional de Cuba,
Bennet Gartside,
Bizet,
Bolshoi,
Bullfighter,
Carmen,
Carmen Suite,
Cullberg Ballet,
Danila Korsuntsev,
Davide Bombana,
Dee Conway,
Don José,
Dramatic & Intense,
Escamillo,
Evgeny Ivanchenko,
Fate,
Irma Nioradze,
John Cranko,
Lauren Cuthbertson,
Mariinsky,
Mats Ek,
Maya Plisteskaya,
Micaela,
Mikhail Baryshnikov,
Natasha Razina,
National Ballet of Canada,
NBC,
Prosper Merimée,
Renée Zizi Jeanmaire,
Robert Alston,
Rodion Shchedrin,
Roland Petit,
Scottish Ballet,
Tamara Rojo,
Ulyana Lopatkina,
Yekaterina Kondaurova
by Linda on February 14, 2010
The latest run of Romeo and Juliet continues, each cast bringing a different interpretation and/or accentuating different aspects of physicality. Kenneth MacMillan‘s expressive choreography suits so many different types of dancers: from the lyrical to the technician; from young promising soloists who can emphasize naïveté to form a realistic portrayal of a young couple in [...]
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2009-2010 Season,
Bennet Gartside,
Benvolio,
Edward Watson,
Ernst Meisner,
full-length,
Johannes Stepanek,
Juliet,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Leanne Benjamin,
Mandolin Dance,
Mercutio,
Review,
Romeo,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Sergei Polunin,
Steven McRae
