by alicepennefather on December 5, 2012
Better late than never, here are some images from the MacMillan triple bill that ends tonight: a gallery by photographer Alice Pennefather featuring Concerto, Las Hermanas and Requiem. (Click on thumbnails to enlarge & see as slideshow) All Photos: © Alice Pennefather, courtesy of ROH About Alice Pennefather: With a twin brother flying high as [...]
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Eric Underwood,
Genesia Rosato,
Helen Crawford,
Itziar Mendizabal,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Kenta Kura,
Las Hermanas,
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Marianela Nuñez,
Meaghan Grace Hinkis,
Ray Barra,
Requiem,
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Season 2012-2013,
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Valentino Zucchetti,
Yuhui Choe
by Emilia & Linda on October 20, 2010
Last week we attended Birmingham Royal Ballet‘s week-long season at Sadler’s Wells. They brought to London two different autumn bills: Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet and Pointes of View, with works by MacMillan, Balanchine and Twyla Tharp. Each Bag Lady caught up with one program. Linda on Romeo & Juliet: Having seen Romeo and Juliet [...]
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Iain Mackay,
In the Upper Room,
Jenna Roberts,
Joseph Caley,
Juliet,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Marion Tait,
Matthew Lawrence,
Mercutio,
Natasha Oughtred,
Paul Andrews,
Pointes of View,
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Romeo and Juliet,
Sadler's Wells,
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue,
Twyla Tharp
by Linda on April 6, 2010
While full length pieces such as Mayerling, Manon, Anastasia and Romeo and Juliet invite reflection on MacMillan’s recurring theme of the Outsider, a mixed bill of his one act ballets, such as the Royal Ballet’s latest, gives audiences a chance to shift focus and contemplate MacMillan’s wide range. From academic classical to modern ballet, from [...]
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Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Michael Stojko,
Review,
Rupert Pennefather,
Scott Joplin,
Steven McRae,
The Judas Tree,
Thiago Soares,
Yuhui Choe
by Linda on March 24, 2010
Is this ballet for you? Go If: Sweeping & romantic Pas de Deux and the Swiss precision of a great corps de ballet are your bread & butter, especially when there are no tutus in sight. Skip If: You are more at ease with narrative MacMillan. Concerto is MacMillan threading Balanchine territory. Dream Cast First [...]
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