by Emilia & Linda on March 5, 2011
We had promised you more Alice-related backstage goodies and here we are. While our guest tweeting of #AliceinTwitterland continues to make waves, we also wrote a full gala report that was published in the ROH blog earlier this week. In addition, we have below exclusive video snippets from our chat with Royal Ballet principals Edward [...]
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by Emilia & Linda on March 1, 2011
This evening we had the honour of taking over the @RoyalOperaHouse feed as their first ever Twitter guests. Early bird reviews for Wheeldon’s Alice in Wonderland are already starting to pop up (read the Indy’s here & Guardian’s here) while over here we have red carpet and backstage goodies from tonight’s gala coming up. As [...]
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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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by Linda on November 7, 2009
Triple bills are a great opportunity to discover rarer ballets along with new works, an essential ingredient in preserving the future of this art form. The Royal Ballet’s latest features a modern and sizzling combination well suited to those seeking refuge from an evening of tutus and tiaras. It opens with Agon, Balanchine’s iconic work [...]
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by Emilia on November 2, 2009
Concepts such as coding, decoding, generative systems, algorithms, computer programming, neuroscience and cognitive mapping seem more akin to geek lingo than ballet choreography and yet all these notions inform Wayne McGregor’s dance making. Having trained in modern dance, McGregor is the first resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet to come from outside the company. Literally [...]
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