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
by Linda on October 9, 2009
Mayerling may not be for everyone, but it is an undeniable example of how ballet can go beyond technical prowess or fairy-tale narrative, geometrical patterns or musical convention. Kenneth MacMillan’s work reaches for the core of human emotions, both the good and the bad, digging deep into the grittiest, the most horrific and perverse of [...]
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2009-2010 Season,
Deirdre Chapman,
Emma Maguire,
Empress Elizabeth,
Franz Liszt,
full-length,
Helen Crawford,
Johan Kobborg,
José Martín,
Laura Morera,
Leanne Benjamin,
Macmillan,
Mary Vetsera,
Mayerling,
Prince Rudolf,
Review,
Royal Ballet
by Linda on June 13, 2009
Balanchine‘s first full-length abstract ballet is a celebration of styles and his tribute to the tradition that had shaped ballet during the 19th and 20th centuries. One can only marvel at his achievement while admiring the complexity of the choreography, the richness of the steps and the inclusion of novelty movement and geometry between the [...]
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2008-2009 Season,
Abstract,
Alexandra Ansanelli,
Alina Cojocaru,
Balanchine,
Bennet Gartside,
Carlos Acosta,
David Makhateli,
Deirdre Chapman,
Diamonds,
Emeralds,
Helen Crawford,
Jewels,
José Martín,
Laura McCulloch,
Laura Morera,
Leanne Benjamin,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Ricardo Cervera,
Roberta Marquez,
Rubies,
Rupert Pennefather,
Samantha Raine,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
Thiago Soares,
Valeri Hristov,
Yuhui Choe
Since mixed reviews (including our previous opening night write up) have plagued the Royal Ballet’s celebratory “Ballets Russes Triple Bill”, I approached last Friday’s penultimate performance with a mixture of curiosity and excitement. By now, I thought, with most of the “nerves” gone and all the quirks fixed, it is not unreasonable to expect the [...]
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Alexandra Ansanelli,
Alistair Marriott,
Chopin,
Debussy,
Diaghilev,
Firebird,
Fokine,
Gary Avis,
Helen Crawford,
Johan Kobborg,
Laura Morera,
Leanne Benjamin,
Les Sylphides,
New Ballet,
Review,
Roberta Marquez,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Sensorium,
Stravinsky,
Thomas Whitehead,
Valeri Hristov,
Yuhui Choe
