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 [...]
Tagged as:
Alina Cojocaru,
Almost Famous,
Before Sunrise,
Big Fish,
Cameron Crowe,
Dramatic & Intense,
Edward Watson,
full-length,
Gosford Park,
Johan Kobborg,
Juliet,
Leanne Benjamin,
Macmillan,
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 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
by Emilia on January 15, 2010
It’s been over 2 years since Alina Cojocaru danced a MacMillan ballet at Covent Garden. While the public in Washington DC and Havana were able to see her Manon last summer, Londoners who had been dreaming of seeing her in Mayerling at the start of the autumn season had to hold their breaths a little [...]
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2009-2010 Season,
Alina Cojocaru,
Bennet Gartside,
Brian Maloney,
Johan Kobborg,
Juliet,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Laura Morera,
Manon,
Mayerling,
Mercutio,
Romeo,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Sergei Polunin,
Tybalt
by Linda on January 8, 2010
Is this ballet for you?
Go If: You can’t resist a tragic love story. New Moon is your favorite book of the entire Twilight Saga and you can quote a certain passage from Act II, Scene VI of Shakespeare’s play by heart (don’t worry we won’t tell anyone). You’ve never been to the ballet and want [...]
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Alina Cojocaru,
Antony Tudor,
Ashton,
Bolshoi,
Capulet,
Christopher Gable,
Dee Conway,
Dramatic & Intense,
Edward Watson,
Franco Zeffirelli,
Galina Ulanova,
Hamburg Ballet,
Jean Christophe Maillot,
John Cranko,
John Neumeier,
José Martín,
Juliet,
Katherine Healy,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Kirov,
Konstantin Sergeyev,
Lauren Cuthbertson,
Lavrovsky,
Les Ballets de Monte Carlo,
Lynn Seymour,
Macmillan,
Marcia Haydée,
Margot Fonteyn,
Mariinsky,
Maurice Béjart,
Montague,
Natalia Razina,
Nicholas Georgiadis,
NYCB,
Peter Martins,
PNB,
POB,
Prokofiev,
Richard Cragun,
Romeo,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Rudolf Nureyev,
Steven McRae,
Stuttgart Ballet,
The Royal Danish Ballet,
Thiago Soares,
Tybalt,
Vladimir Shklyarov,
Yevgenia Obraztsova,
Yuri Grigorovich
by Linda on September 10, 2009
As we stare at the Royal Ballet’s new season, what better way to start than with the company’s veteran, Leanne Benjamin, who has danced for 17 years now and is still going strong. One of their most accomplished Principals, Leanne is ready to impress the crowds with her portrayal of the minxy Mary Vetsera in [...]
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Adeline Genée,
Alastair Marriott,
Ashton,
Christopher Wheeldon,
Clement Crisp,
Coppélia,
Cranko,
David Dougill,
Debra Craine,
Edward Watson,
Gloria,
Infra,
Jonathan Cope,
Judith Mackrell,
Juliet,
Leanne Benjamin,
London Festival Ballet,
Macmillan,
Mary Vetsera,
Mats Ek,
Mayerling,
Morphoses,
Neumeier,
Ninette de Valois,
Onegin,
Peter Schaufuss,
Principal Dancer,
Prix de Lausanne,
ROH,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Royal Ballet School,
Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet,
Sir Peter Wright,
Swanilda,
Tatiana,
The Firebird,
Wayne McGregor
