by Linda on April 6, 2011
In reviewing Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Cinderella, Luke Jennings of the Observer said of the recent string of fairy tale ballets in the UK over the last few months: “in tough economic times, you can sell more tickets if you offer family entertainment”. Yet, he added, “there’s nothing wrong with fairy stories, but if they are [...]
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Birmingham Royal Ballet,
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Cinderella,
Diderik,
Et Folkensagn,
full-length,
Hilda,
Junker Ove,
Kizzy Matiakis,
Light & Fluffy,
Light and Fluffy,
Lis Jeppesen,
Luke Jennings,
Mads Blangstrup,
Marcin Kupinski,
Marion Tait,
Mia Stensgaard,
Mikki Kunttu,
Miss Berthe,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
RDB,
Review,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Season 2010-2011,
Sorella Englund,
Susanne Grinder,
Trolls,
Viderik
by Linda on March 29, 2011
Go If: You like fairy tales and fantasy RPGs filled with elfin creatures, cheeky trolls, a feisty heroine and a hero who triumphs against the odds. You are well-versed in Giselle, La Sylphide, Ondine and would like to try a different supernatural ballet. Skip If: You like your ballets with less plot development, more dancing [...]
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A Folk Tale,
August Bournonville,
Bournonville,
Carling Talcott,
Danish Folklore,
David Amzallag,
Diderik,
full-length,
Hans Christian Andersen,
Hilda,
Junker Ove,
Light & Fluffy,
Mr Mogens,
Napoli,
Niels W. Gade,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
P. E. H. Hartmann,
Pas de Sept,
RDB,
Romantic Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Sorella Englund,
Svend Grundtvig,
Trolls,
Viderik
