by Linda on April 26, 2011
If you are lucky, in ballets with characters as complex as Manon and Des Grieux, a particular performance might become – as Bag Lady E calls it – your personal “swell of 1969″: that defining evening at the ballet against which all others will be measured. To create this perfect dance memory many components have [...]
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Anthony Dowell,
Des Grieux,
Dramatic & Intense,
Leanne Benjamin,
Lescaut,
MacMillan,
Manon,
Monsieur GM,
Review,
Ricardo Cervera,
Royal Ballet,
Season 2010-2011,
Steven McRae
by Emilia on October 16, 2010
We recently wrote a guest blog post for the Royal Opera House on The Royal Ballet Portaits exhibition, currently on display at Paul Smith’s No. 9 Shop in London: A meeting between Royal Ballet Principal Steven McRae and iconic fashion designer Sir Paul Smith is what set the scene for a novelty project, The Royal [...]
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Guest Blog Post,
Leanne Benjamin,
Mara Galeazzi,
Paul Smith,
Photography,
Sarah Lamb,
Steven McRae,
The Royal Ballet Portraits,
Thiago Soares
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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Alaskan Rag,
Carlos Acosta,
Concerto,
Edward Watson,
Elite Syncopations,
Foreman,
Johannes Stepanek,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Leanne Benjamin,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Michael Stojko,
Review,
Rupert Pennefather,
Scott Joplin,
Steven McRae,
The Judas Tree,
Thiago Soares,
Yuhui Choe
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 [...]
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Alina Cojocaru,
Almost Famous,
Before Sunrise,
Big Fish,
Cameron Crowe,
Dramatic & Intense,
Edward Watson,
full-length,
Gosford Park,
Johan Kobborg,
Juliet,
Leanne Benjamin,
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 19, 2010
A few days before we set off for Copenhagen we had the opportunity to chat to UK based Danish choreographer Kim Brandstrup. Kim has consistently produced innovative, modern pieces using non-linear narrative. His film-school background is a visible influence on his style, with plenty of shifts, cuts and stories that are open for personal interpretation. [...]
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Alina Cojocaru,
Arc,
Ashton,
Carlos Acosta,
Choreographer,
Clara Barbera,
Danish Ballet Week,
Film,
full-length,
Goldberg,
Goldberg Variations,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Kim Brandstrup,
Kim Helweg,
Laura Morera,
Leanne Benjamin,
Life is a Dream,
MK Ballerina,
MK Danseur Noble,
Narrative Ballets,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
Olivier Award,
RDB,
Royal Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Rushes,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
Thomas Whitehead
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
