by Emilia & Linda on October 7, 2011
Via Press Release: Saint-Petersburg-based Eifman Ballet is to present two UK premieres by choreographer Boris Eifman at the London Coliseum in April 2012. Anna Karenina – Eifman’s dance drama adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic questions whether it is more important to preserve an illusion of harmony between duties and emotions, or yield to true passions: [...]
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by Emilia on August 2, 2010
Linda’s recent visit to The Tokyo Ballet left us very curious to find out more about touring ballet companies and the specific challenges they face. Touring companies have to adapt to change constantly. The whole troupe is involved, starting with the technical staff – who need to design tour-friendly productions and adjust them to suit [...]
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Jacqueline Mistry,
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Marion Tait,
Momoko Hirata,
Paul Grace,
Paul Grist,
Pearl Chesterman,
Peter Wright,
Rob Lindsay,
Sadler's Wells,
Simon Harper,
The Two Pigeons,
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by Linda on January 26, 2010
A staple in the repertoire of all major ballet companies, Giselle has always been an audience favourite. Romantic ballet fans will have a sentimental connection with this quintessential story dealing with man’s encounter with supernatural characters. They cherish not only its iconic solos, the challenges they pose to the the central ballerina and her partner [...]
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Jean Coralli,
Jules Perrot,
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Mary Skeaping,
Men Y Men,
Myrtha,
Petipa,
Rachmaninoff,
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Wayne Eagling,
Wili
by Emilia on July 23, 2009
Going for thirty six days without any ballet is quite a challenge for a balletomane, therefore I could not pass up the opportunity of seeing Carlos Acosta & Guests Artists, a mixed ballet bag of short pieces featuring from modern Brandstrup to chic & classical Ashton’s Rhapsody, and ranging from the overdone (a “male” Dying [...]
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Hamburg Ballet,
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Ivan Tenorio,
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Majisimo,
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Nina Kaptsova,
Othello,
Plisetsky,
Ramon Gomes Reis,
Rhapsody,
Ritmicas,
Roberta Marquez,
Spartacus,
Steven McRae,
Three Preludes
