by Linda on March 24, 2010
Is this ballet for you? Go If: Sweeping & romantic Pas de Deux and the Swiss precision of a great corps de ballet are your bread & butter, especially when there are no tutus in sight. Skip If: You are more at ease with narrative MacMillan. Concerto is MacMillan threading Balanchine territory. Dream Cast First [...]
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Abstract,
Concerto,
Deutsche Oper Ballet,
Didi Carli,
Falco Kapuste,
Jürgen Rose,
John Cranko,
Lynn Seymour,
One act,
Rudolf Holz,
Shostakovich,
Silvia Kesselhelm
by Linda on November 27, 2009
Is this ballet for you? Go if: For the past few years you have overdosed on too many Nutcrackers and would like to see something different. You are dreaming of a White Christmas, sleigh bells in the snow, etc. Skip if: Cute and/or nostalgic Edwardian Christmases are not your thing. Background British ballet owes a [...]
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ABT,
Anna Pavlova,
Ashton,
Blue Boy,
Christmas Ballet,
Constant Lambert,
Elizabeth Miller,
Giacomo Meyerbeer,
Harold Turner,
June Brae,
L'Etoile du Nord,
Le Prophète,
Les Patineurs,
Light & Fluffy,
Margot Fonteyn,
Marie Rambert,
Mary Honer,
One act,
Pamela May,
Richard Bonynge,
Robert Helpmann,
Sarasota Ballet,
The Joffrey,
William Chappell
by Linda on November 7, 2009
Triple bills are a great opportunity to discover rarer ballets along with new works, an essential ingredient in preserving the future of this art form. The Royal Ballet’s latest features a modern and sizzling combination well suited to those seeking refuge from an evening of tutus and tiaras. It opens with Agon, Balanchine’s iconic work [...]
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2009-2010 Season,
Agon,
Balanchine,
Bill Cooper,
Brian Maloney,
Carlos Acosta,
Edward Watson,
Eric Underwood,
Glen Tetley,
Hikaru Kobayashi,
Johan Kobborg,
Kaija Saariaho,
Limen,
Lucy Carter,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Melissa Hamilton,
Notes of Light,
One act,
Paul Kay,
Review,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Sarah Lamb,
Sphinx,
Steven McRae,
Tatsuo Miyajima,
Triple Bill,
Valeri Hristov,
Wayne McGregor,
Yuhui Choe
by Linda on November 6, 2009
Is this ballet for you? Go If: You like intensely physical dancing molded from contemporary choreography (Tetley’s work is a balanced mixture of classical ballet and modern dance). You like greek mythology and/or ballets drawn from literary sources, in this case, a Jean Cocteau play. Skip If: You are allergic to colourful 70′s style bodysuits [...]
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ABT,
Anthony Tudor,
Bag of Ballets,
Ballet,
Bohuslav Martinů,
Greek Mythology,
Hanya Holm,
Hugh Laing,
Jean Cocteau,
Martha Graham,
Martine van Hamel,
Nora Kaye,
Oedipus,
One act,
Paul Chihara,
Riddle,
Rouben Ter-Arutunian,
Royal Ballet,
Season 2009-2010,
Sophocles,
Sphinx,
Tetley,
The Infernal Machine,
Thebes,
Willa Kim
by Emilia on November 2, 2009
Concepts such as coding, decoding, generative systems, algorithms, computer programming, neuroscience and cognitive mapping seem more akin to geek lingo than ballet choreography and yet all these notions inform Wayne McGregor’s dance making. Having trained in modern dance, McGregor is the first resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet to come from outside the company. Literally [...]
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Abstract,
Acis & Galatea,
Alina Cojocaru,
Ashton,
Brainstate,
Chroma,
Clement Crisp,
Dido & Aeneas,
Edward Watson,
Eric Underwood,
Federico Bonelli,
Godspeed You Black Emperor,
Infra,
Ivan Putrov,
Jaimie Tapper,
Jann Parry,
Joby Talbot,
John Pawson,
Judith Mackrell,
Julian Opie,
Kaija Saariaho,
Laurence Olivier Award,
Leanne Benjamin,
Limen,
Lucy Carter,
Luke Jennings,
Marianela Nuñez,
Max Richter,
Melissa Hamilton,
Monica Mason,
Nimbus,
One act,
Qualia,
Random Dance,
Resident Choregrapher,
ROH,
Roslyn Sulcas,
Royal Ballet,
Sarah Frater,
Sarah Lamb,
Schubert,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
Tatsuo Miyajima,
The White Stripes,
Wayne McGregor,
Zenaida Yanowsky
by Emilia on October 25, 2009
Morphoses dancers performing Commedia (via Sadler’s Wells YouTube channel) Morphoses’ third London season has just come to a close. This year they came almost entirely depleted of their NYCB roster, something we lament since we cannot easily cross over the Atlantic to see that fabulous team at home. Nevertheless Morphoses remains a vibrant company providing [...]
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Ballets Russes,
Boléro,
Christopher Wheeldon,
Commedia,
Danielle Rowe,
Drew Jacoby,
Edwaard Liang,
Edward Watson,
Juan Pablo Ledo,
Leanne Benjamin,
Lucas Segovia,
Melissa Barak,
Morphoses,
NYCB,
One act,
Pulcinella,
Ratmansky,
Ravel,
Rory Hohenstein,
Rubinald Pronk,
Sadler's Wells,
Stravinsky,
Tim Harbour,
Wendy Whelan
