by Linda on March 2, 2010
The Royal Ballet’s latest triple bill is a rare combination of three recent ballets, all done by living choreographers. It includes young Jonathan Watkins’ brand new piece As One. Here’s what each Bag Lady thought of his vibrant debut in the Covent Garden main stage: Emilia says: If you still don’t have a ticket for [...]
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1-act,
2009-2010 Season,
Abstract,
Alina Cojocaru,
As One,
Carlos Acosta,
Channel Surfing,
Darren Aronofsky,
Dostoyevsky,
Edward Watson,
Graham Fitkin,
Infra,
Jonathan Watkins,
Kim Brandstrup,
Kristen McNally,
Laura Morera,
Lauren Cuthbertson,
Marianela Nuñez,
Prokofiev,
Queen of Spades,
Requiem for a Dream,
Royal Ballet,
Rushes,
Sarah Lamb,
Steven McRae,
Triple Bill,
Wayne McGregor
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 Emilia on January 12, 2010
New year, time to update our calendars and balletic schedules. In this post we share our essential ballet picks for 2010. With many of our favourite dances and dancers, plus so many companies stopping by London, we are feeling like seven-year-olds at large in a candy store. The difference being that ballet candy is somewhat [...]
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Ballet Nacional de Cuba,
Bolshoi,
BRB,
Chroma,
Cinderella,
Electric Counterpoint,
Elite Syncopations,
ENB,
Infra,
Jonathan Watkins,
K-Ballet,
La Fille Mal Gardée,
La Sylphide,
Mara Galeazzi,
Mats Ek,
Mikhailovsky Theatre,
Miyako Yoshida,
Polina Semionova,
RDB,
Roberta Marquez,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Rushes,
Sadler's Wells,
Steven McRae,
Swan Lake,
Symphony in C,
Teddy Kumakawa,
The Judas Tree,
The Little Humpbacked Horse,
Tryst,
Watkins,
Wheeldon
by Emilia on September 17, 2009
While at the main stage the Royal Ballet season kicks off in October with Mayerling, downstairs at the Linbury Studio the ROH2, Royal Opera House’s contemporary arm, makes a headstart next week with an exciting new collaboration between dancers Tamara Rojo, Thomas Whitehead, Steven McRae and choreographer Kim Brandstrup. Then, later in the season, Brandstrup [...]
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Alina Cojocaru,
Arc,
Bach,
Ballet,
Clement Crisp,
Dostoevsky,
Evening Standard Award,
Goldberg Variations,
Ismene Brown,
Johan Kobborg,
Judith Mackrell,
Kim Brandstrup,
Laura Morera,
Linbury Studio,
London School of Contemporary Dance,
Nina Fonaroff,
Olivier Award,
Prokofiev,
ROH,
ROH2,
Royal Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Rushes,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
The Fall of the House of Usher,
The Idiot,
The Queen of Spades,
Thomas Whitehead,
Two Footnotes to Ashton
