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The Costumes of Elite Syncopations

by Linda on April 15, 2010

The Royal Ballet’s current revival of MacMillan’s Concerto, The Judas Tree and ragtime ballet Elite Syncopations closes tonight. We send it off with this quick look at Ian Spurling’s stylish lycra costumes which decorate Elite Syncopations with equal doses of psychedelia and 20s dance hall glitz. Background & Context 1974 had been a particularly challenging [...]

Tagged as: 1-act, Abstract, Alaskan Rag, Ballet, Bethena Waltz, BRB, Calliope Rag, Costumes, David Wall, Elite Syncopations, Ian Spurling, Jennifer Penney, Kenneth MacMillan, Merle Park, Monica Mason, Ragtime, Scott Joplin, Stop-Time Rag, The Golden Hours, Wayne Sleep

How to Handle a Rope

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 [...]

Tagged as: 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