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 the [...]
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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
by Linda on October 5, 2009
Is this ballet for you?
Go If
Agon is probably one of the quintessential Balanchine pieces in every balletomane’s punch card. You should go if you love Balanchine, abstract, short and/or neo-classical ballets. Or try it for the landmark score: this is where Stravinsky began exploring his twelve-tone technique (more on this below).
Skip If
You are a strictly [...]
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12-Tone Technique,
Abstract,
Agon,
Alban Berg,
Anton von Webern,
Apollo,
Arnold Schoenberg,
Arthur Mitchell,
Balanchine,
Barbara Milberg,
Barbara Walczak,
Diana Adams,
Jonathan Watts,
Louise Nadeau,
Melissa Hayden,
Neo-Classical,
NYCB,
Oliver Weavers,
One act,
Orpheus,
Pas de deux,
Peter Martins,
PNB,
Roy Tobias,
Serialism,
Stravinsky,
Todd Bolender,
Wendy Whelan
by Linda on September 14, 2009
Is this ballet for you?
Go If: You love classical ballet complete with fairy tale theme, tiaras, tutus, lavish décors and variations for almost every single dancer featuring every single ballet step. The Sleeping Beauty is also ideal for: classical music fans who want to live Tchaikovsky’s vision of the story, young budding ballerinas and danseurs [...]
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1890 Sleeping Beauty,
Alexandre Benois,
Alina Cojocaru,
Anna Pavlova,
Apotheosis,
Aurora,
Balanchine,
Ballets Russes,
Bluebird,
Carabosse,
Cattalabutte,
Classical Ballet,
Diaghilev,
Fairy Tale,
Genesia Rosato,
Hopelessly Romantic,
Ivan Vsevolozhsky,
Johan Kobborg,
King Florestan,
Léon Bakst,
Lilac Fairy,
Little Red Riding Hood,
Lopukhov,
Margot Fonteyn,
Marianela Nuñez,
Mariinsky,
Mazurka,
Ninette de Valois,
Oliver Messel,
Petipa,
Prince Desiré,
Prince Florimund,
Princess Florine,
Puss in Boots,
Robert Helpmann,
Rose Adagio,
Royal Ballet,
Sadler's Wells Ballet,
Sergeyev,
Stravinsky,
Tchaikovsky,
The Sleeping Beauty,
Vikharev,
White Cat
Since mixed reviews (including our previous opening night write up) have plagued the Royal Ballet’s celebratory “Ballets Russes Triple Bill”, I approached last Friday’s penultimate performance with a mixture of curiosity and excitement. By now, I thought, with most of the “nerves” gone and all the quirks fixed, it is not unreasonable to expect the [...]
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Alexandra Ansanelli,
Alistair Marriott,
Chopin,
Debussy,
Diaghilev,
Firebird,
Fokine,
Gary Avis,
Helen Crawford,
Johan Kobborg,
Laura Morera,
Leanne Benjamin,
Les Sylphides,
New Ballet,
Review,
Roberta Marquez,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Sensorium,
Stravinsky,
Thomas Whitehead,
Valeri Hristov,
Yuhui Choe
Go if: You like to mix & match different ballet styles or you want to take a crash course on Balanchine’s work: this particular piece covers all his styles and influences.
Skip if: You do not fancy abstract, plotless ballets. Though that would be your loss, between Emeralds, Rubies & Diamonds there might be at least [...]
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Abstract,
Balanchine,
Classical,
Diamonds,
Edward Villela,
Emeralds,
Jewels,
Light & Fluffy,
Neo-Classical,
NYCB,
Patricia Neary,
Romantic,
Rubies,
Russian Ballet,
Stravinsky,
Suzanne Farrell,
Tchaikovsky,
Violette Verdy
The Firebird
Is this ballet for you?
Go if: You are fond of stories featuring princes, enchanted creatures and magical lands, all wrapped in folkish colours. You love allegro (ie. fast) dancing and you’re happy with the prospect of seeing a different ballerina-bird, at least it’s a change from the usual swans.
Skip if: You’re afraid of the [...]
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Ballet,
Ballets Russes,
Diaghilev,
Firebird,
Fokine,
One act,
Stravinsky,
Tamara Karsavina
