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
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 [...]
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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
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
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 [...]
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Ballet,
Ballets Russes,
Diaghilev,
Firebird,
Fokine,
One act,
Stravinsky,
Tamara Karsavina
