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Thiago Soares

The Japanese are well-known for their quirky and unique fashion sense. When in Tokyo, fashionista types head straight to the  Harajuku area for inspiration, but in truth ideas for one’s lookbooks can be found anywhere in town, including ballet outings. At the Royal Opera House in London clothes typically range anywhere from the ultra formal [...]


Cherry Blossom Girl

by Linda on July 3, 2010

With this current series of articles about ballet in Japan we have attempted to show the extent of ballet’s popularity in the East. Thanks to my lucky stars, I was able to witness it all first hand as I joined the Japanese fans in the Royal Ballet’s inaugural evening performance of La [...]


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, [...]


Romeo and Juliet Roundup

by Emilia on March 21, 2010

The event? A marathon of Romeos and Juliets at Covent Garden. The challenge? To see almost every cast combination available. The result? A ballet with the feel of one of those great cinematic experiences you just want to prolong. And so for our Roundup this time we decided to match each of these performances to [...]


An Auction for Oxfam Haiti Earthquake Appeal
The Ballet Bag, together with Royal Ballet principal dancers Thiago Soares and Marianela Nuñez, are auctioning an exclusive photo taken by Sojournposse’s Zarina Holmes in support of the Oxfam Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

The photo shows Thiago and Marianela in an iconic pose from Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet. It [...]


When Linda and I were mulling over ideas for a Valentine’s special it seemed a no-brainer that the dancers we were looking for were Thiago Soares and Marianela Nuñez: we wanted to feature a ballet couple in head-over-heels, hopelessly in love mode; a couple so connected they could finish each other’s sentences and play [...]


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