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,
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 November 7, 2009
Triple bills are a great opportunity to discover rarer ballets along with new works, an essential ingredient in preserving the future of this art form. The Royal Ballet’s latest features a modern and sizzling combination well suited to those seeking refuge from an evening of tutus and tiaras. It opens with Agon, Balanchine’s iconic work [...]
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2009-2010 Season,
Agon,
Balanchine,
Bill Cooper,
Brian Maloney,
Carlos Acosta,
Edward Watson,
Eric Underwood,
Glen Tetley,
Hikaru Kobayashi,
Johan Kobborg,
Kaija Saariaho,
Limen,
Lucy Carter,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Melissa Hamilton,
Notes of Light,
One act,
Paul Kay,
Review,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Sarah Lamb,
Sphinx,
Steven McRae,
Tatsuo Miyajima,
Triple Bill,
Valeri Hristov,
Wayne McGregor,
Yuhui Choe
by Linda on September 27, 2009
It is interesting to discover how choreographers find inspiration for a new piece and how they bring their ideas alive through dance. When David Bintley first announced he would do a ballet inspired by a physics equation, E=mc2, many were puzzled. How could Bintley turn an abstract mathematical statement into a ballet? Using David Bodanis‘s [...]
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Aaron Robinson,
Alexander Campbell,
Aonghus Hoole,
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre,
BRB,
Carol-Anne Millar,
Celeritas2,
Christopher Rodgers-Wilson,
David Bintley,
David Bodanis,
Dusty Button,
E=mc2,
Einstein,
Elisha Willis,
Energy,
Forsythe,
Garry Stewart,
Gaylene Cummerfield,
In the Middle Somewhat Elevated,
Joseph Caley,
Kosuke Yamamoto,
Mass,
Matthew Hindson,
Matthew Lawrence,
Mozart,
Natasha Oughtred,
New Works,
Peter Mumford,
Physics,
Powder,
Robert Parker,
Samara Downs,
Stanton Welch,
Steven Montieth,
The Centre and its Oppposite,
Triple Bill,
Yasuo Atsuji
