El corsario de Legris en el Teatro Real

By Eduardo López-Collazo, 17 January 2017

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Reviewed at Teatro Real: Sala Principal, Madrid on 14 January 2017

Le Corsaire (Anna-Marie Holmes, Marius Petipa, Konstantin Sergeyev)

Vienna State Ballet

Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid

Firecrackers at the 15th Ballet Icons Gala

Margaret Willis, 26th January

An evening of sparkle and bravura at London's international ballet gala.

***11

A piratical carry-on: English National Ballet revives Le Corsaire

Graham Watts, 8th January

The spectacular dancing of Erina Takahashi, Francesco Gabriele Frola and Jeffrey Cirio is the principal reason to catch ENB's revival of this creaky swashbuckler.

***11

Wildly offensive, but wildly entertaining too: ABT's Le Corsaire

Ivy Lin, 11th June

Perhaps ABT's disclaimer in the program notes should have simply said: "When you watch Le Corsaire, prepare to be both offended and entertained. We hope you'll be more entertained than offended."

****1

“The spirit of Margot” celebrated in The Royal Ballet's Fonteyn gala

Graham Watts, 8th June

A memorable and important event in the history of British ballet, sensitively and sentimentally performed.

****1

Polina and Friends gala wins Berlin balletomanes

Katja Vaghi, 17th May

Organised by Berlin State Ballet audience’s darling, the principal dancer Polina Semionova, the gala Polina & Friends and its stellar cast literally left the house roaring from enthusiasm.

*****

San Francisco Ballet's 85th Season Gala

Carla Escoda, 18th January

San Francisco Ballet gives a rousing account of Justin Peck's ground-breaking Rodeo, newcomers Ana Sophia Scheller and Ulrik Birkkjær make waves, and Carlo DiLanno wins my vote for MVP at this season's gala.

***11

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Eduardo López-Collazo

Ed. López-Collazo nació en Cuba, lugar donde la danza clásica es tan popular como el fútbol en otras latitudes. Desde siempre ha sido un apasionado de este arte en todas sus manifestaciones. Su formación académica primero en Física Nuclear y luego en Inmunología, en la que es doctor, no le ha mermado su interés por la danza y el arte en general. Sus críticas han aparecido en varias publicaciones españolas y durante los últimos años se ha hecho cargo de la sección de danza de ocioxocio.com.