An evening of Wheeldon's works

Von John O'Dwyer, 14 Februar 2016

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“Strapless only occasionally gets off the ground; the other two works reach the sublime.”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 12 Februar 2016

After the Rain (Christopher Wheeldon)

Within the Golden Hour (Christopher Wheeldon)

Strapless (Christopher Wheeldon)

The Royal Ballet

Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House

Natalia Osipova, Tanz

Edward Watson, Tanz

Sarah Lamb, Tanz

Matthew Ball, Tanz

Federico Bonelli, Tanz

Kristen McNally, Tanz

Marianela Núñez, Tanz

Thiago Soares, Tanz

Steven McRae, Tanz

Matthew Golding, Tanz

Lauren Cuthbertson, Tanz

Marcelino Sambé, Tanz

Luca Acri, Tanz

Atlanta Ballet shines in a mixed contemporary program

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 3rd April

Atlanta Ballet's Golden Hour program featured two world premieres and the Atlanta premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour.

*****

NYCB: Ratmansky’s The Naked King is not satire, but good fun

Ivy Lin, 7th February

New York City Ballet presents a very entertaining quadruple bill which includes Alexei Ratmansky’s latest work, The Naked King, showing off the company’s comic talents.

****1

Les « Racines » inégales du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris à Bastille

Laurine Mortha, 6th October

Entre une pièce des années 1950 de Balanchine et les deux créations récentes des chorégraphes Mthuthuzeli November et Christopher Wheeldon, le programme mixte néo-classique produit un effet mitigé.

***11

The Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate is sumptuous but complex

Amanda Jennings, 1st October

The Royal Ballet’s season opener, Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate, is visually tremendous, very well danced but the many principal and soloist characters are difficult to keep up with.

****1

Ballet Nights makes an impressive and unforgettable Scottish debut

Kathy Elgin, 4th July

Ballet Nights is more than an evening of party pieces: it showcases emerging talent alongside older favourites and, in the case of this first Scottish outing, has an eye to local tradition.

****1

ABT in Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale: CliffsNotes Shakespeare

Ivy Lin, 2nd July

Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale is a sumptuous looking production but on this occasion, it didn’t come to life emotionally.

***11

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John O'Dwyer

After the Rain/Strapless/Within the Golden Hour