Tolstoy speed read: Ratmansky’s Anna Karenina

Von Mark Pullinger, 04 August 2017

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“Diana Vishneva’s Anna trembled with fragility... ethereal, light as gossamer”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 3 August 2017

Anna Karenina (Alexei Ratmansky)

Mariinsky Ballet

Alexei Repnikov, Musikalische Leitung

Mikael Melbye, Bühnenbild

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra

Diana Vishneva, Tanz

Konstantin Zverev, Tanz

Viktor Baranov, Tanz

Svetlana Ivanova, Tanz

Viktoria Tereshkina, Tanz

Xander Parish, Tanz

Das Bayerische Staatsballett in Ratmanskys Paquita

Joy Wang Xin Yuan, 4th July

Mit Alexei Ratmanskys Wiederaufnahme von Petipas Paquita bietet das Bayerische Staatsballett eine faszinierende Zeitreise.

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Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 1st May

A longtime NYCB fan favorite, Concerto DSCH by Alexei Ratmansky, meets the New York premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Continuum. But the evening belonged to corps dancer Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries.

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American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

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A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

Leigh Donlan, 13th March

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

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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.

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NYCB: Balanchine + Ratmansky program warms the audience

Ivy Lin, 20th January

NYCB has a winning triple bill with its Balanchine + Ratmansky program. Excellent dancing and contrasting works sends the audience home in buoyant mood.

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Tolstoy speed read: Ratmansky’s Anna Karenina with the Mariinsky Ballet