Diamonds are forever: polished Jewels from The Australian Ballet

The Australian Ballet in Diamonds

Benedicte Bemet in Diamonds

Callum Linnane and Sharni Spencer in Emeralds

Ako Kondo and Brett Chynoweth in Rubies

Callum Linnane and Sharni Spencer in Emeralds

Isobelle Dashwood in Rubies

Von Mark Pullinger, 03 August 2023

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“Sharni Spencer almost weightless as she floated in tiny bourrées across the stage”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 2 August 2023

Emeralds (George Balanchine)

Rubies (George Balanchine)

Diamonds (George Balanchine)

The Australian Ballet

Jonathan Lo, Musikalische Leitung

Peter Harvey, Bühnenbild

Barbara Karinska, Kostüme

Perry Silvey, Licht

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Sharni Spencer, Tanz

Callum Linnane, Tanz

Valerie Tereshchenko, Tanz

Mason Lovegrove, Tanz

Ako Kondo, Tanz

Brett Chynoweth, Tanz

Isobelle Dashwood, Tanz

Andrew Dunlop, Klavier

Benedicte Bemet, Tanz

Joseph Caley, Tanz

Viel Vergangenheit: Liebeslieder am Wiener Staatsballett

Rainer Zerbst, 14th January

Von Brahms und Balanchine bis Górecki und Childs: das Wiener Staatsballet zeigt einen zeitlosen Abend.

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Bachmann, Mahler, Goecke: Tanztraumpremiere am Wiener Staatsballett

Michael Klier, 14th November

Die vier Tänzerinnen und sieben Tänzer zittern, ihre Arme, Schultern und Hände kratzen, flattern und schluchzen in oft eckigem Gestus und doch sind alle Bewegungen im Fluss.

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Spitzengefühl und neoklassischer Ansatz

Katja Vaghi, 4th May

Die neue Premiere des Staatsballetts spannt einen Bogen über die neuere Tanzgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts.

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Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Ivy Lin, 25th April

A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.

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Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 20th March

Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.

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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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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.

Diamonds are forever: polished Jewels from The Australian Ballet at Covent Garden