Bolshoi Ballet delivers the laughs in Ratmansky's The Bright Stream

Von Graham Watts, 08 August 2019

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“a Russian mix of La Fille mal gardée and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, on speed”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 7 August 2019

The Bright Stream (Alexei Ratmansky)

Bolshoi Ballet

Ekaterina Krysanova, Tanz

Ruslan Skvortsov, Tanz

Daria Khokhlova, Tanz

Igor Tsvirko, Tanz

Anna Balukova, Tanz

Yuri Ostrovsky, Tanz

Alexei Matrakhov, Tanz

Denis Savin, Tanz

Yulia Skvortsova, Tanz

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

****1

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

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.

*****

Dutch National Ballet's opener in New York: meandering and unfocused

Ivy Lin, 20th November

Dutch National Ballet returning to New York after more than 40 years should have been thrilling. The opening program, whilst beautifully danced, was somewhat muted.

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.